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Professor Mriganka Sur, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Need a hint?
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Majority of students chose "C" or "D"
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When students are truly engaged in learning, they want to talk about it, and there are multiple ways to leverage ST Math content for discussion.
Puzzle Talks are another way to leverage the power of the visual models and manipulatives inherent in ST Math and use language to support the learning experience. You can try a Puzzle Talk lesson in your class using one of our freely available ST Math games and the guidelines provided here.
ST Math Game Cards are a great way to get an overview of the power within individual ST Math games. They offer facilitating questions, a deeper look at the math, ideas for supporting students, as well as ways to connect to core curriculum.
Using a Play-Discuss-Apply model, these lessons designate time for students to play an ST Math game, participate in whole class discussion, and apply what they’ve learned on a conclusion problem.
Introduce new math concepts
Dive deeper into current concepts
Review concepts to strengthen understanding
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Live Data:
Student Stories
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A 2018 WestEd study found schools that consistently used ST Math outgrew similar schools in statewide rank by 14 percentile points.†
Percent of students meeting or exceeding standards in grades 3-5, 2014 vs 2016.
ST Math's visual, spatial-temporal approach makes the program accessible to more learners.
Teomara Rutherford, Allison S. Liu, Arena S. Lam & Katerina Schenke (2020) Impact on mathematics self-beliefs from a mastery-based mathematics software, Journal of Research on Technology in Education
(no more triple clicking!)
Ability to jump in between individual puzzles within a level
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