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October 2018

MATHEMATIC WINS THE APP-BASED GAME AWARD FOR ITS ENGAGING GAME-BASED DESIGN AND IMPACT ON STUDENT SUCCESS IN LUXEMBOURG

BY Jacob Pucar October 2018

Vretta and the Luxembourg Ministry of Education won the App-Based Game Group Award during the 6th International Educational Games Competition at the European Conference on Games-Based Learning for MathemaTIC.

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August 2018

MathemaTIC Wins Gold for the Best Advance in Custom Content

BY Jacob Pucar August 2018

Vretta and SCRIPT, Luxembourg Ministry of Education, received the coveted Gold Award from the Brandon Hall Group for MathemaTIC in the category Best Advance in Custom Content for the successful implementation and progress towards raising attainment and reducing the equity gap at primary and secondary schools in Luxembourg.

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August 2018

TRANSFORMING FRACTIONS THROUGH ENGAGING LESSONS, ASSESSMENTS, AND GAMES

BY Jacob Pucar August 2018

July marked the month when the MathemaTIC team launched a series of interactive learning and assessment items that are designed to make fractions engaging and fun for students.

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July 2018

MENTAL MATH COMPETITION ENGAGES STUDENTS ACROSS LUXEMBOURG

BY Jacob Pucar July 2018

With over 14 years of teaching mathematics to students in Grade 7 and 8 in Luxembourg, Yvan Kieffer has been committed to discovering methods to help his students engage and have fun learning mathematics. For the past two years, he has had the opportunity to work closely with other teachers from Luxembourg who have been part of the MathemaTIC project to design and develop interactive, voice-enabled resources to enhance math education for students.

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June 2018

MAKING FRACTIONS FUN FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 7

BY Jacob Pucar June 2018

With over 14 years of teaching mathematics to students in Grade 7 and 8 in Luxembourg, Yvan Kieffer has been committed to discovering methods to help his students engage and have fun learning mathematics. For the past two years, he has had the opportunity to work closely with other teachers from Luxembourg who have been part of the MathemaTIC project to design and develop interactive, voice-enabled resources to enhance math education for students.

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Apr 2018

Vretta and The Luxembourg Ministry of Education Win the Coveted Award for The Best Use of Formative Assessment for MathemaTIC.

BY Jacob Pucar Apr 2018

Vretta, alongside the Luxembourg Ministry of National Education, have been awarded the Best Use of Formative Assessment at the second international e-Assessment Award Ceremony for MathemaTIC.

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Feb 2017

HOW TO HELP STUDENTS CONVERT WRITTEN PROBLEM-SOLVING INTO MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE

BY Lucie Vivier Feb 2017

MathemaTIC Blocks, developed with teachers and researchers, came out of the assessment that students need a hands-on approach to problem-solving. This interactive tool offers flexibility for students to create an equation through a structured process. It helps students develop reasoning skills such as identification and recognition of relationships.

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14
Nov 2016

RAISING ATTAINMENT AND REDUCING THE EQUITY GAP USING MathemaTIC

MathemaTIC's Amina Afif and Jos Bertemes have authored an article in the 2016 Yearbook published by the Consortium of Institutions for Development and Research in Education in Europe (CIDREE), which describes the approaches of MathemaTIC for reducing the equity gap and raising attainment for learners.

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Oct 2016

THE LUXEMBOURG MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION SIGNS A CONVENTION WITH VRETTA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND GENERALIZATION OF MathemaTIC FOR CYCLE 3 AND GRADES 7 & 8

BY Jay Martens Oct 2016

The Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg signs a convention with Vretta to extend the development and generalization of MathemaTIC for students in Cycle 3 (equivalent to Grades 3 & 4) and Grades 7 & 8. This is in support of the “Digital Lëtzebuerg” strategy announced by Prime Minister Xavier Bettel in October 2014, under the leadership and guidance of Education Minister, Claude Meisch, the Director of SCRIPT, Luc Weis, and the Coordinator of the Project, Amina Afif.

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14
Jun 2016

LISER AS A RESEARCH COLLABORATOR IN THE PROJECT

BY Catalina Lomos May 2016

DIGITAL EDUCATION: THE MATHEMATIC PROJECT

On the 10th of May 2016, the Minister of Education, Children and Youth, Claude Meisch, presented the MathemaTIC digital learning environment in a press conference. This innovative online learning environment is being developed to promote an adaptive and differentiated learning approach in mathematics for students in Cycle 4 of primary education.

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May 2016

7 PRINCIPLES 4 MULTIMEDIA TOOL

BY Jos Bertemes May 2016

1. Pinpoint the learning outcomes

Nehru said that failure comes only if you forget your objectives. Therefore it is essential to fix as precisely as possible the learning outcomes of your tool. They will serve as lighthouse throughout the whole development process.

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May 2016

Visite à Paris auprès des 15 enseignants créateurs d’items

BY Ben Haas May 2016

MathemaTIC en route

Aujourd’hui, Frauke Kesting et Ben Haas du SCRIPT se sont rendus à Paris pour rencontrer les 15 enseignants français qui participent en tant que créateurs d’items dans le projet MathemaTIC. En effet avec leurs expertises, ces enseignants ont créés un bon nombre des items rouges et noirs dans les différents modules d’apprentissages.

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Jun 2015

THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG ENTERS INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH VRETTA TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY STUDENTS LEARN MATHEMATICS.

BY ADEN PARK Jun 2015

Luxembourg is investing in digital learning, as part of the government’s Digital Luxembourg strategy, announced by Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and under the leadership and guidance of Minister Claude Meisch – Minister of National Education, Children and Youth, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

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