EASTON, PA—Revered physicist Albert Einstein once said "If you are not making mistakes, you are not learning anything new." Recent discussions within the mathematics education community indicate that this particular theory of Einstein’s is catching on, as educators recognize more and more that making mistakes is an inherent part of the learning process.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA—Twelve School District of Philadelphia schools are ranked among the Top 100 Schools in the Nation in the First In Math® Online Program. District administrators, principals, teachers, students and parents received special recognition and awards at a district-wide celebration held on June 2 at the ENON Center in Philadelphia. This year, 127 students from all nine of the District's Academic Divisions and Charter Schools were recognized.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA—Students from 31 of the 127 participating parish schools throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia received recognition for their excellent academic performance in the First In Math® Online Program on May 25, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall in Philadelphia. Twenty-one Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools ranked among the Top 100 Schools in the Nation, All Grades, in the K-8 mathematics program, which included public, private, and parochial students.
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SOUTH EUCLID, OH—Yuriy Glukhov earned more than 47,500 stickers in the First In Math® Online Program en route to becoming the 2010/2011 Top Player in the Nation, All Grades. The determined 6th-grader outplayed more than 1.2 million students who participated in the online math competition.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN—The world's largest single-day spectator sporting event, the Indianapolis 500, will mark its centennial this May. On April 13, one of the largest gatherings of math educators was also held in Indianapolis. "The NCTM Annual Meeting could be considered the 'Indy 500' for math educators," says Nancy Kane, who attended the event representing Suntex International, makers of the First In Math® Online Program.
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READING, PA—On April 15, students at Holy Guardian Angels Regional School participated in a special 24-hour First In Math® Online Program marathon. When it was over, children had added more than 20,000 stickers to their online competition tally, and what began as a unique way to motivate students to earn more stickers turned into so much more.
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SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL—Sixth graders at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind Middle School are hooked on math—First In Math, that is. They are currently in first place among all sixth-grade teams in the state of Florida participating in the First In Math® Online Program, and have been working hard to get there for months.
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CHOCTAW, OK—"The First in Math® Online Program has set my school on fire," exclaims Brenda Stanley, Principal of L.W. Westfall Elementary. Stanley has reason to be excited. "My students are constantly begging to get on the computer to earn more stickers, and they are even willing to give up recess to go to the computer lab to engage in First in Math. It is marvelous!"
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MAGNOLIA, TX—Cherrie Edwards, Gifted-Talented Teacher at Nichols Sawmill Elementary, says their First In Math adventure all began when her fifth-grade gifted students decided to take on a challenging project. Initially, their effort was directed toward younger students who struggle to learn math facts, but it was quickly expanded to the entire student body—after they realized it was easy to get students excited about math using the First In Math® Online Program.
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OMAHA, NE—Omaha Public Schools Gifted Facilitator Shari Collins is a big believer in the power of the First In Math® Online Program—and also a believer in the power that positive motivation has in determining student success.
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EASTON, PA—The First In Math® Online Program is surging in popularity, and now has more than ONE MILLION ACTIVE PLAYERS in the USA!
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EASTON, PA—“We are pleased to announce that anyone looking for a mesmerizing math challenge can now download a Single-Digits version of the popular 24® Game from Apple’s iTunes App Store” says Suntex Vice President Barbara Asteak. Previously, the only electronic versions of any 24 Game appeared in the Skill Set™ modules on the First In Math® Online Program web site.
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