Who do we need to focus on when we focus on equity?
More on equity this week. I think so many educators think that equity only has to do with students of different races. Equity...
More on equity this week. I think so many educators think that equity only has to do with students of different races. Equity...
The last few posts I have made have talked about engagement in the classroom. Without engagement, we have little chance to reach those...
In my email signature, I have a quote by William Paul Thurston that says: "Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations or...
The biggest roadblock to learning in this time of COVID is engagement. People posting on my page have told of situations where there is...
I talked in my last post about using breakout groups as a way to create some student autonomy in my classroom. My in-person classroom...
I am slowly coming to grips with trying to create a math community in a virtual classroom. Wow, is it challenging! My students have the...
I am slowly coming to grips with trying to create a math community in a virtual classroom. Wow, is it challenging! My students have the...
Have you ever considered why kids struggle with math? Is there really such a thing as a math gene. If you are born with a math gene,...
I am currently writing a book on how to create a math community in your classroom. About a year ago I was talking with a friend about...
Well, we have completed the first week of virtual school. My biggest concern was not having our online platform, Blackboard Collaborate...
What is a math community? Well, in this time of COVID, a math community has taken on a whole new definition. Prior to COVID, a math...
Many teachers might find it ok to skip the last step of the 5 practices in practice: Connecting(Smith and Sherin, 2019) In terms of...
Often in classrooms, the following happens: A problem is assigned. Students are given a certain amount of time to complete this problem....
In the past, we have conditioned our students to think that there is only one way to solve a problem. In showing students that there can...
After you have come up with the rich task that you will use in your classroom, it is time to let your students dig in! While they are...
Building a math community means giving all students access to all problems. Tasks that have multiple entry points allow all students...
I have been reading a book about the 5 practices in practice by Margaret S. Smith and Miriam Gamoran Sherin. The five practices help you...
Sentence Frames can help increase productive discourse in your math community. Students are often not sure how to put into words what...