Re-Examining Our Beliefs About Mathematics
A decade ago, I wrote about my ten misinformed beliefs about mathematics. These weren’t beliefs that I was told, but rather beliefs that I formed because of the way I learned math each day in the...
MoreUsing Literature to Make Sense of Math Operations
While many students are able to perform computations, some of those same students struggle when challenged to apply their computational skills to solve math problems. Rather than relying on...
MoreReady, Set… Let’s Go: Starting the Year with Math Games
What can we do in the first weeks of school to set the stage for the coming year? Are there skills that may need revisited after the summer break? Is there information we’d like to gather about...
More7 Ways Children’s Literature Enhances Math Teaching
We recognize the power of reading a good story. But what might a good story bring to our math lessons? How might it enhance our teaching and spur student discovery? How might it support the...
MoreTeaching Mathematics Through Context
Rather than a focus on memorizing teacher-taught algorithms to arrive at correct answers, today’s math standards focus on computational fluency, conceptual understanding, and application...
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