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Girls pick up math anxiety from female teachers

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A new study is showing that young girls may pick up math anxiety from female teachers, who may themselves be anxious about their math ability. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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Study: Female teachers' math anxiety affects girl students

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Women teachers' anxiety about math may undermine girls' confidence in learning the subject and decrease their performance in fields that depend on a grasp of math fundamentals, such as science and engineering, research at the University of Chicago shows.

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University of Chicago, a Bright Spot for the City

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An author of a book about American universities called the University of Chicago “our closest approximation to the idea of a great university.”

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CPS schools lose half of teachers in 5 years

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The typical Chicago public school loses more than half of all its teachers within five years -- and about two-thirds of its new ones, a study released today by the University of Chicago indicates.

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Gestures Lend A Hand In Learning Mathematics; Hand Movements Help Create New Ideas

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Gesturing helps students develop new ways of understanding mathematics, according to research at the University of Chicago.

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Everyday Mathematics

nitajo sumitted ago via http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu (Views: 53, Clicks: 9)
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Teachers, coaches, and administrators who use Everyday Mathematics are supported by the University of Chicago Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education, which provides professional development training, tools, and advice for implementation.

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Teaching Math Two Ways At The Same Time Boosts Learning

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Researchers at the University of Chicago have come up with a technique for teachers to use that increases student understanding of mathematics: explain how to solve a problem in one way, and also provide an alternative approach through gesture.

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Gesturing Helps Grade School Children Solve Math Problems

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Psychologists at the University of Chicago report that gesturing can help kids add new and correct problem-solving strategies to their mathematical repertoires. What's more, when given later instruction, kids who are told to gesture are more likely to succeed on math problems.

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Everyday Mathematics program to be implemented into Early Learning School curriculum

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The Everyday Mathematics program has been touted heavily as the reason for the district's improvement in math standardized test results. Eighty-three percent of Alliance third-graders district-wide passed math portions of proficiency tests, a 15 percent increase over last year's class.

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