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7 things you'd never guess about me
One of the math teachers (who didn't teach me) saw my score in the national 9th grade math competition, and persuaded me to choose the longer math course for high school... Originally I was going to go with the short math, no physics, ...
Do You Teach Your Kids Math?
The National Mathematics Advisory Panel's Final Report to the President of the United States and the Secretary of Education found that most American schools expect teachers to cover so many math topics from pre-K through eighth grade ...
students who struggle
Explicit instruction for students who struggle with math is effective in increasing student learning. Teachers should understand how to provide clear models for solving a problem type using an array of examples, offer opportunities for ...
Snacks
It seems to be an incentive for kids to come in for tutoring at the end of the day, or at least to have them stave off their hunger (or ruin their appetite for dinner) as they're getting extra math help. I found that baby wipes and ...
Book Review: Math Doesn’t Suck
There are a few flowery and girly things in the book that I have a little difficulty with, but I believe that it really does capture the main math concepts needed by students before they dive into Algebra: factors, primes, ...
National Math Advisory Panel Report
While numerous districts in Colorado are discussing whether to increase high school math credit requirements to match the CCHE college entrance requirements, the feds have just released a report from the National Mathematics Advisory ...
Monday Math Madness with Blinkdagger
Daniel and I are proud to present the first Monday Math Madness here at blinkdagger!!! Two weeks ago, Sol hosted a great math contest over at wildaboutmath.com, and this week, it is our turn. We hope you find the problem to be ...
Math Notes
… are all prime.
Monday Math Madness #2 now at Blinkdagger
Blinkdagger has posted the second Monday Math Madness contest. It has a fun St. Patrick’s Day theme. Check it out! You’ve got a week to solve this contest and send in your well-explained solution. The Blinkdagger guys are giving out $10 ...
WASL - MATH = WA-Sup?
Basically, the math WASL is being phased out in favor of end-of-course exams. Once again, school officials and legislators are shouldering the blame for low math scores, and offering another easy way out. ...