Emerald Education

A women-owned business that elevates learning with innovative, research-informed supplemental curricula, empowering educators and students nationwide.

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We don’t just hand off a product and wish you luck. When schools partner with us, they gain access to professional learning sessions that equip teachers and coaches with a deep understanding of how to implement every aspect of our supplemental curriculum, including how our Elevation Station Math Games are intentionally organized for ease of use.

Each game comes with clearly labeled components and identification numbers to support seamless classroom routines. This level of structure isn’t just about putting things away, it’s about empowering teachers with systems that make math instruction more efficient, engaging, and sustainable.

Our goal? Confident teachers, actively engaged students, and classrooms where meaningful math learning happens every day.

#EdLeadership #ProfessionalLearning #MathGames #Teachers

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What You Say vs. What They Hear: Math Teacher Edition... or Addition?

It can be tricky teaching math vocabulary when students are still learning the intricacies of the English language. Homophones and varying connotations can make this even harder!
◾ You say “sum”… they hear “a little, but not all.”
◾ What’s the “mean”? Someone who isn’t very nice.
◾ “Today we are learning the formula for volume.” They take their headphones out.

Math can feel like a foreign language sometimes, but it’s a language we can all learn to speak fluently!

#TeacherHumor #Funny #MathJokes #ITeachMath

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Parent: “What did you learn at school today?”
Child: “Nothing.”

Have you ever had this conversation with your child? Did they really learn nothing at school all day? Of course not!

How can you ask better questions to get a more detailed response while also boosting retention? Try one of these questions instead:
✅ What did you learn today that you didn’t already know?
✅ How does what you learned today connect to what you already knew?
✅ If one of your classmates was absent from school today, how would you explain ____?
✅ How might you explain ____ another way?
✅ Can you show me how ____?
✅ What might ____ look like in a drawing? Equation?
✅ What are you still wondering about ____?

#ParentSupport #Retention #Question #Memory

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According to A Pedagogy of Play by Harvard Project Zero, engaging students through playful, meaningful activity helps them connect ideas, welcome risk-taking, and develop metacognitive skills—all essential for lasting learning.

Playing games as a way to learn can:
✔️ Increase fluency
✔️ Develop conceptual thinking and understanding
✔️ Increase motivation by having an objective (i.e., to win!)

How do you incorporate learning through play in your classroom?

#LearnThroughPlay #Harvard #MathGames #Education

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Here’s what you can expect in a box of Elevation Station Math Games. For a closer look, click here: https://t.co/r2gpmFLq8Y.

#Unboxing #GameDemo #CoolMathGames #ProceduralFluency

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At Emerald Education, we believe great design does more than just make things look better—it makes communication clearer, more engaging, and more impactful. And behind nearly every visual you see from us is the creative force of Sharron Stuart, our incredible graphic designer!

Sharron plays a key role in just about everything we do. From product design and conference materials to social media graphics, flyers, presentations, and more—if it’s visual, she’s probably had a hand in it. Her eye for detail and thoughtful creativity help bring the Emerald Education brand to life across every platform and project.

But Sharron’s talents don’t stop at the office. She’s also a devoted wife, mom, and friend, and shares her home (and probably some floor space) with Arlo, her very large and very lovable dog.

We’re so thankful to have Sharron here as an integral part of the Emerald Education team! 💚

#EmployeeAppreciation #GraphicDesign #Family #Education

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When you think of "summer slide," do you think about a red plastic slide on the playground? Did you know there's another kind of summer slide? It’s the learning loss that often happens over the summer.

How can you help counteract summer slide? Play a math game! Games are a fun way to keep skills sharp while also building relationships and strategic thinking. Follow these tips!

🎉 Make it fun. Learning is connected to engagement, so games are the perfect way to lock in important math concepts.
🕒 Keep it short. Quick games maximize learning and keep children from losing interest.
🔂 Play it again. Different numerals and problems result from each new draw of the card or roll of the dice. Same game—unique experiences and outcomes each time!
💬 Talk it through. Explaining reasoning or strategy requires organizing thinking and communicating clearly.

