It wasn’t so long ago that I wrote about how babies understand math — and I don’t intend for math to become the dominant theme for this blog. To illustrate how much simpler the new method is than the ...
The area of the rectangle is the number being divided. Partition the area of the rectangle into smaller parts. The partitions must add up to 85 and each partition should have an area that is a ...
A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com ...
Explicit learning goals Interactive lectures Transformed homework problems (including a "bank" of potential HW problems) Common student difficulties & in-class group activities/tutorials Concept tests ...
TORONTO – Don’t get math teachers started on best teaching practices. The discussions are emotional, heated and they don’t agree on much – except that Canadian kids are falling behind their peers in ...