Planning Efficient Math Instruction–Using Open Ended Math Tasks
Ready to do some thinking about math planning, math tasks, problem solving and more? Read on to see some of
5 Tips for Helping Students Make Sense of Word Problems
How many of you have ever given your students a challenging problem and within SECONDS heard something like… “I don’t
Coming Up with a Math Plan, Teamwork, and Perseverance!
I just wanted to share a quick blog post about what I am doing in math workshop over the next
Making Sense of Problems: Meaningful Math
Teaching math is a complicated venture–to say the least. Between figuring out how to meet the needs of all our
Rethinking Problem Solving: More Than a Word Problem
For years I have used the phrase “problem solving does not equal word problems”, but I love it when I
Problem Solving Doesn’t Always Mean Word Problems!
I know I talk about problem solving and word problems a TON, but I wanted to share briefly today about
Problem solving in the “real world”
One thing that I think is super important for students to understand is that math is REAL. Math isn’t “fill
When Problem Solving, Precision, and Computation Meet: 5 Ideas to Ponder
I think it would be hard to find someone who would argue with the following statement: All students need to
Math Talk, Open Ended Problems–and Thinking Backwards!
Open Ended Math Challenges As you know if you have followed me for any length of time, I love to
Elapsed Time,Solving Problems, and Addressing Misconceptions
As we move into the upper grades, we sometimes make some assumptions about some of those “basic skills” such as
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