JiJi’s recent stay in New Orleans wasn’t all about gumbo and jazz. Known as the beloved penguin in the ST Math software games, JiJi also took time to meet new friends as part of the MIND Research Institute entourage at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Meeting. Along with MIND Research Staff, JiJi got a chance to introduce ST Math to NCTM attendees — and to showcase MIND’s new middle and high school curricula.
After the conference, JiJi’s travel companions from MIND reviewed their visit to NOLA, where they met with teachers and administrators at the largest gathering of mathematics educators in North America. Following are the top six things JiJi learned in the Big Easy:
Did you attend the 2014 NCTM Conference? If so, share your own take-aways by posting a comment below.
MIND Research staff members Cass Evans, Grace Gonzalez, Tim Lum, Tanya Phillips, Brandon Smith and Erich Zeller contributed to this blog post.
Brienne is a Director of Education Success and former Elementary School Teacher. She speaks on behalf of the MIND Research Institute across the country to illuminate the power and necessity of neuroscience-based, interactive math software that is designed to teach all students how math really works.
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