Math Chats for Parents

03/17/2022

Take a few minutes to listen to this NPR segment (link below) on how culture bias can be found in AI (Artificial Intelligence). See the related COMIC developed by the author, a Black Female GA Tech graduate, Computer Scientist, currently doing graduate-study research at MIT. Just Sooo Cool!😎

Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini is on a mission to fight bias in algorithms. In this comic, Buolamwini discusses the way biased algorithms can lead to real world inequality — and what we can do.

03/15/2022

PARENTS of 7th/8th-grade Girls:

Check out how to get a Girl in your life involved in the first annual BLACK GIRLS BECOMING (BGB) Summer Research Institute at Vanderbilt University, 5-17 June hosted by Dr. Nicole Joseph & Colleagues. The program is fully-sponsoring 24 rising 7th & 8th grade Black girls. But hurry,…application due dates are approaching.

Consider Supporting by being a Volunteer/Chaperones, or Instructor! See links below.

VOLUNTEER/CHAPERONE Application:
Follow this link to apply: https://redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=PXNNFY3PLA
DUE: March 21, 2022
Stipend: $500

03/19/2021

Many schools across the nation will soon implement some form of individual student testing to assess growth from the previous year. How then should you help prepare your child to perform their best?

03/08/2021

“CONGRATS BREANNA” on your role in promoting the NASA Mars Rover Project! “Rover, Rover,...Move Over!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBE_mYDYRKA

Georgia Tech senior Breanna Ivey helped test out the mathematics and coding on NASA's Mars Perseverance rover while she was on the team as an intern. Ivey te...

01/18/2021

Thank you, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

12/25/2020

The long holiday break presents a great opportunity for your child to engage in fun, relaxing and purposeful learning activities. Below are 10 STREAM activities to fuel your child's Math Habits during the Holidays and help promote their critical thinking, fluency, and problem solving. The activities focus on concepts involving fractions, surface area, volume, spatial visualization, science, art, & engineering.

11/26/2020

SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY! MATH in ELECTION 2020

The Election 2020 week provided a huge opportunity to discuss different aspects of Math with your kids. Aside from the connections to other subject areas, social studies or civics, your children can discuss the importance of numerous math ideas within the context of current events around them. So, PARENTS,…

11/21/2020

SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY! MATH in ELECTION 2020
The Election 2020 week provided a huge opportunity to discuss different aspects of Math with your kids. Aside from the connections to other subject areas, social studies or civics, your children can discuss the importance of numerous math ideas within the context of current events around them. So, PARENTS,…
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10/04/2020

GET UP! GET DRESSED! GET-2- LEARNING!

Are you having problems with your child getting out of bed, and getting ready for school? During the spring & summer months of 2020, students at all grade levels developed some sluggish habits related to school learning. Some are now finding it quite difficult to get back in an academic daily routine, especially if they are learning remotely at home.

So, PARENTS, here are a few Pin Points to help your children get up, get dressed, and get to their school learning (whether in person or remotely).

08/22/2020

PARENTS, Here is a Pin Point to help support your child in doing Homework consistently, whether schooling in-person or at home.