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Janine Scott
January 26, 2022January 27, 2022Comments count 0

Mathematical Thinking vs. the Right Answer

One of the things that I try to impress upon my students is that being “good” at math is really about the thinking skills you use to solve problems, versus…

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Laura Bell
January 18, 2022January 27, 2022Comments count 1

Math is like…

The main goal of my research team this year is to encourage students to redefine who they are as mathematicians in order to increase their enjoyment while doing mathematics. Enjoyment,…

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Angela Kraft
January 14, 2022January 14, 2022Comments count 0

The Power of Choice

Do you have a math learning target that you want to jazz up a bit to increase student engagement, joy and wonderment of a standard? Do you have a lesson…

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Michelle L.
January 3, 2022January 6, 2022Comments count 0

Deepening Conceptual Understanding Using Sentence Frames

When are sentence frames helpful? What is the purpose of sentence frames? In this post, I share how sentence frames can be used to help students catch mistakes in their…

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Michelle L.
January 3, 2022January 6, 2022Comments count 1

Agree to Disagree

Creating a classroom environment where students publicly disagree with one another is often a challenging endeavor. During this class, my class of Integrated Math 1 students were finding the rate…

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Jennifer Moriarty
December 11, 2021December 15, 2021Comments count 0

Math in Real Life: Utilizing Industry Professionals in Our Classrooms

“When are we ever going to use this in real life?” This question is a great indicator of a lack of joy and engagement in a classroom, and I am…

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Amy Bowden
December 7, 2021December 8, 2021Comments count 1

M&M’s: Math and Memes

Who doesn’t love a good meme? When reviewing for my students’ unit test, I wanted to add some spice into the review instead of the regular practice problems and I’m…

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Amanda Ethridge
December 4, 2021December 12, 2021Comments count 1

Group Quizzes and Self-Grading

One of the things I am focusing on this year is building the capacity of students to self-assess accurately and reflect on their progress and learning. I am using group…

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Matt Rector
December 3, 2021December 3, 2021Comments count 1

Team Building Tuesday

Introduction Team Building Tuesday basically consists of an activity that takes place during the first 5 to 10 minutes of class every Tuesday. Every activity is designed to help students…

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Matt Rector
December 3, 2021December 3, 2021Comments count 0

Thoughtful Thursdays: What Makes it Unique?

Thoughtful Thursdays – What Makes it Unique? Thoughtful Thursdays currently consist of two activities: “What Makes it Unique?” and “Conundrums.” Both of these activities are designed to help students stimulate…

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