RSS Annie at the Math Forum

  • Noticing and Wondering in Elementary School September 10, 2013
    My colleague Max recently blogged about Noticing and Wondering in High School and I thought it would be fun to blog about using it at the elementary level. The essence of our “I Notice, I Wonder” activity is that you give students a mathematical situation or picture or story, without asking any specific questions, and […]
    Annie

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  • 26 Questions You Can Ask Instead September 12, 2013
    Lots of times when we ask questions in math class, they fall into 2 categories: Procedural/Right Answer questions, e.g. “What do you call the longest side of a right triangle?” or “What did you get for number three?” or “What is the mode of this data set?” “Higher-Order Questions” aka hard questions, e.g. “Why do […]
    Max

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  • Noticing and Wondering in Middle School September 15, 2013
    My colleagues recently blogged about Noticing and Wondering in High School (Max – @maxmathforum) and Noticing and Wondering in Elementary School (Annie – @MFAnnie) and as I read both of their blogs, so much of what they write about applies to a middle school classroom. In my experience the biggest bang for your buck in using this strategy is engagement of [. […]
    Suzanne Alejandre

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  • Collections on Mathlanding February 18, 2013
    All of the “Collections” on Mathlanding are of value but, in particular, check out these two new collections: Professional Development: CCSS Practice Standard 3 Classroom Collection: Fostering CCSS Practice Standard 3 Both collections point you to resources to help teachers integrate Mathematical Practice Standard 3 into their classroom routines. In addition […]
    Suzanne Alejandre

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  • Fractions to Decimals January 20, 2012
    Cheryl wrote, Do you know of any good activities that are appropriate for 6th graders that help explain/show why you divide the numerator by the denominator to convert a fraction to a decimal? Cheryl, What a great question. And I’ll answer in the most roundabout of ways. We get numbers from counting, measuring and performing operations […]
    Ellen

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  • Free Scenario: Apple Picking #wcydwt September 30, 2013
    Apple Picking What do you notice in the story below? What are you wondering about? Leave a comment to tell us your thoughts! Richard went apple picking at a pick-your-own orchard. One of the growers gave him a basket, and in talking with her, he learned: a full basket of apples weighs about 20 pounds […]
    Annie