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Observed Time in Classrooms: A study by Coelho et al. (2024) observed 101 preschool and kindergarten classrooms and found that math activities comprised only 5% of the observed time in U.S. preschools, while literacy activities occupied 45%.

A 17-year-old turned to beetroot juice to tackle a problem the medical world has struggled with for years: detecting infections in wounds without costly technology. In 2021, Iowa high school student Dasia Taylor created surgical stitches that change color when a wound becomes infected. By coating thread with beetroot extract, a natural pH indicator, the sutures shift from bright red to dark purple as bacteria raise the wound’s pH levels. She designed the innovation to be low-cost and accessible for hospitals in developing countries that lack advanced monitoring tools. Taylor was named a Top 40 finalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, received the Seaborg Award, and has since filed for a patent.

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For World Health Day, show your students how contagious diseases such as smallpox and typhus changed the course of the Revolutionary War. Then, discuss how these diseases often posed a greater threat to troops than battle did. Resource: bit.ly/4dRPgAg

I spent ten years as an assistant principal—some of the hardest and most rewarding years of my career. And if there’s ever a month that highlights just how critical that role is… it’s April. Testing season. Packed activity calendars. Rising energy levels across the building. It’s a lot. And right in the middle of it all are assistant principals—steady, present, and essential. Teachers experience the daily wins of the classroom—the moments that remind them why they teach. Principals often stand in the spotlight, representing the school and celebrating its success. But assistant principals? They work behind the scenes. They take on the work others can’t—or won’t: Discipline and difficult conversations Parent meetings Scheduling issues and last-minute coverage The countless logistics that keep a school running They are problem-solvers in constant motion. They are the ones who: Support a teacher dealing with challenging behavior Step in when a student is being bullied Cover a class when no substitute shows up Listen to frustrated teachers with patience and empathy Make sure a child without lunch still gets to eat Stay late for the student who missed the bus Stand beside teachers in tough parent conferences Walk the halls, creating calm through their presence The work isn’t glamorous. It often goes unnoticed. And too often, it’s taken for granted. But it matters. Assistant principals are the reason schools hold together when things get hard. They do whatever it takes so teachers can teach and students can learn. I see it. I appreciate it. And I hope they know the difference they make. Because they don’t just support the work… They make the work possible. Assistant principals are the backbone of our schools—true unsung heroes. #APWeek #AssistantPrincipalWeek

On 6 April 1909 Matthew Henson became the first African American to reach the North Pole. On 6 April 2026 Victor Glover became the first African American to reach the Moon. #NASA @AstroVicGlover @NASA @ExplorersClub @NASAAdmin

Teaching Grade K-2 math intervention can feel overwhelming. Get energized and organized while exploring the 8 elements of Math Intervention! Read more about Nicki Newton's (@drnickimath) How To Do Math Intervention K-2 online workshop at grassrootsworkshops.com/workshops/how-…

I am so excited to be presenting at MCTM! Can't wait!

Happy pi day! Here's how Archimedes approximated the value of pi and how many digits of pi we actually need.

Today is March 14 (3.14) – Pi day. The date today resembles 3.14159, the common approximation of the mathematical constant Pi, or π. This concurrence has given rise to an annual celebration from 1:59 pm - also the time of publication of this post (CET). What is Pi? Understanding Pi is essential if you want to make calculations for circles, cylinders, spheres, and anything circular, even an ellipse. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It doesn't matter how big or small the circle is - the ratio stays the same. Properties like this that stay the same when you change other attributes are called constants. How are you celebrating Pi day?

“I had principles and sensibilities and an informed view of the world. And I had had that for a while. Learned it all in grammar school. Don Quixote, Ivanhoe, Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels, Tale of Two Cities, all the rest – typical grammar school reading that gave you a way of looking at life, an understanding of human nature, and a standard to measure things by. I took all that with me when I started composing lyrics. And the themes from those books worked their way into many of my songs, either knowingly or unintentionally. I wanted to write songs unlike anything anybody ever heard, and these themes were fundamental.” - Literature laureate, Bob Dylan. Read more about his work here: bit.ly/4gDTxoI

Do you think teaching makes you better at what you do? Medicine laureate Oliver Smithies did. “When you teach you have to understand, and so you learn more by teaching than you knew before and so teaching teaches you as well and that makes you have new thoughts. Your science is better for teaching,” he said. Smithies also believed that scientists “have to teach” because someone taught them and they owe it to their community. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007 with two other laureates, for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells. Learn more about Oliver Smithies: nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin…

This is the math practice book you have been waiting for! It is aligned to state standards. It focuses on counting, addition, subtraction and graphing. Fun, engaging activities throughout makes the practice mathtastic! This kid-friendly, standards-based book includes - Graphing Activities - Counting Activities - Spin and Cover games - Addition and Subtraction Puzzles and more!

Celebrating the Women of Stem. Today we honor Rosalind Franklin. youtube.com/watch?v=BIP0lY…