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Shirley Disseler Featured On Fox 8

10/24/2016

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We love celebrating with our authors, which is why we're super excited about the coverage Shirley Disseler is receiving from her Brick Math Series.

Dr. Shirley Disseler, associate professor in the School of Education at High Point University, published the first title in a 10-book LEGO series aimed at helping teachers and parents teach math in an engaging and accessible way. Disseler is currently hosting a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Camp at HPU for children in the community.

See the video below!
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Teaching Fractions Using LEGO® Bricks

10/19/2016

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Many students struggle with learning fractions. Teachers struggle, too, in finding ways to teach the concepts. LEGO® bricks help students learn the mathematical concepts through modeling.

​In this book, the hands-on activities using LEGO® bricks help students learn:


  • how to recognize fractions
  • the vocabulary of fractions
  • how to define a whole and represent parts of different sized wholes
  • how to add and subtract with like and unlike denominators
  • how to represent and understand mixed numbers and find equivalent fractions
Teaching Fractions Using LEGO® Bricks by Shirley Disseler
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Teaching Division Using Lego® Bricks

10/17/2016

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True understanding of division goes far beyond memorizing facts. Modeling the process of division with LEGO® bricks helps students visualize the math problem.

Teaching Division Using LEGO® Bricks by Dr. Shirley Disseler provides a variety of modeling techniques using LEGO® bricks, allowing all students to experience that “Aha! I get it!” moment.

Teachers have raved about Shirley Disseler's new series.

​“Hands-on, engaging, and overall an exciting way to learn math," Tina Lupton, teacher.

“Breathes life back into mathematics instruction," Kelli Coons, Instructional Coach.


In this book, the hands-on activities using LEGO® bricks help students learn:
  • equal shares or partitive division
  • repeated subtraction or quotitive division
  • multiplication and division fact families
  • basic division
  • two-digit division and dividing larger numbers

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Brick Math Videos Demonstrate A LEGO® Approach To Teaching Math

10/14/2016

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We've begun a fun series of videos designed to show how easy it is to teach the lessons provided in The Brick Math Series. Whether you're teaching division, multiplication, or fractions, these hands-on, easy-to-follow lessons can help engage students and help them grasp math concepts.
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Teaching Multiplication Using LEGO® Bricks

10/12/2016

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Multiplication is not simply the rote memorization of times tables. Students need to understand multiplication concepts. LEGO® bricks are the perfect manipulative to help students model, utilizing their creative and logical processes together. In this book, the hands-on activities using LEGO® bricks help students learn:
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  • the meaning of multiplication as repeated addition
  • the vocabulary of multiplication
  • basic multiplication facts
  • one-digit multiplication
  • two-digit and larger multiplication

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A Video Introduction to the Brick Math Series

10/10/2016

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For many students learning math can be a frustrating endeavor. LEGO® bricks to the rescue in this easy-to-learn, ground breaking new book series by Dr. Shirley Disseler.
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High Point University Gives Brick Math Series The Spotlight

10/7/2016

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Here's an excerpt from a recent article spotlighting Dr. Shirley Disseler and the amazing work she has done on The Brick Math Series. This wonderful new series of books aims to help teachers breathe new life into teaching math by using everyone's favorite childhood toy—LEGO® bricks!

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HIGH POINT, N.C., June 6, 2016 – Dr. Shirley Disseler, associate professor in the School of Education at High Point University, published the first title in a 10-book series aimed at helping teachers and parents teach math in an engaging and accessible way.

​Disseler’s Brick Math Series, published by Brigantine Media’s Compass Publishing, uses a common toy, Lego bricks, to teach math basics for students in elementary and middle grades.

“Legos are universal, multicultural – they are something all kids and adults can understand,” says Disseler. “Teaching math doesn’t require special tools. By using something familiar like Lego bricks that are available in the classroom and at home, students are more likely to be engaged in what they are learning.”

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Introducing the Brick Math Series

10/3/2016

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Dr. Shirley Disseler
Dr. Shirley Disseler, Associate Professor at High Point University in High Point, NC, is the country's leading expert on using LEGO® bricks to teach math. The first three books of her new ten-book Brick Math Series showing how to teach math using her hands-on methods are now available:
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  • Teaching Fractions Using LEGO® Bricks
  • Teaching Multiplication Using LEGO® Bricks
  • Teaching Division Using LEGO® Bricks

Each teaching book has a companion student edition that gives additional practice to your students to reinforce the math concepts as well as assessments for the teacher to gauge student progress.

This new hands-on method to teach fractions, multiplication, and division has been successful for students in North Carolina and other states. The books offer step-by-step guidance for teachers and students, making it very easy to start teaching math using LEGO® bricks as the perfect manipulative.

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Research has shown that manipulatives such as LEGO® bricks help students learn. The Journal of Instructional Pedagogies and the NRICH project of the University of Cambridge have both found that a hands-on approach to teaching math is one of the best ways for students to learn.

As the school year begins, you may be searching for better instructional methods for your teachers. The new Brick Math Series is an effective, hands-on teaching method that will get your students engaged and excited about learning math.
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