math thinke brochure
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A new way to
For more information please contact:
Alvaro A. LunaInformation technology specialist II
Mott Computer Clubhouse in
Mott Community Center
12111 Braddock Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-278-8605, TTY 711
Where and When.
The program is offered at
Mott Computer clubhouse in
the Mott Community Center.
1211 Braddock Rd.
Fairfax VA 22030
Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:30
(Tutoring)
Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6:30
(Chess and light tutoring)A new way to
understand Math and
Science
are no longer a bar to success in math. The
linking of high school student tutors, one-on-
one and online, with struggling middle and
high school math students creates a
community of role models for the struggling
students in a unintimidating and exciting
environment.
Research shows that even in infancy children
develop an implicit understanding of basic
mathematical concepts, such as shapes and
spatial relationships. The NRC report details
the "foundational and achievable" math
content that can and should be taught to
children in the early years to support and
nurture what children are already learning
from the world around them.
The NRC's report devotes an entire chapter to
The math thinker program is a program
specifically designed to help individuals to
understand the principals of math and science
and by doing so help them to develop self
confidence
What is different that any other program or
school math?
Besides the fact that there is a specific time
where the student interacts with a mentor,
the main difference is based in the time the
mathematical process happens and the
different elements that integrates the
program as a whole.
The program consists in 3 different modules
of learning.
Module 1.
Student interact with mentors, many of them
reaches middle school or high school,
they are ashamed and reluctant to
participate in activities where critical
thinking is needed.
Mott Computer Clubhouse as part of the
philosophy of the MIT Media lab which it
was funded is pioneering and engineering
a new way in engaging members so they
can achieve greater potential not just in
math but in other disciplines.
The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network is
an international community of 100
Computer Clubhouses located in 20
different countries around the world
provides a creative and safe out-of-school
learning environment where young
people from underserved communities
work with adult mentors to explore theirThe NRC's report devotes an entire chapter to
the need to strengthen teacher preparation
programs, plus two more chapters to
"teaching-learning paths" (the concepts
children can learn at different ages, and how
they demonstrate that learning) for the various
domains of early math instruction, including
number operations, spatial thinking, and
measurement.
Math as a philosophical concept
For centuries math was understood as a way to
understand the world we live in, the
connection between the real world and math is
not always understood by children.
Critical elements are often dismissed such as
the times tables, by the time an student
Student interact with mentors, many of them
from Brain Injuries Inc., for a period of 5 to 20
minutes.
Module 2.
Student access different websites that
provides them with different math activities,
mostly math games that allow student to
reinforce what the mentor requires to
reinforce, chess and board games are
implemented as part of the program.
Module 3
Online Tutors through The National Science &
Technology Education Partnership (NSTEP).
A leading organization in developing
technologies to help students. NSTEP links
volunteer tutors with struggling students over
the internet so that economics and geography
work with adult mentors to explore their
own ideas, develop skills, and build
confidence in themselves through the use
of technology.