Last Wednesday student teams from Bethune, Fain, Scott and Parkside elementary schools joined Bolton Academy students for the first annual Math League Competition – an intense and suspenseful contest requiring focus, quick thinking and stellar mathematical skills. Bolton Academy hosted the event, which included about 90 contestants and a full-house of parent and teacher observers. […]
The S.T.E.M. College Bound Scholars Club is an after-school program designed for students in grades 3-5 to meet on a monthly basis for interactive, hands-on sessions focusing on science and math. Whitefoord Elementary teachers were encouraged to select students who reflect various ability levels, as the effort to differentiate the instruction after school to meet […]
The Slater Elementary Youth Bank opens on Wednesdays of every week and the lines go out of the bank branch door. Students from all grade levels at Slater come to the bank to deposit their dollars, quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies. The students can create and open accounts and SunTrust donates incremental matches up to […]
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B.E.S.T. Academy High School competed in SECME Atlanta’s Annual Engineering Competition on Saturday, February 25, 2011. As part of the competition, students designed mouse trap cars according to specifications outlined by SECME, participated in team interviews, and created technical reports for the prototype created. As a result, B.E.S.T. students advanced to the National Competition Finals […]
Named for the first African American to walk in space, ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarships are available to 2012 graduating high school seniors in Atlanta Public Schools. Four scholarships for two males and two females — $5,000 each — will be awarded to two African American and two Hispanic students on behalf of […]
by Kasele Mshinda, Mathematics Educator, South Atlanta School of Law and Social Justice Seven Math IV students from South Atlanta School of Law and Social Justice were selected to present their work at a regional technology conference. The Georgia Educational Technology Conference (GaETC) was held at the International World Congress Center and featured innovative uses […]
by Brian Ashley, Library Media Specialist, Deerwood Academy Elementary One of the most important foundational skills of mathematics is the ability of a child to have math fluency. Math fluency is when a student is able to recall basic math facts without using their fingers, drawing tally marks, or hesitating before answering. It is also […]
Some may consider fifth grade the end of a journey, for others it’s just the beginning. “We tell our fifth-graders that they are the seniors of our school. It is our job to prepare them for junior high and keep them motivated to excel academically,” said Dr. Diana Quisenberry, principal of Benteen Elementary. “It’s important […]
[gallery link=”file” order=”DESC” orderby=”title”] More than 2,000 math and science teachers converged on the Georgia World Congress Center this week to improve their skills through the two-day, third annual District-Focused Mathematics and Science event. The event also served as an opportunity to get teachers better acquainted with the third phase of the Georgia Performance Standards […]