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...
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Is it Equity or is it Equality?
The last few posts I have made have talked about engagement in the classroom. Without engagement, we have little chance to reach those...
Its all about understanding
In my email signature, I have a quote by William Paul Thurston that says: "Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations or...
Student Engagement in the time of Covid 19
The biggest roadblock to learning in this time of COVID is engagement. People posting on my page have told of situations where there is...
Engaging students in their online work
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...
Teaching Math in the age of Covid 19!
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...
A math community in the time of Covid 19
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...
Why does math get such a bad rap?
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,...
A Book is Born!!!
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...
A pleasant surprise on the way to creating a math community.
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?
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...
5 practices in practice, practice #5
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...
Step 4 of the Practices in practice (Sherin and Smith, 2019):
Often in classrooms, the following happens: A problem is assigned. Students are given a certain amount of time to complete this problem....
Step 3 of the 5 practices in practice.
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...
Step 2 in the 5 practices in practice.
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...
Step 1 in the 5 practices in practice
Building a math community means giving all students access to all problems. Tasks that have multiple entry points allow all students...
5 practices in practice
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...
Using Sentence Frames to increase discourse.
Sentence Frames can help increase productive discourse in your math community. Students are often not sure how to put into words what...
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