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Review: DIVE Online Math and Science Program

April 5, 2019 By Nakonia (Niki) Hayes

Niki Hayes reviews DIVE online math and science programs after a phone conversation with Dr. David Shormann about the math program he created.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: David Shormann, DIVE, math

Saxonisms—The wit and wisdom of John Saxon

August 26, 2016 By Nakonia (Niki) Hayes

Niki Hayes shares “Saxonisms” that illustrate the wit and wisdom of John Saxon, a well known math teacher and math textbook publisher.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: John Saxon, math

The Ten Commandments and Progressive Math Education

July 28, 2015 By Nakonia (Niki) Hayes

A problem for students today is they’re not learning multiplication skills, which impacts learning division skills and that impacts work with fractions.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core Math, GoMath!, Progressive Math, Saxon Math

What Does a Quality Textbook Look Like?

September 9, 2014 By Nakonia (Niki) Hayes

There’s an interesting new concern being voiced by Common Core leaders: “What does a quality textbook look like?” Here’s a non-nuanced, concrete answer, especially for mathematics textbooks: “It gets results and doesn’t chase kids out of math.” And, yes, such textbooks do exist. It’s not surprising that the issue of quality textbooks has come up […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core Math, curriculum, Quality Textbooks

Recognizing an American Hero: John Saxon

July 24, 2014 By Nakonia (Niki) Hayes

Seeking recognition for a hero in mathematics education may be a waste of time since so many Americans’ eyes glaze over at the mere mention of the word “math.” Too many claim they don’t like math, can’t do math, or don’t want even to think about math. (This phenomenon is found only in America. Interestingly, […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, fuzzy math, John Saxon, Saxon Math

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