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How Fast ForWord Helps Students With Dyslexia… How Fast ForWord Helps Students With Dyslexia Learn to Read When I was an educational diagnostician, most of the students I tested had difficulty with reading.  But one student, in particular, stands out.  He had the highest IQ of any student I tested during those…
April 05, 2023 Cory Armes, M.Ed. Filed Under: English Language Arts
Top 10 Reasons Students Should Be Reading… Top 10 Reasons Students Should Be Reading Out Loud My classroom was rarely quiet during my 16 years as a high school ELA teacher.  And not just because I taught 9th graders.  Although reflection and silent reading are skills every student needs, my students…
February 23, 2023 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: Carnegie Learning
Research Spotlight: New Discoveries on How Teenage… Research Spotlight: New Discoveries on How Teenage Brains Learn Best Maybe it’s nerdy, but we love brains.  Especially squishy, mile-a-minute, highly-malleable adolescent brains. They’re swimming in potential, managing warring impulses, and working so hard to connect all the new information they take in daily.    …
February 17, 2023 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under:
Want to Build Strong Literacy? Get Out… Want to Build Strong Literacy? Get Out the MAPS! Ready to dive into how literacy and cognitive skills work hand-in-hand?  As I discussed in a previous post, strong reading relies on the five pillars of phonemic awareness, vocabulary, phonics, comprehension, and fluency. But as…
November 10, 2022 Cory Armes, M.Ed. Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceThe State of Education
What the Science of Learning Teaches Us… What the Science of Learning Teaches Us About Building Literacy During my 16 years as a special education teacher and educational diagnostician, I worked with many students who struggled with reading. Looking back, I can see that their challenges were not only related to poor…
November 09, 2022 Cory Armes, M.Ed. Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceThe State of Education
3 Ways to Promote Family-School Partnerships Over… 3 Ways to Promote Family-School Partnerships Over the Summer Elijah was a good kid. Thoughtful, funny, kind to his peers. And his writing was way below grade level. He knew it and felt a little defensive but also pretty hopeless that things would change.…
May 04, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningFuture ReadyLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
5 Reasons Your Students Should Write Every… 5 Reasons Your Students Should Write Every Day Do students write every day in your classroom?  If not, you’re not alone. Research on writing frequency suggests that just a quarter of middle and high school students write for at least 30 minutes a…
April 14, 2022 Emily Anderson, PhD Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceTeaching Strategies
Boost Executive Functions to Foster Learning Gains Boost Executive Functions to Foster Learning Gains No matter what grade or subject you teach, your students need strong executive function skills to learn effectively. Now more than ever, the science of learning is proving how extensively executive functions impact academic skill-building,…
April 13, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceTeaching Strategies
Brain Power: Teaching Strategies Backed by Cognitive… Brain Power: Teaching Strategies Backed by Cognitive Science A teacher’s job is to inspire the cognitive operations that result in learning that lasts a lifetime and transfers to novel situations. But what are these mysterious “cognitive operations,” and how do we link them…
June 23, 2021 Bob Hausmann Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceProfessional LearningTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
How to Foster Executive Function in Every… How to Foster Executive Function in Every Grade What Does Executive Function Look Like? When I taught English to middle school students, I learned what executive function looked like firsthand. Sasha was the model student. She followed instructions after hearing them once. She…
January 31, 2020 Amy Takabori Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceProfessional Learning
Carnegie Learning Wins 4th AI Education Award… Carnegie Learning Wins 4th AI Education Award This Year Big News!   We're thrilled to announce that MATHia with LiveLab was named "Best Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning App or Tool" in the 2019 Tech Edvocate Awards! Carnegie Learning has been developing artificial intelligence to improve…
September 04, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
Carnegie Learning Wins 3rd AI Education Award… Carnegie Learning Wins 3rd AI Education Award This Year Big News!   We're thrilled to announce that LiveLab, the live facilitation tool within MATHia, was named "Best Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education" in the 2019 EdTech Breakthrough Awards! LiveLab empowers teachers with in-the-moment actionable…
June 18, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
Strategies for Supporting Reading in Your Math… Strategies for Supporting Reading in Your Math Class Literacy is crucial for developing mathematical habits of mind and truly understanding mathematics. While many consider reading and math as separate subjects, they actually should be developed together for the most effective learning possible. Making…
February 07, 2019 Sarah Galasso Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsTeaching Strategies
