Number Sense Blog

"Once you learn math and continually use it, you forget how you learned it to start with." -Larry Martinek What do your kids want to be when they grow up? A ballerina? Or an astronaut? Or "just like Mike"? Growing up, kids idolize their favorite s...

Here are a few statistics for you when it comes to children and technology.- 20% of children ages 3 to 8 own their own iPod Touch- 24% of children ages 3 to 8 own an iPad- 8% of children ages 3 to 8 own their own iPhone- 80% of teenagers own an iP...

The Teach and Move On Method lets educators help multiple students by moving from student to student and working on individual problems.  This allows students to work out the problem individually with assistance from the instructor.  This also kee...

In December 2004, the Wall Street Journal reported that American kids are "Economic Time-bombs" because they are not learning enough math to be the good problem solvers the nation demands. With this in mind, how are your children performing in mat...

Imagine this scenario.One day a student arrives at the college or university of his choice for the first time as a freshman. He is so excited to start his new adventure as a college student, inevitably facing new challenges and meeting new people....