Math Thinke Brochure

A new way to

For more information please contact:

Alvaro A. LunaInformation technology specialist II

Mott Computer Clubhouse in

Mott Community Center

12111 Braddock Road

Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone: 703-278-8605, TTY 711

Where and When.

The program is offered at

Mott Computer clubhouse in

the Mott Community Center.

1211 Braddock Rd.

Fairfax VA 22030

Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:30

(Tutoring)

Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6:30

(Chess and light tutoring)A new way to

understand Math and

Science

are no longer a bar to success in math. The

linking of high school student tutors, one-on-

one and online, with struggling middle and

high school math students creates a

community of role models for the struggling

students in a unintimidating and exciting

environment.

Research shows that even in infancy children

develop an implicit understanding of basic

mathematical concepts, such as shapes and

spatial relationships. The NRC report details

the "foundational and achievable" math

content that can and should be taught to

children in the early years to support and

nurture what children are already learning

from the world around them.

The NRC's report devotes an entire chapter to

The math thinker program is a program

specifically designed to help individuals to

understand the principals of math and science

and by doing so help them to develop self

confidence

What is different that any other program or

school math?

Besides the fact that there is a specific time

where the student interacts with a mentor,

the main difference is based in the time the

mathematical process happens and the

different elements that integrates the

program as a whole.

The program consists in 3 different modules

of learning.

Module 1.

Student interact with mentors, many of them

reaches middle school or high school,

they are ashamed and reluctant to

participate in activities where critical

thinking is needed.

Mott Computer Clubhouse as part of the

philosophy of the MIT Media lab which it

was funded is pioneering and engineering

a new way in engaging members so they

can achieve greater potential not just in

math but in other disciplines.

The Intel Computer Clubhouse Network is

an international community of 100

Computer Clubhouses located in 20

different countries around the world

provides a creative and safe out-of-school

learning environment where young

people from underserved communities

work with adult mentors to explore theirThe NRC's report devotes an entire chapter to

the need to strengthen teacher preparation

programs, plus two more chapters to

"teaching-learning paths" (the concepts

children can learn at different ages, and how

they demonstrate that learning) for the various

domains of early math instruction, including

number operations, spatial thinking, and

measurement.

Math as a philosophical concept

For centuries math was understood as a way to

understand the world we live in, the

connection between the real world and math is

not always understood by children.

Critical elements are often dismissed such as

the times tables, by the time an student

Student interact with mentors, many of them

from Brain Injuries Inc., for a period of 5 to 20

minutes.

Module 2.

Student access different websites that

provides them with different math activities,

mostly math games that allow student to

reinforce what the mentor requires to

reinforce, chess and board games are

implemented as part of the program.

Module 3

Online Tutors through The National Science &

Technology Education Partnership (NSTEP).

A leading organization in developing

technologies to help students. NSTEP links

volunteer tutors with struggling students over

the internet so that economics and geography

work with adult mentors to explore their

own ideas, develop skills, and build

confidence in themselves through the use

of technology.