Mind in Motion Fall 2013 | Page 8

NONPROFIT Organization U.S. Postage PAID Santa Ana, CA Permit #4374 A neuroscience and education nonpro?t 111 Academy, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92617 Reimagining Math Education for... 500,000 Students 21,000 Teachers 1,780 Schools 30 States 3-D model of possible ST Math puzzle ENGINEERS IN THE MAKING Meet Jay Gragnani, Samuel Dull and Thomas Schramm of Colfax Charter Elementary School in Los Angeles. They are future mathematicians and engineers poised to help lead and shape America’s 21st century knowledge-based economy. These young men caught the attention of MIND’s Education Support Specialist, Brianna Rojas, with a video they posted on YouTube. Together, Jay, Samuel and Thomas created a 3-D model of a potential ST Math puzzle featuring JiJi the penguin. During the video, they not only understood tough mathematical concepts, but described them accurately and were able to F?v?&?W????F?W6R6??6WG2v?F??7F???2W6??rF?V?"W???R??FV??????V?R"????6?VV??BF???0?vW&R??f?FVBF???N( ?2?VGV'FW'2??'f??R?4?F?W&R?F?W??WBv?F???N( ?0?V?v??VW'2?B&W6V?FVB6??R?Wr?FV0?F?F?R6??FV?B7&VF???FV???( ?F?V?"&W6V?FF?????FV2?B??FV?2vW&P?7G&??r?BfW'?7&VF?fR??????f?'v&@?F?6VV??rv?W&RF?W6R7GVFV?G2FV6?FRF???F?V?"6????2?( ?6?B??6?6?V????@?6??FV?B7&VF???7V6??7B??VgBF?&?v?C???w&v????F???266?&???B6?VV?GV??v?F?G"??GF?WrWFW'6??????&W?6??6?????