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Developing skills for long-term learning growth
The Kumon Method was founded in Japan in 1954. Toru Kumon, a high school math teacher, was trying to help his own child. Convinced that his second-grade son could be taught the necessary skills to understand advanced mathematics, he created . . . more
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Developing skills for self-learning
The Kumon Method, founded in Japan by Toru Kumon, a high school math teacher who was helping his son, has been in existence for more than 50 years. Starting a network of after-school teaching centers . . . more
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Views on computer art
The study and history of computer art is as intellectually stimulating as it is mind-boggling. It serves as both the natural progression of man’s intimacy with nature’s forces to some, … more
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Children had the chance to help Bradley Fields with his magic tricks.
Math-magical tricks at Bowling Green Elementary
Bowling Green Elementary School students learned about the history of math with the help of magician and educator Bradley Fields. The children were treated to a special assembly, hosted by Fields, … more
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How East Meadow's passing rates on the state assessments have fared since the exams' incorporation of the Common Core State State Standards in 2013.
Test results remain largely unchanged
State test scores in the East Meadow School District saw little change this year from 2013-14, a lack of progress that mirrored a statewide trend, and which district officials said underscored the inadequacies of the high-stakes testing program based on the Common Core State Standards implemented three years ago. more
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Debra Harley, the district’s director of math and science, gave a math lesson to parents at the Common Core workshop on Nov. 17.
Learning the Common Core
More than 250 residents filled the Leon J. Campo Salisbury Center on Nov. 20 for a hands-on tutorial on the Common Core curriculum from East Meadow School District administrators and teachers. The goal of the workshop, which was coordinated by PTA Council officials and district administrators, was to give parents a better grasp of the new standards, to enable them to help their children at home more effectively. more
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East Meadow students exceeded state and county averages for nearly all grade levels.
Test scores drop sharply
State test scores plummeted to historic lows in most school districts in Nassau County and New York, a result that was expected following the implementation of a more rigorous curriculum. more
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East Meadow students’ performance on the 2011-12 state English Language Arts and mathematics assessments saw some noticeable gains when compared to results in 2010-11.
State releases ELA, math scores for East Meadow
East Meadow students’ performance on the 2011-12 state English Language Arts and mathematics assessments, given to those in grades 3 through 8, saw some noticeable gains when compared to results in 2010-11. more
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Math wiz kids take part in regional competition
Select seventh and eighth-grade students from Woodland Middle School recently participated in the Long Island Math Fair Competition at Hofstra University. more
Test Scores Trump County Average
The New York Education Department recently released the 2010 English language arts, ELA, and mathematics assessments for Nassau County. more
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