Measurement is a topic that many students often struggle with largely in part because measurement is experiential. Students must have opportunities to build landmarks about measurements. Reading a ruler, measuring with a ruler, and understanding fractions are all connected and work together very well in helping give fractions a context while offering students an opportunity to build a deeper … [Read more...]
Is a picture worth a thousand words?
"A picture is worth a thousand words" is a saying that translates into the idea that a complex idea or thought can be conveyed with a simple picture. Take for example the picture below. … [Read more...]
Technology
Technology, strategically integrated at the point of instruction as a tool of investigation that allows students to understand mathematics that may otherwise be beyond them, is a powerful tool in the mathematics classroom. What comes to mind when you think of technology use in a mathematics classroom? Did you think of a calculator? Most people do, but what is “technology” really? Technology can … [Read more...]
Numeracy
The (US) National Center for Education Statistics, in its 1993 Report of the National Adult Literacy Survey, defines quantitative literacy as: The knowledge and skills required to apply arithmetic operations, either alone or sequentially, using numbers embedded in printed material (e.g., balancing a checkbook, completing an order form). – National Center for Education Statistics The UK's … [Read more...]
Math Literacy
Many teachers are beginning to integrate math and literature into their school day. Teachers that traditionally set a block amount of time to teach math and then another block of time to teach language arts are finding that integrating the two subjects gives more time for teaching the curriculum. “Math literacy” will engage the students who love books and also the students who love math in the … [Read more...]
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