…America (youtube.com) created by PBS in 2017 very interesting in terms of understanding the term AAPI etc. [2] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shipwrecked-teenager-who-helped-end-japans-isolationist-era-180982199/ [3] https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/hallofhonor/2014_railroad [4] Busting the Model Minority Myth of Asian Americans and…
…After practicing this thought process, it might become shorter – the area model can become a quick sketch. Eventually, the model may live entirely in the student’s head. They may…
…mathematical practices of numerate adults. One of these practices, MP1 Making Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them, addresses the ability to solve problems and explain one’s reasoning (http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Practice/). Let’s look at…
…for over 25 years. She is a senior professional development specialist for TERC’s Adult Numeracy Center. Most recently, she helped co-develop Adults Reaching Algebra Readiness (AR)2 with Donna Curry. She…
…(https://www.mprnews.org/story/2009/12/29/january-1-birthdays) Sarah’s work with the SABES Mathematics and Adult Numeracy Curriculum & Instruction PD Center at TERC includes developing and facilitating trainings and assisting programs with curriculum development. She is the treasurer for the Adult Numeracy Network….
…study, including a graph comparing results for different groups, please see: http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2015/10/bedtime-problems-boost-kids-math-performance and http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2015/10/students_with_math-anxious_parents_may_benefit_from_free_app.html ============================================================== Martha Merson has worked in adult basic education since 1988. She is currently the project…
…do not load or a user turns them off to reduce cognitive load increases audience comprehension and engagement highlights visual details that may be hard to see in a presentation…
…had when I went into momentary shock after accepting an offer to teach adult international English language (EL) students in the Adult Education Department of a state community college in…
…Some Things You Can Discover, and Some You Just Have to Memorize Eventually I found my way to teaching math to adults. Here were people whose school math experience had…
Turn on the auto-captioning feature during all professional development hosted in Zoom. How to Enable Zoom Captions as a Host/Facilitator At the start of each Zoom PD session, the captioning…