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Testing the “Open Middle” Waters | k12mathpassion
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Trying to wrap my arms around the whole K-12 math curriculum so I can help students at all levels. Yikes! Testing the “Open Middle” Waters. I have been itching to try an Open Middle. As a tutor, I am always looking for ways to enrich and deepen the understanding of the students I work with, as opposed to just band-aiding their current math struggles. I finally got my chance last week. I chose this 3rd grade question:. Draw three rectangles with a perimeter of 20 units. 8220;Oh, I get it! At which point h...
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How To Learn Math | k12mathpassion
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Trying to wrap my arms around the whole K-12 math curriculum so I can help students at all levels. Yikes! Tag Archives: How To Learn Math. NOTE: The following is my answer to Question 3.5 in Jo Boaler’s online class: How To Learn Math. Which ideas from this paragraph struck you? Write 1-2 paragraphs on why you like it. What does it mean for learners of math. 8221; The original paragraph by Peter Sims can be found here Daring To Stumble on the Road to Recovery. This entry was posted in Philosophy. Excelle...
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Fear | k12mathpassion
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Trying to wrap my arms around the whole K-12 math curriculum so I can help students at all levels. Yikes! NOTE: The following is my answer to Question 3.5 in Jo Boaler’s online class: How To Learn Math. Which ideas from this paragraph struck you? Write 1-2 paragraphs on why you like it. What does it mean for learners of math. 8221; The original paragraph by Peter Sims can be found here Daring To Stumble on the Road to Recovery. The New York Times, August 6, 2011, paragraph 16.). And tagged fear of math.
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Start at the beginning. | k12mathpassion
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Trying to wrap my arms around the whole K-12 math curriculum so I can help students at all levels. Yikes! Start at the beginning. Or, do I go back to school so I can be a math specialist in elementary schools because that’s where the trains leave the tracks, if you know what I mean; that’s where kids decide I can’t do math. Then, I’m sent in a new direction by a chance encounter and a phrase that resonated: teach students math all over again, starting with Kindergarten. April 15, 2013. Leave a Reply Canc...
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When is a Line Not a Line? | k12mathpassion
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Trying to wrap my arms around the whole K-12 math curriculum so I can help students at all levels. Yikes! When is a Line Not a Line? 3rd Grade Line Plot (From K12Math Passion Third Grade Written Assessment). After a long hiatus, I am finally getting back to my assessment project. The end of the third grade assessment is in sight! As I work to understand each standard and turn it into an assessment question. Two of my favorite sites for checking my assumptions are IXL Math. I don’t know about you, b...
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MTBoS Mission #1 – Exploring Functions | k12mathpassion
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Trying to wrap my arms around the whole K-12 math curriculum so I can help students at all levels. Yikes! MTBoS Mission #1 – Exploring Functions. Here is my contribution to Math Twitter Blog-o-Sphere Mission #1: What is. Of your favorite open-ended/rich problems? How do you use it in your classroom? I was looking for a way to open a discussion of functions with one of my tutoring students last summer and found a lesson on the Internet called. The Shapes of Algebra. Which ones go together? In addition to ...
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Scary Real Life Math Stories | k12mathpassion
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Trying to wrap my arms around the whole K-12 math curriculum so I can help students at all levels. Yikes! Scary Real Life Math Stories. Or, Why Rates And Proportions Are Important. It’s Monday morning. I am having a medical procedure done in which medicine is pumped into my arm through an IV. My nurse is calm, efficient, and experienced. She is also training someone new. No problem: Everyone is new at one time or another. One thing I noticed: The strategy employed by the experienced nurse was essentially...
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Tutoring | k12mathpassion
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Trying to wrap my arms around the whole K-12 math curriculum so I can help students at all levels. Yikes! Testing the “Open Middle” Waters. I have been itching to try an Open Middle. As a tutor, I am always looking for ways to enrich and deepen the understanding of the students I work with, as opposed to just band-aiding their current math struggles. I finally got my chance last week. I chose this 3rd grade question:. Draw three rectangles with a perimeter of 20 units. 8220;Oh, I get it! At which point h...
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Assessments | k12mathpassion
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Trying to wrap my arms around the whole K-12 math curriculum so I can help students at all levels. Yikes! When is a Line Not a Line? 3rd Grade Line Plot (From K12Math Passion Third Grade Written Assessment). After a long hiatus, I am finally getting back to my assessment project. The end of the third grade assessment is in sight! As I work to understand each standard and turn it into an assessment question. Two of my favorite sites for checking my assumptions are IXL Math. I don’t know about you, b...