Mindsets: Real-world problem solving for math, science & STEAM

Marissa here, Mindsets founder. My team and I created Mindsets to level the playing field and teach math through entrepreneurship. To learn what opportunity looks like, how it is designed & how the math works across engaging topics and student led interests in sport, art, business, budgeting, startups, the environment, data science, engineering and more. For example, in the Where to Work Challenge-Tech Edition, students decide on a career and receive 2 job offers - one from Google and one from Amazon. Which one should they choose? To help make a decision, they create graphs plotting average pay rises at each company using linear equations and they analyze the slope of the graph. They also look beyond the numbers and explain their reasoning - which company do I prefer? What factors matter ? Do I want to have a long term career with one company or not? And - what would mom say? Students work in pairs or teams collaboratively discussing the questions and answers, they view class poll results and their responses helps teachers to assess how students are thinking and communicating. Students can then extend their learning through a hands on project. Discover and explore a new world in each Challenge! Mindsets is a full stack edtech collaboration tool and library of original curriculum aligned lessons & projects. Perfect for remote teaching & learning! Teachers can assign Mindsets to a whole class to work online together or alternatively, for students to work independently at home. Mindsets is available for teachers and schools to license with professional development, curriculum and a suite of intuitive classroom tools included. Family packages have also just been released. Start by trying out one of our free Summer Open Challenges, and join a global classroom! www.mindsets.com

Maker

6yr ago

Hunter

Mindsets challenges students in a way that gets them excited about Math and Science and shows them how to use these skills in the real world. Projects include challenges such as starting your own doggie daycare, or creating a new app for a theme park. Mindsets has already been used by 1-million students worldwide. Try one of their open challenges at https://www.mindsets.com/summer-... and tell them what you think!

getshipit

That is nice!