Keeping Math Skills Up-to-Date While School is Closed
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The transition from
in-person to online learning isn’t easy, particularly when
it comes to mathematics, a subject where many students
benefit from classroom learning and individualized attention
from their teacher.
With closures affecting
schools and universities for the foreseeable future,
sustaining one’s math skills is very important, as research
has shown that academic gains can quickly be lost without
practice -- on average, students lose approximately 2.6
months of learning in math over a typical summer, according
to the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
During the COVID-19
crisis, consider accessing the following free
distance-learning tools from Casio America, Inc., which are
designed to support educators, parents and students K-12 and
beyond:
• Tools for calculation,
graphing, geometry, statistics and more can be accessed at
ClassPad.net, an all-in-one web-based platform with an
interactive menu that enables students and teachers to draw
geometry figures freehand and input calculations as they
would on real scratch paper. Users can also plot data points
and add text labels, expressions and pictures to graphs or
geometry diagrams.
• Emulator calculator
software recreating the functionality of scientific and
graphic calculators, including Casio’s PRIZM fx-CG50 and
fx-CG500, is supported in Windows and Mac operating systems.
• Downloadable math
activities created by teachers for students in grade levels
kindergarten through college can help students practice
their math skills and learn new techniques for their
continuing education.
For access to these
resources, as well as online support, visit
CasioEducation.com/remote-learning.
Formal class may not
currently be in session, but that doesn’t mean the learning
needs to be put on hold. Leveraging available resources can
help students maintain their math skills so that when
schools reopen, students can enjoy a successful return to
the classroom.
Courtesy Statepoint
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