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Rengoku: The Tower Of Purgatory
Top Video Games UK | 13 hours ago by James Lissaint
Set in a dark and distant future, Rengoku places you into the role of A.D.A.M., a battle android fighting your way up a great tower. Your mission, is to annihilate your enemies while improving your skills and armaments. click here to learn more var read more
WOD - 7/22/2008
Patrick D's Training Journal | July 22nd 2008 by patrickhdonnelly
A brief synopsis of my hiatus from training:- Thursday: Went to UMD for my Freshman orientation. I'm impressed, and I'm eagerly awaiting going there now, though I still hate the idea of leaving my equipment behind, unused for months on end.- Friday read more
Professor Kageyama’s Maths Training
Top Video Games UK | July 21st 2008 by James Lissaint
One of the best ways to sharpen your basic maths skills is through repetition, and Professor Kageyama?s Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method gives you the opportunity to do maths exercises in a new, fun way! click here to learn more v read more
Our View: Algebra miscalculation - Appeal-Democrat
Educate The People | July 19th 2008
Washington Post Our View: Algebra miscalculationAppeal-Democrat, CA - 55 minutes agoWe recommend that officials recheck their math because they've come up with the wrong answer to improve math education in California. …Teachers read more
Preschool Stuff
The Frugal Momma | July 17th 2008 by Lisa Knight
Sometimes blogging can rock! I really do like the constant influx of crap swag! Yesterday I recieved a package from School Zone containing 2 books for the Princess. This HUGE book of alphabet worksheets ($12.99) and an awesome Math workbook with s read more
GameZoneProject SudokuTime v1.30 : Mobile Phone Games
Mobiles Fun | July 16th 2008 by mobilezfun
Description : Sudoku Time delivers the next evolution of this classical puzzle game with a lot new features, almost full screen game boards and human age adaptive. Sudoku is easy to learn yet highly addictive language-independent logic puzzles, which read more
Another Counting Book...
Kindergarten Tales | July 16th 2008
I love sharing books with you! Nothing beats curling up in a comfy spot and reading a good book, but books online can be fun too. I like the fact that some books can be shared online. There is a site called Big Universe that shares books online with read more
Is a Finance Career Right for You?
Daily Career Connection | July 16th 2008 by Mary White
Do you have strong math skills? Are you very detail oriented and organized? If so, a career in the field of finance may be right for you. There are many opportunities for individuals interested in working with money. Banks hire tellers, financial ser read more
DirectBuy seeks Executive Assistant in Norwalk CT
Fairfield County Jobs Blog Fairfield County, CT | July 15th 2008 by hannah
Work in a premier organization nationally recognized as the leader in home improvement and home furnishing options for families. This private, members only showroom is in a Class A office building at the conveniently located Merritt 7 office park. No read more
Lesson for a Math Teacher
Friends of Dave | July 15th 2008
This San Francisco Chronicle opinion piece by Claudia Ayers, a retired math teacher, caught my attention. Claudia connected the recent Algebra decision with the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE). It isn't absurd enough that we test high sch read more
Society for Research in Child Development : Full-day kindergarten…
Research Directory | July 15th 2008 by Alauddin Forhad
Due in part to poverty, home environment Children in full-day kindergarten have slightly better reading and math skills than children in part-day kindergarten, but these initial academic benefits... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit read more
Tribal language without numbers and baby learning
Infosnack Headquarters | July 14th 2008 by Michael Perkins
From MIT, here's an interesting story about a South American tribe that does not have any words for numbers. Their only two quantity-related words are analagous to "some" and "many". The wikipedia article on the language states that the researchers read more
Are Girls Really Bad At Math?
