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Let’s Get Playful With Math

Let’s Get Playful With Math A list of dates and resources teachers can use as the inspiration for math-related games and fun activities throughout the year.

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How to Support Girls in Forming a Positive Math Identity

How to Support Girls in Forming a Positive Math Identity A look at one way high school math teachers can guide female students to overcome stereotypes and develop a positive sense of their math abilities.

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Traumatic Stress Alongside ADHD: 5 Reasons Clinicians Need to Consider Trauma

Traumatic Stress Alongside ADHD: 5 Reasons Clinicians Need to Consider Trauma Traumatic stress and ADHD are connected — each worsening the symptoms of the other. That’s one reason why it is vitally important for ADHD assessments to include screening questions about trauma, and for treatment plans to factor in the effects of both.

Video Game Guidelines: 5 Smart Screen Rules for Teens with ADHD

Video Game Guidelines: 5 Smart Screen Rules for Teens with ADHD Teens with ADHD often get hooked on video games, it's true. But many also benefit from games that encourage real social engagement, reduce stress, and build competency. Use these screen time guidelines to achieve these benefits while also encouraging balance and independence.

What Is Nonverbal Learning Disorder?

What Is Nonverbal Learning Disorder? Nonverbal learning disorder is a little-known condition that impacts more people than you might imagine, causing real daily difficulties for the adults and children who have it. Learn the signs of this confusing condition, and what you can do to treat it.

You Can't Learn If You're Anxious, Stressed, or Scared

You Can't Learn If You're Anxious, Stressed, or Scared No child can succeed at school if he believes he is less smart or less capable than his peers. Follow these strategies to change your child's mindset and to promote his self-esteem. Together, they can unlock a lifetime of more positive learning.

ADHD and Trauma: Untangling Causes, Symptoms & Treatments

ADHD and Trauma: Untangling Causes, Symptoms & Treatments ADHD may cause trauma, and vice versa. Here, learn how to untangle symptoms and how an emerging natural remedy called somatic therapy can help patients heal psychological wounds by reconnecting the body and the brain.

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8 Ways to Bolster Executive Function in Teens and Tweens

8 Ways to Bolster Executive Function in Teens and Tweens Middle and high school students suddenly face more complex schedules, tougher academic work, and an expanding network of friends. How can we help them manage it all?

A study has been following 'gifted' kids for 45 years. Here's what we've learned.

A study has been following 'gifted' kids for 45 years. Here's what we've learned. This article originally appeared on 09.22.17What can we learn from letting seventh graders take the SAT?In the 1960s, psychologist Julian Stanley realized that if you took the best-testing seventh graders from around the country and gave them standard college entry exams, those kids would score, on....

When ‘Careless Mistakes’ Aren’t: Dyscalculia, Math Anxiety, and Learning Strategies That Help

When ‘Careless Mistakes’ Aren’t: Dyscalculia, Math Anxiety, and Learning Strategies That Help Math is hard. Dyscalculia, a math learning disability, can make learning and calculating numbers downright painful. Persistent difficulties with math can also lead to intense overwhelm and feelings of academic dread, also known as math anxiety. Beyond understanding and recognizing the condition, edu...

"I’m a U.S. Army Aviator — and I Have ADHD and Anxiety."

"I’m a U.S. Army Aviator — and I Have ADHD and Anxiety." I am fourth generation Army. Flying is my passion, and I take great pride in my service abroad and at home. But when undeniable symptoms of ADHD first began to crop up, I feared that my dream profession as an Aviator may be at risk. Here is what my ADHD diagnosis has meant for my military career.

What We Know About the Long-Term Effects of ADHD Medications - Child Mind Institute

What We Know About the Long-Term Effects of ADHD Medications - Child Mind Institute What we know and don't know about the long-term effects of ADHD Medications on patient behavior and effects on the brain.

Text-to-Speech (and Speech-to-Text) Tools to Address Reading and Writing Challenges

Text-to-Speech (and Speech-to-Text) Tools to Address Reading and Writing Challenges Text-to-speech and speech-to-text tools can assist students with reading and writing challenges. Learn how these technologies work, and understand how available programs and tools can make all the difference in your child’s education.

Great educators never stop learning. That's why we're bringing back the webinar series to share the latest ST Math tools + tech that will empower your instruction.

Our first will focus on building . Join us Tuesday, Oct. 26! Register now.

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For students with ADHD or learning disabilities, it can make all the difference in the world to have an enlightened educator who understands that process trumps outcome, that anxiety impedes learning, that every child has innate strengths, and these four additional educational truths. http://additu.de/1c9

DESR: Why Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation is Central to ADHD (and Largely Overlooked)

DESR: Why Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation is Central to ADHD (and Largely Overlooked) DESR, or deficient emotional self-regulation, is a core facet of ADHD that carries significant consequences. However, it is not included the disorder’s diagnostic criteria. As new research confirms the prominent role emotional dysregulation plays in ADHD’s appearance and individual patient outco...

Using Metacognition to Enhance Learning in All Grades

Using Metacognition to Enhance Learning in All Grades When students use a questioning strategy to think about their own thinking, they can see how to transfer their learning to new situations.

One small setback may lead to an “I give up” attitude. Learn how to help your teenager with ADHD to endure setbacks and solve problems 👉 http://additu.de/1b-

Teenagers and Back-to-School Stress | Child Mind Institute

Teenagers and Back-to-School Stress | Child Mind Institute For many teenagers, this fall will mean a return to full-time school, activities and pressures suspended during the pandemic. How to support teens with back-to-school stress.

Teaching Students How to Study Math

Teaching Students How to Study Math The most effective way to study math is not intuitive for a lot of students, so providing explicit instruction on this skill is essential.

Miniaturist Perfectly Recreates Historical Interiors at a Staggering 1:12 Scale

Miniaturist Perfectly Recreates Historical Interiors at a Staggering 1:12 Scale “When I first discovered miniatures, it was an instant love because for the first time I had discovered an art form which encompassed every medium I have ever loved and worked with.”

Teaching Introverted Students: How a 'Quiet Revolution' Is Changing Classroom Practice

Teaching Introverted Students: How a 'Quiet Revolution' Is Changing Classroom Practice Inspired by Susan Cain's 2012 book, Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking, teachers in New York City and elsewhere are developing learning environments that give a voice to silent students.

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What science tells us about improving middle school

What science tells us about improving middle school Over the last 20 years, scientists have learned a lot about how the adolescent brain works and what motivates middle schoolers. Yet a lot of their findings aren’t making it into the classroom.

Math and reading are likely no walk in the park, either. And it all traces back to executive functioning — our brains’ ability to absorb, organize, and act on information.

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In High School, the Kids Are Not All Right

In High School, the Kids Are Not All Right With social and academic pressure mounting, a teacher shares what he’s learned about tracking his students’ mental well-being.

7 Real-World Math Strategies

7 Real-World Math Strategies We asked our audience how they’re using the real world to teach math and compiled their most intriguing responses.