A great time was had by all at the Develop Meaning by Connecting Multiple Strategies K–2 workshop lead by Jennifer Leimberer at the NCTM Regional Conference in Chicago. Missed the opportunity? Check out the slides and handouts. Develop Meaning by Connec...
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An imaginative story, a magic pot (function machine), filled ten frame cards, and a game engage students as they develop strategies for thinking about the doubles and doubles plus one pattern. The story Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong sets the stage fo...
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Former NCTM President Linda Gojak reminds us “students cannot be fluent [in the math facts] without conceptual understanding and flexible thinking.” Read her full article “Fluency: Simply Fast and Accurate? I Think Not!” for more informat...
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Missed NCTM 2017? Well, Math Trailblazers’ author team had a great time presenting and sharing their work. Check out their presentations below. High Impact Games and Meaningful Mathematical Dialog: G3–5 Slides Part 1 Slides Part 2 Handouts Devel...
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Here is a great piece by our favorite Professor of Mathematics, Jo Boaler, about “The Stereotypes That Distort How Americans Teach and Learn Math” and how the Common Core addresses some of those issues. She challenges that idea that certain pe...
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