Many of us spent the better part of 2020 scrambling for DIY professional development as we all had to quickly come up to speed with strategies and tools for distance learning. It has been said quite often that teachers in 2020 have been asked to fly the plane while...
I will freely admit that I’m not the techiest of teachers! But like so many others, I’m finding my way around digital resources these days. And when I run across a cool tool or tip for working with digital resources, I feel compelled to share. Since...
I love math games! Part of the advantage of games over worksheets is that they are repeatable. Whether using dice, cards, or a spinner, the problems are randomized, so each time the game is played it’s a little different. While creating digital versions of many...
Well, we are all in a situation that none of us could have imagined even a month ago. My school is out for Spring Break next week and at least an extra week after that. It is the expectation that our teachers provide distance learning for our students beginning the...
Fact fluency is an absolutely essential component for young, developing mathematicians. Thankfully, however, math educators are following research and moving away from rote memorization and timed tests. A strategy-based approach to teaching math facts is far more...
The debate rages over whether or not students should “memorize” their facts. We should really be discussing automaticity or fluency, not memorization. Our instructional practices should also stress understanding of the concepts behind math facts, rather...
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