ATC is teaming up with the Milwaukee Bucks for our second season of Math Hoops. Math Hoops is a nationwide program that implements math skills such as fractions, decimals and multiplication. into an NBA/WNBA board game based on real players, real statistics and real opponents. The board game and mobile app follow a 10–16-week curriculum to engage fourth through eighth grade students and develop fundamental math skills through the games.
Our first season with the Math Hoops was a success. Nearly 11,000 Wisconsin students played 258,552 games and solved over 27.3 million math problems. Students who participated last season showed a 27% improvement in their math testing scores. Additionally, one student from Bruce Guadalupe Elementary School in Milwaukee was selected for an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City this summer to face off against students across the nation, Puerto Rico and Australia.
To prepare for the upcoming season, ATC hosted educator training at the Pewaukee office on Oct. 7. Learn Fresh, a non-profit organization that oversees the Math Hoops program for the NBA, taught the educators from Milwaukee-area schools how to play the game.
“We’re excited to partner with the Bucks to bring the NBA Math Hoops program to Wisconsin students,” said ATC Executive Vice President and Chief People and Customer Officer Lori Lorenz. “ATC wants to get young people excited about science, technology, engineering and mathematics [STEM] opportunities in the energy industry and empower them with the skills they need to succeed. Math Hoops helps improve students’ fundamental math skills while playing a game and having fun, which is a win for Wisconsin educators and students.”
Educators can register for virtual training sessions to gain free access to the NBA Math Hoops curriculum and materials. To register, visit www.nbamathhoops.com/training