Despite our current standards placing an emphasis on place value strategies for addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers, there continue to be many teachers who “teach” the standard algorithm as early as second grade. Why? Is it because...
MoreThanks to everyone who attended the Eastern Shore Mini-Conference. You can download the handouts here: For the keynote session “Setting the Stage for Productive Struggle” MCTM_productive_struggle_handouts_March_2018 For the Grades 3-5...
MoreJoin Sue at one of the following conferences during 2018: Feb. 3 – Keynote Speaker, Rappahannock Region Association of Teachers of Mathematics, Fredericksburg, VA Mar. 3 – Keynote Speaker, Eastern Shore Math Conference, Maryland...
MoreJoin Sue O’Connell for a Heinemann-sponsored workshop to explore K-5 math teaching. Have fun with hands-on tasks and lots of math talk! Gather ideas for simple investigations that enliven math class and help students discover important math...
MoreI was recently working with teachers to analyze their students’ work. Students had to find the difference for 72-35. After they reviewed the work, I asked them to share the strengths they noted in the student work. One teacher mentioned that...
More34_OConnell_Moving_Beyond_Memorization_handouts Looking for ideas for helping students discover big ideas about fractions? Join Sue at the NCTM Regional Conference in Orlando on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 9:30-10:30am in room W312 of the Convention...
MoreGCTM_Keynote_Handouts_10-20-17 Speaking_Lang_Math_handouts_2017 I am honored to be presenting the closing keynote at the Georgia State Math Conference on Friday, Oct. 20. The keynote focuses on the power of our questions to challenge student...
More
