MIND Research Institute

ST Math

MIND's innovative ST Math program reaches over 2.2 million PreK-8th grade students and 115,000 teachers in over 7,400 schools nationwide. Approximately two-thirds of our schools serve low-income students, and 70% of students using ST Math are from traditionally underserved backgrounds, of which 40% are Latino. The majority of our ST Math school districts are underperforming. Our programs not only help improve math achievement but also advance and promote students to encompass a strong math foundation which will help them with the employable labor skills necessary for STEM careers. Based on neuroscience research, MIND's innovative ST Math programs aim to develop deep conceptual learning for students. We utilize a uniquely visual approach that accesses the brain's innate "spatial-temporal" reasoning ability through language-independent, animated representations of math concepts as visual puzzles. MIND brings a unique perspective on math, focused on deep conceptual understanding versus memorization. Self-paced and self-motivating, ST Math provides students with immediate, instructive feedback on why answers are correct or incorrect. This innovative learning tool deepens problem-solving and reasoning skills, resulting in students gaining confidence in their learning ability and a desire to advance their mathematical/STEM knowledge. Included in MIND's suite of ST Math programs are: ST Math: Early Learning; ST Math: K-5; ST Math Middle School Supplement; Summer Immersion; ST Math Camp; and ST Math Tutoring powered by VIPTeacher.