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As another school year comes to a close, we want to say THANK YOU to the educators who show up every day with dedication, creativity, and care.

Your work makes a lasting impact on students and classrooms everywhere. We see you, we appreciate you, and we’re grateful for all that you do. 💙📚

Tag a teacher who made a difference this year below 👇

We ask students to imagine a positive and productive future for themselves. In the final post of the Educating a Future-Ready Generation blog series, Damon Finazzo, Vice President of Learning Research & Design, looks closely at what the data tells us about where many students are right now, and what it may take for them to see math as part of a future they can envision for themselves.

Post 7 explores the student-to-community relationship and brings the series to a close with a look back at all six relationships and why, taken together, they give educators a purposeful, research-grounded way to think about student learning.

🔗 Read the final post now: https://www.bigideaslearning.com/blog/educating-a-future-ready-generation-student-community-relationship?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=student-community

Ask a group of 7th graders to draw a mathematician and the results may surprise you...

In the sixth post in our series on Educating a Future-Ready Generation, Damon Finazzo, Vice President of Learning Research & Design, unpacks the curriculum-to-student relationship and what it really takes for students to see themselves as capable learners of mathematics.

🔗 Read the post now: https://www.bigideaslearning.com/blog/educating-a-future-ready-generation-curriclum-student-relationship?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=curriculum-student

How do you help your students see themselves as capable learners and doers of mathematics? We'd love to hear what has made a difference in your classroom!

Many high school students across the country are taking their college level exams this week and next, working to earn college credits for their future – and we’re cheering on every one of them. 🎉
To the teachers who spent the year building knowledge, confidence, and resilience in their students: this season is a reflection of your dedication and hard work. Well done!

When students feel like they belong at school, there is a measurable impact on their learning.

In post 5 of the Educating a Future-Ready Generation blog series, Damon Finazzo, Vice President of Learning Research & Design, examines data that tells an interesting story about how belonging and learning are connected, and what it means for how teachers think about the student-to-student relationship.

🔗 Read the fifth post now: https://www.bigideaslearning.com/blog/educating-a-future-ready-generation-student-student-relationship?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=student-student

Schools can fill a gymnasium for a basketball game or a theater for a spring concert. So what would it take to bring that same level of family investment to the academic side of a student's life?

In post 4 of the Educating a Future-Ready Generation blog series, Damon Finazzo, Vice President of Learning Research & Design, takes on one of the most rewarding relationships in education, and one of the most difficult to get right: the one between schools and the families they serve.

🔗 Read the fourth post now: https://www.bigideaslearning.com/blog/educating-a-future-ready-generation-school-family-relationship

Art and math have more in common than you might think! 🎨📐

Today we celebrate World Art Day which is also the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci, a man who proved that creativity and mathematics are two sides of the same canvas.

From the bold shapes and patterns of Cubism to the mind-bending tessellations of M.C. Escher, some of the most celebrated art in history is rooted in mathematical thinking.

How do you see math showing up in the art around you?

What makes a teacher-to-teacher relationship truly effective? In post 3 of the Educating a Future-Ready Generation blog series, Damon Finazzo, Vice President of Learning Research & Design, says the answer is more nuanced than it might appear.

🔗Read the third post now: https://www.bigideaslearning.com/blog/educating-a-future-ready-generation-teacher-teacher-relationship?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=teacher-teacher

Wishing you a bright and beautiful weekend filled with joy and a little extra spring in your step! 🐣🌷 From all of us at Big Ideas Learning, happy spring!