Did you know that Emerald Education’s Elevation Station Math Games package has 135 games to combat summer slide for Grades K–8?

#SummerSlide #LearningLoss #BackToSchool #Education

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A carpenter’s toolbox might include a tape measure, saw, screwdriver, and hammer.

What tools or manipulatives might you find if you peeked into a teacher’s toolbox? If you could only choose one tool, material, or manipulative for your classroom, what would it be?
◾ Base-ten blocks to support place value understanding
◾ Fraction strips for fraction equivalence and operations
◾ Integer chips to assist with adding and subtracting integers

What is your must-have tool?

#BackToSchool #Teachers #Parents #Math

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Teachers: Do you set intentions for your school year? Like New Year’s resolutions? Whether it’s strengthening your students’ understanding, implementing new instructional strategies or tools, or staying organized, what are your intentions for this school year? Past or present teachers, sound off below about any intentions you have or are going to set. 👇

#Teachers #BackToSchool #Education #EdLeadership

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Take your math and CTE lessons to a higher level with Rise Career and Math Mini-Lessons!

Learn more. 👉 https://t.co/PC5uEQ9LwK

#CTEWorks #CareerConnectedMath #MathTeachers #EdTech

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How do you know if the students in your class are making progress? What assessment tools do you use to measure that progress?
✏️ Quizzes
✏️ Unit tests
✏️ Benchmarks
✏️ End-of-year tests
✏️ Checklists
✏️ Observations
✏️ Portfolios

By definition, progress is forward movement toward a destination. To evaluate students’ progress accurately, you have to know both the starting point and the destination. One way to think about progress is as a comparison.
✏️ How far have students come from where they started?
✏️ How much farther do they need to go to reach the destination?

That means students can be at two different places in their learning and yet still have demonstrated progress. Pretty cool, right? Let’s make sure to celebrate all students’ progress!

#Assessment #Progress #School #Teachers

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New Emerald Education blog post—Doing Math at Home: Simple Ways to Engage Children, by Dawne Coker. Give it a read!

https://t.co/rSmgbEtiQz

#BlogPost #MathAtHome #Parents #Teachers

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It’s all starting to make sense!

Today is International Infinity Day ♾️ AND International Cat Day. 🐱 This can’t be a coincidence.

The math teacher in us says that correlation doesn’t equal causation. But the pet lover wonders if maybe cats planned this somehow…

We’ll have to monitor this further. Updates to come.

#TeacherHumor #InternationalInfinityDay #InternationalCatDay #Cats #Math

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Pattern blocks, integer chips, fraction strips, and more!

Which manipulative do you reach for most often in the math classroom? Which is most effective at developing conceptual understanding? Are they the same manipulative?

With so many all-star manipulatives in the classroom, which would win MVM, or “Most Valuable Manipulative”? If you were to announce the winning manipulative in a speech, what would you say?

“The MVM Award for Most Valuable Manipulative goes to __________ because __________.”

What’s your MVM? 🎖️

#Teachers #Math #Classroom

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The path is shifting—are we paying attention? (Long post, but worth your consideration if you’re in education.)

For decades, the dominant message in education was clear: college is the key to a high-paying, stable career. But that narrative is evolving.

Today, more students—and families—are seeing the value in skilled trades. Electricians, welders, contractors, and plumbers are earning six-figure salaries just a few years out of high school—often without the burden of student debt. And unlike past generations, Gen Z isn’t carrying the same bias against these careers.

So what does this mean for schools and teachers?

It means we need to know our audience. Grades and college acceptance may no longer be the universal motivator. But purpose still is. Students will work hard—when they understand why it matters.

If a student doesn’t see how today’s math lesson connects to their future, we can’t expect effort. But if they see that mastering math could be their first step toward owning their own business, building homes, fixing engines, or earning that dream car?

