The Pelham Math Committee met separately with each of the four candidates for the two open Board of Education seats in an effort to get their views on Investigations, what makes a strong elementary math program, and how they’d address parental concerns about math if they were elected, among other things. The PMC is...
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Pelham Math creates video clip library to answer specific parent questions on Investigations
The Pelham Math Committee has created a library of video clips from its Community Math Night to answer specific parent questions about elementary mathematics education in the school district. Almost 700 viewers have already visited Pelham Math’s YouTube channel. The clips are highlights of the...
We’re launching our You Tube channel with videos of our community math night
The Pelham Math Committee has launched a You Tube channel, and the first videos offer a complete recording of our Community Math Night. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC0A985AB66B36525&feature=plcp If you couldn’t make it to hear three leading math professors with four decades experience studying K-12 math education, now you can...
Our petition to replace Investigations passes 100 signatures; help us to 200 and beyond
The Pelham Math Committee’s petition calling on the Pelham school district to replace Investigations hit 100 signatures over the weekend and now stands at 103. It’s interesting to note...
Button, button, who’s got the button? Investigations, but don’t ask kids to count them
“Find a button. Look carefully at your button. What are some words that describe your button? List as many as you can.” This was an Investigations assignment in the...
Catch up reading: Pelham Weekly features story on our math night
In case you missed it, the Pelham Weekly ran a piece on our community math night. It’s behind the paper’s paywall, but an excellent summary of what happened at...
Investigations letter to parents: let’s all use calculators in second grade
By Angela Burton, member of the Pelham Math Committee: I tried to quickly skim the Investigations handout that came home on Friday, which is supposed to give parents an idea...
Pelham Patch story features comments on Investigations at Community Math Night
The Pelham Patch today featured a story on the Community Math Night we hosted Tuesday evening. The article reports: “(Professor) Ocken said one major flaw with Investigations and similar curriculum is...
The Daily Pelham reports on our Community Math Night Jan. 24
The Daily Pelham today reported on the Pelham Community Math Night we hosted last night, leading with: “Three professors, who are considered experts in math education, spoke to numerous...
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