The Bilerico Project | July 12th 2008 by Bil Browning
Yesterday I talked about some new studies about the so-called biological basis for gender differences between men and women. Today I wanted to specifically look at the old stereotype that girls can't do math. According to a recent study by Professo read more
IQ
Spiritual Passages | July 11th 2008
Almost everyone is familiar with the standard IQ tests that measure a person's actual and potential abilities in the field of academic intelligence. These are the measurements of understanding in the fields of math, science, language and so on. The read more
The Right Lessons for Your Child
Piano Matters Article Archives | July 11th 2008 by Cynthia Marie VanLandingham
Cynthia VanLandingham President of PianoBears.com Piano lessons are a great activity for children. They encourage creative thinking, develop math and reading skills, and improve students’ overall educational progress, as well as building a fun life read more
Unbelievable! Test Scores In
Dishpan Dribble | July 11th 2008 by Mrs Darling
Oh you guys I'm so excited I just have to tell you what happened!!!! I'm so excited I can hardly type fast enough. This is monumental. This is a turn of events for Tink that will change everything! Okay get this; today Tink tested in the Math part of read more
Siemens Competition For Math, Science and Technology Students ($1…
BDPA Education & Technology Foundation | July 10th 2008 by Wayne Hicks
The Siemens Foundation, in partnership with the College Board, established the Siemens Competition. The Competition promotes excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects in science, mathematics, engineering, an read more
Corporate greed: exposed by simple math
Dawg's Blawg | July 9th 2008
Bell Mobility and Telus are pressing ahead with their plans to charge 15¢ per incoming text message for their pay-per-use cellphone customers.The following is why schools should do a better job of teaching basic math skills.First, Bell and Telus:The read more
Review: The Savvy Source & LeapFrog
An Island Review | July 9th 2008 by Kailani
As a parent of a child who has a love learning, I was very interested in finding out more about The Savvy Source for Parents.The Savvy Source is a place where parents can go for endless resources on topics such as educational resources, toys & ga read more
100 Words Workbook for 1st graders
Janet's Booknook | July 9th 2008 by Janet
My oldest child is getting ready to go in to 1st grade and she is an avid learner. She loves to do workbooks and practice her basic skills. I think this is awesome since it usually means that she is ahead of other kids her age. She is a very good rea read more
A Very Special Time For the Children Each Day
About A School | July 8th 2008
Music Time, Circle Time, and Story TimeThese are all very special times of the day for the children. They are times that the children look forward to and I do as well. I love to see their excitement and the twinkle in their eyes. This is a time in th read more
Faded Beauty Queens
Revolutions Per Minute | July 7th 2008
I like sandwiches. This is not that uncommon, as I assume that most people enjoy a good sandwich. However, when most people order a sandwich from their respective sandwich wizard, they get a wonderful concoction of meats and vegetables for their mand read more
I really try not to do this...
The Sensual Life | July 7th 2008 by Roxanne
But I just totally have to brag that my kid is doing puzzles for 4 year olds all by himself. Sometimes it's hard for me to see how smart my kid is because he apparently takes after his father and not me with my ultra fabulous verbal skills (720 verba read more
Math Challenge...
Kindergarten Tales | July 6th 2008
As part of our math curriculum, we learned how to tally, graph and use pictures to represent numbers in a graph. The activity below gives you a chance to practice your skills. You may need a grown-up close by to help you with the words. I am confiden read more
The Art of making Friends
Straight from the Heart | July 5th 2008 by Elvz
I know a lot of moms out there wants their children to become sociable and friendly, but not all children are born with social graces. Friendship building requires skills that, for many kids, it just doesn't come out naturally. Of course, just as som read more
On the other side of gaming 2
Through the eyes of a Singapura Gamer | July 4th 2008 by Darren
Now on to the actual experience during the competition I mentioned about from a Game Designer point of view.The Challenge:To make a game based on the theme given within 30 hours.The Theme:EducationThe Design:A math game which emphasis on a universe t read more
This is why I don't teach high school
Learn Me Good | July 1st 2008
Instead of being a COMPLETE bum this summer and doing absolutely nothing except lying around on my couch, I did a little math tutoring. My sister-in-law told me there was a program going on at my old high school, so I jumped at the opportunity to sh read more
Who has the Biggest Brain?
Blog Trot | July 1st 2008
The majority of you have facebook, and the majority waste away days by sending pokes, beermail, group invites, and other nonsense. Well, this following game would be a front runner for website o week. This is Who has the biggest brain? It is a game t read more
Need A Tutor?
Pinaymama's Diary | July 1st 2008 by Pinaymama
Are you in the midst of too much homework and in need of help? Why not visit Club Z Tutoring today? Club Z! Tutoring is a website where you can find help in regards with your academic problem. Whether you are a high school student or a college stude read more
Teacher Mentoring and Student Achievement
The Education Optimists | June 30th 2008 by Liam Goldrick
Friday afternoon's blog post on Education Sector's The Quick and The Ed offers a surprisingly negative take on a new teacher mentoring study, but does raise some shrewd points about the importance of a shared vision around supporting new teachers. A read more