Now we’ve got their attention. Let’s shift the conversation from “college readiness” to career relevance. Because the future our students want starts in our classrooms—if we’re willing to meet them where they are.

To learn more about how Emerald Education is connecting careers and math, click our link: https://t.co/4nNdof9A3l

#CareerConnectedMath #CTE #EdLeadership #Teachers

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To commemorate the passing of the Great American Outdoors Act in 2020, which secured funding and maintenance of national parks, the National Park Service makes all national parks free for admission on August 4. So get out and enjoy the beautiful outdoors our country has to offer!

To learn more, visit: https://t.co/ig35bskIRQ.

#GreatAmericanOutdoorsDay #NationalParks #Nature #Summer

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Every teacher knows that a good classroom activity can make all the difference when a concept isn’t quite clicking for students. That’s why we created Elevation Station Math Games, a variety of K–8 board games where students apply math concepts to play—and actually have fun playing.

To learn more about how your school or district can elevate math learning with a tool you buy once and have access to in perpetuity, head to our link to see what sets us apart: https://t.co/2uPBfClOdm.

#MathGames #BoardGames #Education #Teachers

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As this Pew Research Center graph shows, back-to-school times vary widely by state. But for teachers, the first day of school isn’t just a day—it’s the culmination of years of preparation through degree programs, classroom experience, trainings, and professional learning. Many years of hard work lead up to this day when teachers finally get to share what they know and love with their students.

Whatever your start date, we want to thank you, #teachers. You don’t just show up—you build futures. 👏🍎

Note: Graph based on a random sample of 1,573 public school districts. “No data” column represents the shares of students and school districts among all those sampled for which a school start date could not be determined. Figures are rounded to the nearest whole number. Source: Pew Research Center analysis of school calendar data.

https://t.co/EgezaihS3q

#BackToSchool #FirstDayOfSchool #EducationResearch #Data

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When someone says “fluency,” what words come to mind?

Do you think about speed or accuracy? This is not uncommon since many of us have memories of timed speed tests.

“Procedural fluency” is a term that has been well-defined for decades by such organizations as the National Research Council and the National Council for the Teachers of Mathematics. Both organizations describe fluency as being able to apply procedures efficiently, flexibly, and accurately.

While most of us understand accuracy as correctly solving a procedure, the other two components of procedural fluency may be less familiar. Let’s take a closer look at these.
◾Efficiency refers to solving a procedure in a reasonable amount of time by selecting an appropriate strategy and readily implementing that strategy.
◾Flexibility means knowing multiple procedures and applying or adapting strategies to solve procedural problems.

Your turn to reflect!
◾Which of these three components currently takes center stage in your classroom?
◾Which receives the least amount of emphasis?
◾How are efficiency and flexibility related?

#MathFluency #MathEd

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Starting your teaching journey in mathematics? Build a strong, student-centered foundation with these powerful reads that go beyond formulas to focus on purpose, equity, and practice:

1️⃣ Mathematics for Human Flourishing by Francis Su and Christopher Jackson
A beautiful, human-centered look at math as a path to justice, belonging, and purpose.
2️⃣ Catalyzing Change in Early Childhood and Elementary Mathematics (NCTM)
Rethink traditional norms. This book challenges status quo systems and promotes equity-focused, developmentally appropriate math experiences.
3️⃣ 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions by Margaret S. Smith and Mary Kay Stein
A practical guide to facilitating math talks that deepen understanding and empower student voice.
4️⃣ The Math Pact by Bush, Karp, and Dougherty
Teamwork makes the math dream work! Align language, procedures, and goals across classrooms and grade levels.
5️⃣ Math-ish by Jo Boaler
Explore flexible thinking and real-world connections. It’s okay if math doesn’t always feel exact—it’s the thinking that matters.

Whether you're just starting out or looking to refresh your mindset, these books blend pedagogy, practice, and passion. Perfect summer reads to grow your math teacher heart.

#SummerReading #MathEd #BookWorm