Monday, February 3, 2014

YouCubed- Join the Revolution!

In Thursday’s class we were given the opportunity to explore the educational website “YouCubed”.This website is described as the “new movement to revolutionize math teaching and learning”. The first thing that caught my attention about the website was the promise for the site to be a non-profit resource for both educators and parents. I think this is an excellent embankment for Jo Boaler and her team!
Mathematics most definitely needs a revolution and this website seem to be on the right path. Too many students view math as a boring subject which confines them to their seat- not to mention the ‘one correct answer’ problem. Even though the website is only in its initial stages, it already has great resources to offer teachers and parents. Such as the crazy eights lesson plan. What child wouldn’t want to create a geometric shape with glowsticks!

I think it’s time we all join the revolution!

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