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Space Talk Series, Ep. 1: Using Diagnostic Tools to Improve Numeracy with Carla Guiliani-Bruno

Space Talk Series, Ep. 1: Using Diagnostic Tools to Improve Numeracy with Carla Guiliani-Bruno

In our recent "Space Talk Series," Mathspace invited teachers from across Australia to share their insights and innovative strategies for using technology in the classroom to enhance learning. Our first guest is Carla Giuliani-Bruno of Freeman Catholic College in New South Wales.

How districts can use ESSER Funding for Mathspace

How districts can use ESSER Funding for Mathspace

This article gives an overview of how you can use funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) to purchase Mathspace.

$4 Ways to Address Disinformation in the Mathematics Classroom$

4 Ways to Address Disinformation in the Mathematics Classroom

Here are some ideas on how math teachers can provide opportunities for their students to develop as critical thinkers and intelligent evaluators of the content they consume.

$Sports Math - Who Wins The Olympics?$

Sports Math - Who Wins The Olympics?

For the next two weeks, people around the world will be glued to their TVs, computers and radio watching athletes compete for gold, silver and bronze in their chosen events.

Sports Math - Who Lost the Playoffs?

Sports Math - Who Lost the Playoffs?

As we get into summer, it's the time of year when two of the big North American sports leagues crown their champions: the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Basketball Association. But, I have often found myself curious about how the other teams might be ranked.

$2021 Grant Funding can Help Students Overcome Learning Loss$

2021 Grant Funding can Help Students Overcome Learning Loss

If you have an idea for a way to support your students, but you're struggling to secure funding, here are a few grants available that you may consider applying for or sharing with your administration.

Mathspace for the IGCSE

Mathspace for the IGCSE

Following on from the release of the International Baccalaureate MYP 2-5 & DP (SL) textbooks earlier this year, the textbook authoring team here at Mathspace has now finalised and released a brand new set of three curriculum-aligned textbooks for the following IGCSE courses

How to improve maths instruction utilising mastery-based learning and technology for targeted differentiation

How to improve maths instruction utilising mastery-based learning and technology for targeted differentiation

The lesson was going great. Most of my senior math students seemed pretty switched on to what I had just explained. That was until they had to perform an operation involving fractions. But they should have mastered fractions long ago, right?

Flipping your math classroom: A beginner’s guide

Flipping your math classroom: A beginner’s guide

Tips & resources to help you flip your classroom First, some background on who we are and how we came to be writing this blog… We’re Elisha and Jonathan. We’re math teachers, education enthusiasts, business colleagues, and life partners (we’re married!) While we are originally from Canada, we

How does mastery learning compare with performance-oriented learning, and why should teachers care?

How does mastery learning compare with performance-oriented learning, and why should teachers care?

"Will this be on the exam?" Typically, the frequency of students asking this question increases with age. Primary students learn that exams are somehow important. Astute middle school students recognise a correlation between their test scores and semester reports. Eventually, upon graduation from secondary school, students have often realised that

Continuous Assessment - what Mathspace is doing to help

Continuous Assessment - what Mathspace is doing to help

We decided to build a product that addresses the function of assessment in a way that was beneficial to all parties involved - introducing Waypoints, an online continuous assessment tool that utilizes smart AI-powered diagnostics to track student gaps and growth.

Continuous Assessment - an alternative to high-stakes testing?

Continuous Assessment - an alternative to high-stakes testing?

Whilst standardized tests have been around for centuries, their purpose and function as the main tool to assess student learning has become increasingly questionable in the 21st century with the advancement of technology. So, is there a better way?

Sports Math: Going Streaking?

Sports Math: Going Streaking?

“Feeling it!” “On a roll!” “In a funk!” Anyone who follows sports has heard these clichés throughout the course of a season. The implication is that if the going is good, it will continue, and if it isn’t, it’s hard to break that cycle. It’s the elusive concept of momentum. But is it real?

What a 95% Vaccine Efficacy Rate Actually Means

What a 95% Vaccine Efficacy Rate Actually Means

It has been refreshing and exciting to hear the numbers of COVID-19 vaccines being administered. But along with the hope and good cheer surrounding the vaccinations, also comes the concern over just how effective they are. Let's dive in and see what that effective rate actually means.

$Happy Pi Day 2021$

Happy Pi Day 2021

Every 14th of March (3/14) mathematicians and math lovers around the globe recognize and celebrate International Pi Day. But Pi Day 2021 is unique in its own way

$Sports Math: What are the odds that a team hosting the Super Bowl would actually play in the Super Bowl?$

Sports Math: What are the odds that a team hosting the Super Bowl would actually play in the Super Bowl?

How likely is it that a team would get to play in their home stadium during the Super Bowl in any given year, and how likely is it that it wouldn’t happen for 54 years? The second installment of our Sports Math blog series takes a mathematical look into historic Super Bowl LV.

Sports Math: Conditional Probability and the NFL Playoffs

Sports Math: Conditional Probability and the NFL Playoffs

Let's explore the question: How hard is it for an NFL football team to beat a team three times in the same season?

Mathspace for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

Mathspace for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

Mathspace has been working on a brand new set of textbooks for the International Baccalaureate and, as of the start of this year, they’ve been released into BETA for schools to test and explore. The Content Team have worked to build and align the content for the following books

Happy Pythagorean Theorem Day 2020

Happy Pythagorean Theorem Day 2020

For the first time since 2017, December 16, 2020 marks another Pythagorean Theorem Day!

Inspiring Young Minds with the KIOSC Theta World Competition

Mathspace is excited to announce that we have partnered with the Swinburne University of Technology’s Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Center (KIOSC) and its partner schools to help facilitate their KIOSC Theta World competition. KIOSC provides secondary school students with opportunities that excite and inspire them about STEM education

Mathspace establishes the Florida Teacher Co-Development Consortium

Mathspace establishes the Florida Teacher Co-Development Consortium

In response to the recently adopted Florida B.E.S.T Standards [http://www.fldoe.org/standardsreview], Mathspace has established the Florida Teacher Co-Development Consortium [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sPe4Ix2p-K6WXAO3aa_O3_XN0Sa-zp4W/view?usp=sharing] , with the goal of aligning the latest advancements in adaptive learning with the

Do textbooks still matter?

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Do textbooks still matter?

Textbooks remain a very important learning tool. Still the dominant resource used by most schools, textbooks are trusted. So we started asking: How can we enhance (rather than replace) traditional textbooks?

‌But what do students across Australia think?

‌But what do students across Australia think?

To date, very little has been shared on how student feel about returning to school and the pandemic overall. So between May and July of this year, our team surveyed over 13,000 students and over 550 teachers across Australia to help us answer the question: What do the students think?

But what do students across the United States think?

But what do students across the United States think?

Students are one of the major stakeholders in our educational system, yet very little has been shared on what they think about returning to school and the pandemic overall. So our team surveyed students and teachers across the country, and gave them the opportunity to share their thoughts.

Features to support flexible teaching

Features to support flexible teaching

Mathspace users- here is a full list of new features that have been packed into Mathspace to help ease your back to school burden, regardless of whether you’re in the physical classroom or teaching remotely.