Category – Thought Leadership
Having an award-winning maths platform at your fingertips is a teacher’s dream.
Yet, we understand that digital resources can also …
Children bring different perspectives to the classroom than teachers.
While teachers bring lists of topics to cover and assessments to …
“This is boring!” your student proclaims while solving a worksheet.
In another corner of the room, students chatter instead of …
Have you ever kept a journal?
If you have, you know that the simple act of writing out your thoughts …
During the ongoing global pandemic, edtech has been touted as a saviour that would allow education to continue. This spans …
Imagine a classroom full of students facing the board, all solving the same maths problem. The teacher asks a student …
The way we are teaching maths right now is by trying to train human robots. Children are taught to compute …
Covid-19 has led to a massive increase in innovation in nearly every arena to help us all make it through …
Here at Matific, we judge the merits of our work based on its adherence to our pedagogical principles, one of …
Thousands of schools around the globe now have experience with using technology for virtual learning. Despite this experience, using technology …
What if math class didn’t begin with passing out worksheets and instead began with a fun, interactive activity that encouraged …
We live in a world in which it seems that the only constant is change. For primary teachers, this poses …
Here’s a sad reality in education today: both students and teachers dislike mathematics. Elementary school teachers don’t like maths for …
A classroom full of students are busy completing an assignment while the teacher holds a conference with a small group. …
One of my favourite anecdotes regarding fractions is the failure of the “third pounder”. The fast-food chain A&W, a competitor …
If we’ve learned anything since March of 2020 when the Coronavirus pandemic began, it’s that technology is the future of …
Do you remember learning about fractions as a primary school student?
You were probably in year 3 when you took …
Dor Abrahamson, Ph.D., A member of the Matific Academic Board, Professor of Learning Sciences & Human Development in the Graduate …
Children have access to powerful mathematical ideas and an inquiring mind. They are ready to take ownership of their own …
Harouna Ba, Ph.D., A member of the Matific Academic Board, Director of the Sara Lee Schupf Family Center for Play, …