Montour School District: An Artificial Intelligence Program… Montour School District: An Artificial Intelligence Program in Action On January 22nd, Montour School District opened its doors for a special open house event to showcase their middle school artificial intelligence (AI) program at a brand new 3,000 sq. ft. AI hub at David…
January 22, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
Integrating Computer Science Into Your Teaching Practice Integrating Computer Science Into Your Teaching Practice We're proud to be a part of the Remake Learning Network. For CSEdWeek, Remake Learning released a "Quickstart Guide" full of inspiring examples of how educators in the Pittsburgh region have taken steps to expand and…
December 16, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: EdTechFuture ReadySTEM
Announcing the Winners of The Globeys Announcing the Winners of The Globeys Established in 2008, the Globeys Competition is an integral curricular component in the total learning experience of all Proto (formerly known as Globaloria) students nationwide. It enhances students’ STEM skills and computational innovation while motivating…
December 04, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
Vote for Your Students This Year Vote for Your Students This Year This month, many of us took advantage of the opportunity to vote—to have our voices heard and work to impact the society we live in. Voting is not actually as uncommon as it might feel.…
November 12, 2018 Sarah Galasso Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + TEACHINGProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
Announcing Our New CSforALL Commitment Announcing Our New CSforALL Commitment We are thrilled to announce that we are bringing Zulama, our project-based computer science course software, to 20 classrooms in underserved communities for free as part of the #CSforALL Movement! CSforALL works to enable all students in…
October 11, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
All Students Need to Know That They’re… All Students Need to Know That They’re “Math People” If you've been on social media over the past month, I bet your news feed was filled with pictures of children across the country returning to school. Eager smiles, children holding Pinterest-worthy signs (or in…
October 01, 2018 Cristin Delaney Filed Under: Carnegie LearningFuture Ready
How to Teach Students Computational Thinking Skills How to Teach Students Computational Thinking Skills Shuchi Grover, a former senior research scientist at SRI International’s Center for Technology in Learning, wrote recently in EdSurge that computational thinking should be the 5th 'C' of 21st century skills. "There is growing recognition in the…
September 26, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
All-New Math and Computer Science Products for… All-New Math and Computer Science Products for Back-to-School Big News!   Today we officially announced a new set of product releases for back-to-school that provide even more support to STEM teachers and students: MATHia, our AI-powered math learning software that was recently named…
September 19, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
Redefining the K-16 Landscape at New Mountain… Redefining the K-16 Landscape at New Mountain Learning Big News!   CIP Capital has completed an investment in Carnegie Learning and will be merging it with recently acquired New Mountain Learning, a leading provider of literacy, language and digital competency skills. The new…
September 10, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture Ready
How to Fund STEM Learning for Your… How to Fund STEM Learning for Your Students Most teachers and leaders agree that a computer science curriculum is critical in preparing students for a successful future, but it can be a challenge to find the funding necessary to implement one. THE Journal recently…
August 09, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
What’s New? Building 21st Century Skills with… What’s New? Building 21st Century Skills with Proto Meet Proto, the exciting new K-12 project-based computer science curriculum   You may remember that we acquired Globaloria last year. We are excited to reveal that Globaloria is now Proto! Proto is a project-based learning curriculum that…
July 02, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
What Does a LONG + LIVE +… What Does a LONG + LIVE + MATH Classroom Really Look Like? Welcome to our 100th blog post! We've got a special treat for you. We talk a lot about the LONG + LIVE + MATH Classroom, a place where: students collaborate, solve problems, think critically and…
June 05, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadyLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsProfessional LearningTeaching Strategies
4 Great Strategies for Telling Your School’s… 4 Great Strategies for Telling Your School’s Story Trish Rubin, author of BrandED: Tell Your Story, Build Relationships and Empower Learning, recently wrote in District Administration about the 4 Cs that can help education leaders branch out, drive new innovation in their schools and districts, and…
May 30, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Future ReadyLONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
Your Questions Answered: How Can I Differentiate… Your Questions Answered: How Can I Differentiate Learning? We recently offered LONG + LIVE + MATHers the opportunity to share their questions with us so our cognitive scientists and master math practitioners can help find solutions. In this new series, we'll provide answers…
May 21, 2018 Saradhi Saripalli Filed Under: Future ReadyTeaching Strategies
