What it is: Yummy Math is an absolutely fabulous blog/site dedicated to helping students and teachers understand how math is relevant to the world. What a great mission! The blog was started 2 years ago…bummed that I am only JUST discovering it. Brian Marks and Leslie Lewis are the creators of Yummy Math. They have worked together to make an easy way for teachers to bring real-world math into the classroom. Math (like everything else) should be taught within a context. I believe this is key! When understood in context, students can make connections to their learning and, as a result,…
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At Anastasis Academy we use the Common Core Standards as a basic framework to start from. We don’t purchase ANY boxed curriculum. At all. At least not in the typical fashion. We tailor learning to meet the needs of our students. All of the resources we purchase are purchased with specific students in mind. So, if a piece of curriculum meets the needs of a student, we purchase that. If a lesson plan, or a video, or a book, or an app helps that child to be successful in learning, we purchase that. The Common Core Standards act as our…