ST Math Customers Share Success Stories and Insights Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to speak with a panel of passionate ST Math customers who shared their insights and experiences with the visual instructional program and the impact it had on students and educators. The session was a celebration of the power of ST Math and its impact on student learning. Our panelists took center stage to share their unique perspectives and why ST Math has the transformative effects it has on their students.  Laura Adams, Elementary Math Coordinator from Cypress Fairbanks ISD Becky Berg, K-5 ..read more

Creating a student ecosystem that extends beyond the classroom is just as important as what happens inside it. For many, Math Week is not only a great way to learn math outside of school; it also helps students build their identity as mathematicians and change how they feel about learning math. What is Math Week?  Math Week is a 5-day, free virtual math experience that combines historical and cultural elements with mathematics. It's designed for adults and kids to engage together by exploring stories from around the world. Each story teaches a game to play. This allows math to integ ..read more

This article was originally published on The 74 Tracy: Is a child shy? Distracted? Qualitative data provides insights into how young people think, aiding educators in building a positive rapport. I’m a math guy. I love math, and I teach it to my preschooler every day. At a recent parent-teacher conference, his teachers told me he didn’t recognize numbers and was having a hard time counting. I pointed to the number 20, and he said, “That’s 20.” I pointed at the number 7, and he said, “That’s seven.” Then I pointed to the number 9, and he said, “That’s nine, but if you flip it upside down it co ..read more

As 2024 kicks off, ST Math schools are getting ready to participate in one of our most popular challenge themes: The ST Math Winter Puzzle Challenge. After the holiday break, we know it can be a bit difficult to motivate students to learn again. But why does winter break get to hog all the fun?! This optional challenge is open to all ST Math schools with an active license and will focus on conquering as many puzzles as possible within our PreK-8th grade curricula.  If your school has ST Math, we highly recommend you get in on the action! Participating in an ST Math Winter Puzzl ..read more

As everyone here at MIND begins to wind down and embrace the holiday season, we are infused with joy and hope. We reflect on the many achievements from the past year and are optimistic and excited about what is to come. With unwavering confidence, we aim to surpass our milestones and make an even greater impact in 2024. Most importantly, we're confident that our efforts will continue to have a profound impact on students across the nation.  Even as the national math crisis continues to raise concerns, we're more hopeful than ever that our unparalleled approach and provision of equitable a ..read more

At MIND, we take great pride in our accountability with continuous research. As a result, we can share how effective ST Math is—and how critical it is to student math achievement—by demonstrating repeatable results at scale. But despite the proven success of ST Math, districts and schools may ultimately decide to stop using it. There is no denying the significant improvement in grade-level performance when schools and districts implement ST Math in classrooms. The question is, would math scores drop when students stop using ST Math? The answer: a resounding YES. (see chart below) 526 grades 3 ..read more

Teachers and students nationwide are expressing their creativity and building their ST Math muscles with some incredible JiJi bulletin boards. These bulletin boards are a fantastic way to build JiJi culture and track student ST Math progress. Not to mention, they’re an effective tool to engage students on their ST Math journey toward mathematical excellence.  To inspire you and your students as they progress on their ST Math journey, we’d like to share some of our favorite JiJi bulletin boards to encourage schools and classrooms to create their own. Take a look!  Journey with JiJi&nb ..read more

At MIND, we love to go all out on Halloween. Every year, many of us look forward to dressing up on All Hallows' Eve, and the costumes never disappoint—some are spooky, some funny, and some are just outright adorable. Not to mention, it's also a great way to celebrate JiJi culture while dressing up as some of our favorite ST Math characters. Check out how we celebrated last year!  As much as we love Halloween, we also love finding new ways to get students excited about math. That’s why we put together some fun Halloween-themed activities to give your students a spooktacular October a ..read more

During my eight years as a data analyst at MIND Research Institute, my work has mostly focused on annual quasi-experimental design (QED) analyses for new cohorts of school-grades implementing Spatial-Temporal (ST) Math. Our repeatable results continuously demonstrated the positive impact of ST Math in schools compared to a similarly matched control group. Recently, our donors at the Overdeck Family Foundation generously offered to sponsor my participation in Harvard University’s Strategic Data Project (SDP) cohort 13. During my two-year data education fellowship with SDP, I completed a capston ..read more

The question on a lot of our minds these days is: How can we create fun and engaging math experiences that all students can enjoy?  In the past, we've offered some engaging challenges that enabled students to have more ownership over their math journey. There were some seasonal favorites that both teachers and students looked forward to, and we were always so thrilled to see the level of participation and excitement around these challenges. At MIND, we know that one size doesn't fit all when it comes to your school's unique goals and student needs, that’s why we’ve replaced our seasonal c ..read more