Big Ideas Learning

We ask students to imagine a positive and productive future for themselves. In the final post of the Educating a Future-Ready Generation blog series, Damon Finazzo, Vice President of Learning Research & Design, looks closely at what the data tells us about where many students are right now, and what it may take for them to see math as part of a future they can envision for themselves.

Post 7 explores the student-to-community relationship and brings the series to a close with a look back at all six relationships and why, taken together, they give educators a purposeful, research-grounded way to think about student learning.

🔗 Read the final post now: https://www.bigideaslearning.com/blog/educating-a-future-ready-generation-student-community-relationship?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=student-community

Ask a group of 7th graders to draw a mathematician and the results may surprise you...

In the sixth post in our series on Educating a Future-Ready Generation, Damon Finazzo, Vice President of Learning Research & Design, unpacks the curriculum-to-student relationship and what it really takes for students to see themselves as capable learners of mathematics.

🔗 Read the post now: https://www.bigideaslearning.com/blog/educating-a-future-ready-generation-curriclum-student-relationship?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=curriculum-student

How do you help your students see themselves as capable learners and doers of mathematics? We'd love to hear what has made a difference in your classroom!

Many high school students across the country are taking their college level exams this week and next, working to earn college credits for their future – and we’re cheering on every one of them. 🎉
To the teachers who spent the year building knowledge, confidence, and resilience in their students: this season is a reflection of your dedication and hard work. Well done!