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Barta, Jim; Kyriopoulos, Joan – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2014
In the rural community of Santa Avelina in the Highlands of Guatemala, it indeed takes a village to develop children's mathematical understanding through a partnership among school, home, and community. Connections to real-life applications, such as the planting and growing of corn, shape the learning experiences of these children so that they…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Culturally Relevant Education, Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement
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Gray, Shirley B.; Rice, Zebanya – Mathematics Teacher, 2012
Certain dates stand out in history--October 12, 1492; July 4, 1776; and May 8, 1945, to name a few. Will December 21, 2012, become such a date? The popular media have seized on 12/21/12 to make apocalyptical prognostications, some venturing so far as to predict the end of the world. Scholars reject such predictions. But major archeological finds…
Descriptors: Number Systems, Foreign Countries, Hispanic American Students, Mathematics Teachers