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Penny SmitsFebruary 13, 2021

A Timeless Classic

Who knew teaching students in the virtual environment would be so difficult?  The struggles range from getting students to turn on their cameras to trying to get them working in…

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Jamie KaperFebruary 11, 2021February 11, 2021

Question of the Day

I am a high school teacher in Sonoma, California. I primarily teach Freshman Algebra 1, but I am also teaching a section of Algebra 1 for students who need to…

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Jennifer McCallaMarch 24, 2020March 26, 2020

Using Participation Checks to Promote Turn-Taking in Teams

During the 2019-2020 school year, my CPM Teacher Research Team decided to center our work around active listening and turn-taking. Most of our work ended up focusing more on turn-taking,…

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Mollie SiegelFebruary 4, 2020February 6, 2020

Better Whole-Class Discussion Follows Good Team Discourse

During the 2019-20 school year, my fellow TRC collaborators and I set out to support stronger whole-class discourse in our high school math classrooms. My TRC group believes supporting better…

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Jennifer McCallaJanuary 20, 2020January 27, 2020

Using Sociograms to See Trends in Team Discussions

Our TRC team is conducting research on equal distribution of talk in teams.  Before the school year started, our team decided to use sociograms to collect data on equal talk. …

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Peter TrappNovember 25, 2019November 25, 2019

Digging Deeper into Division with Rationals

I have been studying how to get more kids involved in our math lessons. I feel like sometimes they get bogged down by the number of words on the page,…

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Anthony JonesFebruary 10, 2019February 21, 2019

Math Curiosities, Part 2

In my previous post on Mathematical Curiosities (www.imath.us/math), I wrote that I would explain in more detail later.  So, here are a few of the experiences I have had utilizing…

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Anthony JonesJanuary 21, 2019January 25, 2019

Math Curiosities, Part 1

In a recent blog, I wrote about the idea of a “Free Form Friday” that I have been employing on Fridays in my classroom (you can read about it here:…

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Anthony JonesJanuary 6, 2019January 7, 2019

Math Talks, Part 2

In a recent blog, I wrote about Math Talks and how they are such a vital piece of student success in math class (see previous post at https://imath.us/2018/12/26/math-talks-part-1/).  Beyond basic…

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Erin KenneyDecember 21, 2018December 21, 2018

Making the Most of a Pairs Check

I was genuinely hesitant about using a pairs check in my classroom, because I was not sure my students knew how to “check” and give feedback. If we were practicing…

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