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Thanks to everyone who came to MathAffect’s presentation today! Attached is the powerpoint presentation from today’s talk. If you have any technical difficulties, please email me at Cristina_Post@mail.harvard.edu and I will send you the file as an attachment. Also, if you have good resources for math games that you are willing to share, please post . . . → Read More: ATOMIM Presentation 3/25 There is no way to directly apply neuroscience to education. While we have learned a great deal recently about how the brain learns, the studies simply don’t exist that can test one “brain-based” strategy over another. The best that we can do is read the research and use common sense to figure out what approach . . . → Read More: It Couldn’t Hurt … Part 1 I am pleased to announce that I will be presenting on behalf of MathAffect at the Spring Conference for the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Maine, an affiliate of NCTM. The conference is on March 25th at the University of Maine in Augusta. For information about . . . → Read More: MathAffect to Present at ATOMIM! A holistic approach to learning should never focus on your student’s diagnosis. The best way to determine the approach that is right for your child starts with an initial period of observation and interaction, testing different methodologies for efficacy. The best interventions will involve you, the parent, in a collaborative process to come up with . . . → Read More: Math Interventions for Asperger’s and NLD Students The following comments come from a presentation at a panel discussion in support of Waldorf high schools. Since it is a speech, no citations are provided, however, citations regarding specific material will be provided upon request. It should be noted that some of the benefits provided by a Waldorf high school are also provided in . . . → Read More: Waldorf High Schools and Neuroscience It occurs to me that as someone who advocates playing games in math as a way to improve student affect, I should post some of my favorite games. I have been reading a great book lately, Games for Math by Peggy Kaye. It’s not a new book (published in 1988), but it’s a . . . → Read More: Math Game for Multiplication (Grades 1-3) |
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