Silicon Valley Common Core Initiative’s efforts help shift education.
We now know that the messages we give students can change their performance dramatically, and that students need to know […]
A secondary school in Cambridge, UK. Students, grouped heterogeneously, work on NRICH cogs task in groups.
This is a task that combines art, mathematics and design. Students are asked to see and design optical illusions, think […]
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UK press coverage of Jo’s 2018 trip to Scotland.
February 20, 2019 newsletter
This is a short (5 minute) clip showing new brain evidence that all students can learn math to high levels.
A video made especially for parents and teachers on why we need the common core. It shows some great data […]
This teaches the pedagogical strategy called ‘Number Talks’ with some interesting different methods shared by Stanford students. The full online […]
This blog post from It’s About Time describes Jo’s keynote speech at the 2015 NCSM conference in Boston and the […]
In this article posted on KQED’s education blog, Jo Boaler explains why there is no such thing as a “math […]
Jo Boaler, professor of mathematics education at Stanford University, has big ambitions – she’s on a mission to transform maths […]
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Jo Boaler is featured in this New York Times article about girls, maths and anxiety by Perri Klass, MD.
A paper describing how to use assessments to empower students to learn and grow.
A paper by Jo with some important ideas about mathematics messages and the opening of tasks.
Jo explaining Complex Instruction when she was a Professor in England!
September 25, 2018 newsletter
Jo’s book which includes details on complex instruction in math classes. Rachel Lotan’s book explaining complex instruction methods and strategies.
A study by youcubed advisor Lang Chen with new findings on the neuroscience of math achievement.
This blog post reports on a new study which found that parental math anxieties are often passed on to kids. […]
Data from 13 million students worldwide shows that the lowest achievers are those who take a memorization approach to math.
A summary of ways to create a mathematical mindset classroom– thanks to Shelah Feldstein and Christine Roberts for their help!
Evidence for the benefits of changing teachers’ mindsets about mathematics.
March 10, 2019 newsletter
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Jo’s 7 favorite messages to set positive classroom norms– the last page is a summary you can post in class!
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September 17, 2018 newsletter
A 3 minute illustration of the concept of number sense by Professor Jo Boaler, in English and Spanish versions. […]
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Students make a movie to capture their learning in our math camp.
Multiple Perspectives on Mathematics Teaching and Learning offers a collection of chapters that take a new look at mathematics education. […]
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Alice Keeler describes why Mathematical Mindsets was “easily the most powerful read ever for me.”
November 8, 2017 newsletter
The first book to provide direct evidence for the effectiveness of traditional and reform-oriented teaching methods, Experiencing School Mathematics reports […]
This article looks at an innovative mixed ability approach in which students learned to be respectful of each other.
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