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Read more... Topics: Dropout Rates \| Students \| Teachers \| DIY Practice for the SAT By maureen on 26 Mar \| 0 comments I remember SAT season like it was yesterday: The mind-numbing sentence drills. The memorization of supposed “testing tricks.” Words like “sarcophagus.” All wedged into 10 Saturday morning classroom sessions that ticked like a fatal countdown until test day. Frankly, I wish I had been more invested in the process—or even close to as innovative in my practice as a group of students at Miami Springs High School. Read more... Topics: Students \| College & Work Readiness \| Are you a millionaire? By allisonm on 06 Mar \| 0 comments When I last blogged about the possible "Math and Science High" proposed by Tri-City school districts, excitement was still abound. The big question in Sept was: Who will fund this innovative, alternative school? According to this article, clearly not anyone anytime soon. Read more... Topics: Students \| Science \| Math \| K-12 Education Reform \| College & Work Readiness \| Congrats to these tech-y teachers! By allisonm on 03 Mar \| 0 comments Technology, techonology, techonology. Everywhere you turn it's moving and changing so fast that sometimes I can barely keep up. Lucky for many students in Washington though, there are teachers out there who have no problem riding the tech wave and making a splash in the classroom. Read more... Topics: Technology \| Teachers \| Students \| Hats off to Raytheon and MathMovesU! By maureen on 28 Feb \| 0 comments When I was in middle school, I thought Oregon Trail was about as advanced as learning games got, which is why I practically fell out of my seat when I saw the MathMovesU website. The interactive site not only promotes math learning in a highly customizable manner, it's actually pretty fun too. Read more... Topics: Fun In The Classroom \| Math \| Students \| Technology \| Students in one school district no longer fear the WASL Posted on 28 Feb KOMO TV View this article >> Topics: K-12 Education Reform \| Students \| WASL \| the girls are gonna getcha. By allisonm on 25 Feb \| 1 comment No matter where we go, my husband is always looking up. "So that's how they make it have an Asian feel," he said when we were at MGM Studios at Disneyworld last year. We were standing in line for The Great Movie Ride (one of our favorites, btw) and he was, of course, looking up at the ceiling above us. The attraction is a replica of Grauman's Chinese Theatre and he had an "aha" moment as he examined the way the wood pieces fit together. Read more... Topics: Universities \| Students \| Science \| Math \| K-12 Education Reform \| Learning by Going Posted on 22 Feb Washington Post View this article >> Topics: Students \| Teachers \| HHS grad emphasizes education, hard work Posted on 14 Feb The Daily World View this article >> Topics: College & Work Readiness \| Students \| Don't close those doors! By allisonm on 13 Feb \| 0 comments "It's not as much about opening doors as it is about not closing them." This right-on-the-money point made at the Green River Community College (GRCC) math night on Monday stuck with me. We constantly talk about how math opens doors and try our hardest to drive home the fact that the more math you know, the more job opportunities you will have. But talking about how students can actually close (and lock!) doors by NOT taking enough math is an even stronger statement that I really like. Read more... 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