Math Makeover: State Requirements Could Change Local Teaching Methods

Bushaw and Pat Herzig, a math teacher on special assignment with upper grades in the Bremerton district, both said that the early instruction doesn't need to solely come from the classroom. Parent involvement and encouragement, even in simple ways, can be effective.

Herzig said that just as children need to be read to so that they'll become adept readers, children also need to be "mathed to."

"Parents can play games where the student keeps score, find math in the kitchen and garage, and on shopping trips," Herzig said. "Never say, 'I was bad at math.'"

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Getting kids excited about math

Count da Money is ironing his cape; the MAC-Ro Queen is polishing her crown; and the Calculating Cowboy is saddling his horse. What are these costumed school superintendents preparing for?

A new school year with another chance to get their students excited about learning math.

This all-out enthusiasm from school administrators is just one step in their districts' commitment to the Math Achievement Club by Rodel (MAC-Ro). MAC-Ro is an initiative of the Rodel Foundation of Arizona that employs a fun and motivating way for elementary students to learn math. More than 24,000 Arizona students in seven counties will participate in MAC-Ro this year

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N. Canton educator named Haywood County's top math teacher

CANTON - The North Carolina Council for Teachers of Mathematics recently named North Canton Elementary School teacher Jill Mann as Haywood County Schools Elementary Math Teacher of the Year.

Mann was nominated for the award by the principal and staff of North Canton Elementary. She will be honored at a luncheon at the annual NCCTM conference in October in Greensboro.

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