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The Top 5 Reasons for Using Manipulatives in the Classroom

Have you ever asked or said or heard a fellow educator ask or say… “Exactly what constitutes a manipulative?” “I have some of these manipulatives in my closet, but do not have a clue how to use them!” “How do I find the time to use manipluatives in the classroom when I have so much […]

Happy National National Chocolate Day: October 28thChocolate Day!

National Chocolate Day: October 28th My grandmother always said, “God was in a good mood the day He created chocolate!” I grew up thinking that chocolate was a basic food group! And, I admit, chocolate is one of my weaknesses. What does National Chocolate Day have to do with mathematics! Well – where’s the math? […]

Functional Fluency

I just returned from NCTM Boston. What a great week! I got to catch up with a lot of old friends and made several new ones as well. My co-author, Leslie Texas, and I did a session on one of our strategies from our book series What’s My Move: A Kinesthetic Multisensory Approach to Graphing […]

Creative Journaling Summer Workshops

Tammy not only love mathematics and science, but she also loves all things art! Journaling with both words and art is one passion she wants to share through these workshops. These playful workshops encourage participants of all ages to experiment with ideas, words, color, abstract shapes, and combining unexpected things. Each workshop features journal making, […]

Algebra I Employment Standards – 2023-2024

State Approved Hybrid Training Sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Education The State of Tennessee has provided various paths for qualified middle school teachers to teach Algebra I/Integrated Math I for high school credit. The various paths are described at https://www.tn.gov/education/licensing/educator-licensure/licensed-educators.html. The purpose of the trainings offered here is to provide the pedagogical and content […]

My colleagues and I really enjoyed your presentation at NCTM. We have already convinced our principal to pre-order us copies of your new book, but we would also like 4 class sets of the pyramids.

Many presentations talked about problem solving and the benefits of giving students higher level thinking problems, but yours was the only one that really told us how to teach it and scaffold it for students, rather than just modeling what problem-solving looks likes. Thanks.

Julie Jacewicz
Beaverton, OR

Arrows to the Target

Geometry: A Study of Surface Area and Volume

Geometry: I Can Draw That

Intermediate Domino Mathematics

Mathematicians Notebook Rubric & Assessment

Multiple Representation Match Frayer Set and Rectangle

Primary Domino Mathematics

Secondary Domino Mathematics

NCTM, San Francisco

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