Marcy Cook Math Tiles
Chapel Hill, NC
Balboa Island, CA
This story begins over thirty five years ago with Marcy Cook and her quest to change how math was taught to students the world over. Her ingenious system of using numeration tiles requires students to use a combination of reasoning and problem solving strategies in a way that we feel is unmatched. Marcy travels all over the world from her base camp in Balboa Island, California teaching others to effectively use her materials and challenging the way they teach students mathematics.
3,000 miles away in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, teachers Tom Barry and Chris Mason were using Marcy's interactive tiles with their
4th grade students. Having experienced first hand the ways in which this approach to problem solving benefited their students, the idea to create a digital version that could be housed on a tablet emerged.
Tom & Chris flew across the country and met with Marcy to discuss their ideas. There was an instant synergy between the three of them and with Marcy's blessing and direct collaboration, Tom and Chris began to develop the App.
Twelve months later the first iteration of the App, Super Computation was released. Marcy, Tom, & Chris are actively working to bring more of Marcy's materials to both iPads and Android Tablets.
Balboa Island, CA
Chapel Hill, NC

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