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Principles to Actions opens the door to the Chinese Room
A recent post on Dan Meyer’s blog began a discussion about the amount of real learning going on in math classes, contrasted with the far too frequent, unfortunate practice of memorization of procedures...
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Getting Right into the Math
On the first day of school, students tend to expect the typical ice breaker activities, the lists of rules and procedures, and the “what did you do on your summer vacation” discussions. For better or...
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K-5 Math PD Product
Saw the prototype – lots of potential here! Sign up to receive updates. MyTE Signup Link
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Anyone can teach math, just read from the TE, right?
Watch Deborah Ball show Michigan legislators that it’s not that simple.
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Common Core App Supports Understanding of the Equal Sign, Mental Math Strategies
Check out Equal Cards Pro, designed by the creator of MathSPOT. Researchers have found that students often view the equal sign as a “do something” signal. What can we do to help students absorb the...
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Think you know the Singapore Model Method?
Here’s an awesome problem to challenge your modeling skills: Soccer is a popular sport in Haley’s 6th grade class. Of the 84 sixth grade students, 5/8 of the boys and 3/4 of the girls participate in...
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We invert and multiply…and we know the reason why!
Do your students know the reason why? Join Max Ray of the Math Forum for an inspiring problem solving journey.
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Answer-Getting vs. Understanding
As a teacher, coach, and Math Specialist, I’ve spent considerable time throughout the years engaged in conversations with students, teachers, tutors, and parents about the importance of conceptual...
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Exciting and Innovative K-5 Math PD Product!
Visit MyTE to learn more and sign up to beta test this product. If you teach or coach K-5 math, you don’t …Continue reading →
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Last chance to sign up for sneak peek at innovative K-5 PD product!
If you haven’t already done so, sign up at the MyTE site to participate in next week’s beta test of an exciting and novel product under development for math PD. Participation does not require a...
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Make Middle School Math More Meaningful
It’s been a while since I last posted! For the past nine months I have been laboring, along with the brilliant and talented team at Illustrative Mathematics, on a new curriculum for grades 6-8 that is...
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Just in time for Pi Day
Enjoy this task from Illustrative Mathematics with your students! (and while you are there, check out the new open-resource 6-8 curriculum available for 2017-2018 adoption!)
View ArticleCoherence and the Importance of K-5 Math
Worked today with 7th grade students on task 5.2 Repeating Decimals in the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum. Students were successful finding by long division that the first fraction has a decimal...
View ArticleUpdate on Illustrative Mathematics Middle School Curriculum
I am thrilled to report that the curriculum for which I served as author and PD facilitator (and now teacher) has just been awarded the highest-ever score from EdReports! Read here for information...
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