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MATH LESSONS IN NEW CURRICULUM

HOW 21ST CENTURY THINKING IS JUST DIFFERENT.

How 21st Century Thinking Is Just Different. This was the title of a recent post on the blog, TEACHTHOUGHT. My first reaction was negative as I am a great believer in the old adage that “there is nothing new under the sun.”

• Persisting.
• Managing impulsivity.
• Responding with awe.
• Questioning.
• Innovating.
• Thinking interdependently.

EIGHT WAYS KINDERGARTEN HOLDS THE KEY TO 21ST-CENTURY INSTRUCTION

Robert Fulghum’s #1 New York Times bestseller, written twenty-five years ago,All I Really Need To Know I learned in Kindergarten, was way-less depressing than the article I read last night, Eight Ways Kindergarten Holds The Key to 21St-Century Instruction by educator Sam Gliksman.  This newer, insightful view of the education process in this century left me hoping that it would be read by educators that matter, because something obviously has to be done.

Gliksman, as you might take from the title, discusses eight ways in which a child’s first introduction to the educational system, Kindergarten, makes for a positive experience.  Then he proceeds to show us what happens to that same way or aspect as the child proceeds through the grades.

ROBOTS ON PROJECT RUNWAY

Lookout Heidi Klum, a new French supermodel is about appear on the runway at the Barnes and Noble store in Austin, Texas on September 28th, 2013 at 11:00 AM. There will be no less than five of these beguiling French lovelies dressed in the latest fashions by students in the award-winning robotics classes of Anderson High School and Eastside Memorial High School in Austin at this Robot Fashion Show Bookfair.

CONTROLLING NAO ROBOT WITH YOUR MIND

Since the early days of science fiction, robots were controlled by the brain. We saw that in many movies as well (from Pandora to Surrogates with Bruce Willis) -- one of our customers, Prof. Wei Li from CSU Bakersfield made it happen! He made the humanoid robot NAO walk around using a non-intrusive sensor helmet to read the operator's brain signals, and transferring them as commands to the robot.

WHAT DO EDUCATORS THINK ABOUT THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS INITIATIVE?

Backed by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the Common Core Initiative Standards which are intended to provide clarity and consistency to student learning countrywide are scheduled to go into effect in the 45 states presently committed to them in 2015 (Five states, Alaska, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas and Virginia are not participating at this time).

TODAY’S SCHOOLS LACK CREATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING, STUDY SAYS

Is it possible to teach “thinking outside the box?” (Pun intended! Our RobotsLab Box is an invaluable tool for inspiring innovative and creative thinking!)

According to an Adobe Systems survey the answer is yes.

Why isn’t it happening then?