Hi Mathtwitterblogosphere, I’ve missed you. It’s been almost a year since I last blogged here, but there’s a pretty good reason for that — I was putting together a manuscript that has been accepted for publication. The book is the collected wisdom of the Math Forum on facilitating activities to help students unlock their mathematical […]
Almost two years passed between Annie, Max, and Steve’s Ignite! debuts in Indianapolis at NCTM in April, 2011, before I made my debut. I watched their preparation, anxiety and performances. I was learning. In December, 2011, I watched the CMC-North Ignite! talks in Asilomar. I continued to watch, listen, and learn. In April, 2012 Annie, […]
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 […]
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 […]