Your Questions Answered: How Can I Help… Your Questions Answered: How Can I Help Parents Understand the Changes in Math Instruction? We recently offered LONG + LIVE + MATHers the opportunity to share their questions with us so our cognitive scientists and master math practitioners can help find solutions. In this new series, we'll provide answers…
May 02, 2018 Meagan Venstad Filed Under: Future ReadyTeaching Strategies
How to Effectively Implement Blended Learning How to Effectively Implement Blended Learning Future Ready Schools, a nonprofit led by the Alliance for Excellent Education, has put out a new report called "Blended Teaching and Technology: Simple Strategies for Improved Student Learning." The report offers a research-based framework for implementing…
April 11, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: EdTechFuture ReadyTeaching Strategies
Match Point: Reimagining Learning So Every Student… Match Point: Reimagining Learning So Every Student Wins “You don’t understand. There are days I seriously think I’m going to lose my mind. I can’t stand being there.” This student was being perceived as a bucket that had to be filled by the…
April 02, 2018 Melissa Weatherwax Filed Under: Future ReadyTeaching Strategies
The Power of ‘And’ The Power of ‘And’ You may have heard that our materials were recently reviewed by EdReports, the non-profit that has expert reviewers look at the quality of instructional materials. The review process got me thinking about how our materials are…
March 26, 2018 Peter LaCasse Filed Under: Carnegie LearningFuture Ready
Let’s Talk About the Elephant in the… Let’s Talk About the Elephant in the Room It's Time to Get Real   There’s an elephant in the room with respect to math learning. The traditional approach just isn't working for our students. Other publishers don’t want to talk about it, but we're not…
March 15, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningFuture Ready
There’s No Third Party Vendor Here There’s No Third Party Vendor Here Last week, the Carnegie Learning Middle School Math Solution became a highly ranked blended middle school math solution by EdReports. The EdReports.org review process is a rigorous one, and a ranking this high is rare. Many…
March 14, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie Learning
More Than a Textbook: The Carnegie Learning… More Than a Textbook: The Carnegie Learning Way We are thrilled to be named a highly ranked blended middle school math solution by EdReports. As our Senior Academic Officer Sandy Bartle Finocchi says, "We’re very thoughtful in developing our instructional materials. We spend a…
March 08, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadyProfessional Learning
Is It Magic, or Just Math? Is It Magic, or Just Math? I recently noticed a video making the rounds on Facebook: Japanese Multiplication - Multiply Using Lines (Math Trick) Pretty cool, right? It might even seem like magic. In reality, this technique is not as different from…
February 06, 2018 Matt McHenry Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHTeaching Strategies
Teach a Child to Code for a… Teach a Child to Code for a More Successful Future According to a recent Forbes article, "Software developer jobs are expected to rise 24% between 2016-2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. We need more people to design, think and create effective and practical…
February 01, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Future ReadySTEM
LONG + LIVE + STEM in Beeville,… LONG + LIVE + STEM in Beeville, Texas Texas School Business Magazine recently shared their Eleventh Annual issue of "Bragging Rights," featuring the incredible work that Beeville ISD has done, with the help of Globaloria, to offer computer science and coding lessons to…
January 25, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: STEM
3 Ways to Get Your Students Back… 3 Ways to Get Your Students Back Into Math After a Break Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday break. Getting students back in the groove after a long break can be a real challenge. After all, they're a little out of practice. Fortunately,…
January 19, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Teaching Strategies
Big News About Carnegie Learning and Smithsonian Big News About Carnegie Learning and Smithsonian Big News!   We're thrilled to announce a new strategic alliance with the Smithsonian Institution! The Smithsonian has long been a leading developer of research-based science and engineering curriculum through its Smithsonian Science Education Center,…
January 18, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadySTEM
LONG + LIVE + MATH in Merion… LONG + LIVE + MATH in Merion Station, PA Meet Bobbi Portnoy   Kohelet Yeshiva Middle School (KYMS) is “designed to promote curiosity and opportunities for discovery which, in turn, create deep and impactful learning.” This is its inaugural year, starting with 15 boys…
January 04, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
LONG + LIVE + MATH in Virginia… LONG + LIVE + MATH in Virginia Beach Meet Wendy Scott and Amy Schleeper Amy Schleeper, left, and Wendy Scott, right   Tidewater Collegiate Academy (TCA) is a private homeschool in Virginia Beach, Virginia that serves students from pre-K through 12th grade. Wendy…
December 12, 2017 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATH Classrooms
5 Education Trends to Look Out For… 5 Education Trends to Look Out For This Year Hot off the presses! We have the inside scoop from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) on the newest trends coming to a classroom near you this year. 1. Coding Literacy Coding not…
October 06, 2017 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: EdTechFuture ReadySTEM