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# The Scoop on Deeper Learning and Mathematics: Back-to-School

By [Calli Wright](https://2024.mindresearch.org/blog/author/calli-wright)

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Many of our partners are heading back to school this month! Check out what MIND colleagues and friends recommend you read before hopping on the school bus.

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## Back to School

- If you are an educator, back to school time can be hetic. This pep talk filled with [Back to School Advice for Principals and Teachers](http://www.coolcatteacher.com/back-to-school-advice-principals-teachers/) may be just what you need before opening those school doors.
- This list of concrete advice that educators can implement right away could make a [positive difference in your classroom culture](http://www.edutopia.org/blog/4-approaches-building-positive-community-any-classroom-maurice-elias).
- [St. Clair](http://www.educationdive.com/news/professional-learning-key-to-missouri-districts-11-success/423551/) sets a great example of bringing 1:1 devices to their schools, along with in-depth professional development for teachers.
- Need more technology in your classroom? Check out the big list of [grants and resources](http://www.edutopia.org/grants-and-resources) from Edutopia, as well as [7 Tips for Getting Grants for Classroom Technology](http://blog.mindresearch.org/blog/getting-grants-for-school-technology) from ST Math teachers.

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## Deeper Learning

- We know it's [important to get things wrong](http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/08/01/481422876/the-importance-of-getting-things-wrong), but this article reminds us it's also important to give students exposure to the experiences and information that will enable them to reason toward the right answer.
- Critical thinking is an important skill to solve future problems. Here's [5 ways digital learning can foster critical thinking skills](http://www.wherelearningclicks.com/maximizing-critical-thinking/).
- Sir Ken Robinson shares some advice on how to create a [culture for learning](https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/08/15/sir-ken-robinson-how-to-create-a-culture-for-valuable-learning/) that will add value, starting with eliminating the conformist and compliance system in place at schools.
- If Robert's future matched what typical students of his background achieve, he would only have a one-in-ten chance of earning a college degree. [Student Agency: The Equity Challenge of Our Day](http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning_deeply/2016/08/student_agency_the_equity_challenge_of_our_day.html) advocates that educational equity is absolutely achievable with hard work toward transformation.

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## Mathematics 

- This new paper from the Institute for Education Sciences lists concrete methods for math teaching [based on a decade of research](http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2016/07/research_on_math_teaching_what_weve_learned.html).
- How would you teach statistics to second graders? New standards ask educators to do just that, and technology can help students gather data and [create line plots](http://blog.mindresearch.org/blog/line-plot-games) in a fraction of the time compared to traditional statistics activities.
- Keith Devlin shares his perspective on this new film by Magnolia Pictures. It sounds more like a thriller film than a documentary: [Mathematics and the End of Days](http://devlinsangle.blogspot.com/2016/08/mathematics-and-end-of-days.html). 
- On a more positive note, [what does your brain look like when it's solving a math problem](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/science/brain-scans-math.html?_r=0)? A professor at Carnegie Mellon University shows us how he used imaging to categorize the four stages of math problem-solving.

 

For those heading into the classroom, have a great start to the new school year!

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### About the Author

Calli Wright was the Marketing Manager at MIND Research Institute. She loves playing and designing board games, which she often talks about on twitter [@CalliWrights](https://twitter.com/CalliWrights).

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