Mathematical Palindromes A palindrome is a word or a number that can be read the same way in either direction. For example, MOM is still MOM if read backwards. “A man, a plan, a canal, Panama” is a famous palindrome about the building of the Panama Canal. Palindromes can also be numbers. 121 is still 121 if read from the other direction. Time & Date says: A … [Read more...]
Bridging the Gap from May to August with Mathematics
Did you know that the level of a student’s intelligence is usually not the primary deficiency in being successful in middle school or high school mathematics? There is a myriad of reasons that students struggle with mathematics. These range from attendance, attention span, instruction, and personal issues, to math anxiety and low self-esteem and motivation. Today’s middle school and high school … [Read more...]
Professional Development for Educators: Two Top 10 Lists
Do your students deserve the very best teacher you can be? Great teachers help mold great students! One of the foundational traits that conscientious educators model is being a life-long learner. For educators, this means finding opportunities to enhance their skills and knowledge to support their students’ classroom experiences. A couple of years ago I came across this Sketchnote by Sylvia … [Read more...]
Promoting Productive Struggle That Leads to Understanding
Dear Educators: As a T3 Instructor, I am pleased to announce that Texas Instruments is excited to be offer a new workshop focused on enhancing student understanding.This workshop will promote productive struggle as a key learning strategy. "Promoting Productive Struggle That Leads to Understanding" Has the following objectives: Do your students know how to show what they know in more … [Read more...]
3 Opportunities for Connecting Numeracy and Literacy When Using Literature in the Mathematics Classroom
3 Opportunities for Connecting Numeracy and Literacy When Using Literature in the Mathematics Classroom Do trade books have a place in today’s mathematics classroom? Yes! Incorporating literature into the mathematics classroom at any level can increase student engagement, can make the mathematics being studied come alive for the student as well as have meaning, and can help to differentiate … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
We hope you and your family had a very Merry Christmas. Tes.com is having a site-wide sale from January 1st - 5th 2017. Keep your New Year resolution - Plan ahead and save 25%. … [Read more...]
Routledge Featured Author
Tammy is a featured author on her publisher's website, Routledge Taylor & Francis. To find out more about her books and see upcoming conference sessions at NCTM and T3 conferences click here. … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Embedding Assessment Strategies
Thoughts on Embedding Assessment Strategies In this age of more rigorous standards and next generation assessments today’s educators and students are under more pressure to “perform” successfully. No longer can teachers really “teach to the test” since there is no longer a sample test that is all inclusive. Educators now must embed assessment strategies as thought they were preparing their … [Read more...]
National Chocolate Day
National Chocolate Day: October 28th How will you celebrate? Take a look at the suggested activities and fun facts about chocolate for your mathematics class. There is something for everyone.... except the chocolate! You will have to provide that... Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Teach Your Kids How To Code For Free
Teaching coding in schools is a growing effervescent trend. The late Steve Jobs of Apple stated, “Everybody in the country should learn how to program a computer... because it teaches you how to think.” So begins the EdTechReview post, Why Teaching and Learning How to Code in Schools from April 26th, 2015 by Andoni Sanz. In the article Sanz offers 10 supporting reasons for coding. I tend to … [Read more...]
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