Our CEO, Maria Burns Ortiz, never stops! She'll be on a fireside chat at the ED Games Expo January 9 in DC, doing game demos and then heading for a school site visit.
AnnMaria De Mars
I get stressed that I have not accomplished enough in a week. Then I look at what has happened this decade. Weeks add up. People are awesome.
Word of the Decade: Gratitude
10 One of the hardest things to do in creating a math game is to come up with problems that relate at all to student interests. Textbook publishers try, and so do we. You see a lot of math problems that include baseball statistics or buying CDs. Of course, then no […]
I want math problems for Christmas
African-American mathematicians can be great role models and inspiring stories. Teach those stories in history class. Don't shortchange students on learning math
African-American Kids Need MORE than Role Models in Math
1 Our consultants on Dakota culture and American history combed Library of Congress archives for these photos of Dakota and Ojibwe life.
When you want more than pictures of happy Indians and ...
I have mixed feelings about this time of year. On the one hand, I love my family and I have SO much to be thankful for. On the other hand, I’ve spent most of my career working on American Indian reservations so my feelings about the whole “let’s celebrate the […]
Native American Culture for Thanksgiving
When I was a graduate student at the University of California, Riverside, all three of my daughters attended the university preschool program. The Director of Native American programs had an office near mine, and each year, I’d stick my head in and say, “Hey, Alfreda, you spoke at the preschool […]
Three for Thursday: Native Americans TODAY
On a twitter education chat, people were discussing, “What education conferences would you recommend?” You missed it this year, since it ended today, but I have one for you for next year. First of all, the cost for the Wyoming Native American Education Conference is an unbelievable $25. Yes, you […]
Hidden Jewel: Wyoming Native American Education Conference
Making Camp Ojibwe can be used with second-graders. Here's one lesson plan showing how. Also includes tips for differentiated instruction.
Making Camp Ojibwe for Second-Grade Social Studies
Why make a game about decision-making when we know some schools will find it too controversial? Because it's needed.
Decision-making Games: Teaching What Kids Need to Learn
In Making Camp Ojibwe, what was our first App for Android and iOS, players learn how the Ojibwe lived hundreds of years ago. They learn about the Ojibwe migration. They can earn points by watching videos about history or math and answering questions. They can also earn points by doing […]
Native American kids, Latino kids, they’re all kids
I think all special education needs more math, but today I’m at the Native American special education conference, EPICS, so let’s talk about that. It’s a good conference, not least of all for the entertainment, and I’m already planning to come back next year. I went to some good sessions […]