At different times in our life it’s helpful to have a comfort item. And when you’re in a math class, it’s helpful to have a math comfort item! Continue Reading →
What's Your Math Comfort Item?
Category Archives: Cognition
Anxiety or Excitement?
What are you anxious about? What are you excited about? Here’s something that makes me excited… Continue Reading →
The Prime Directive in Education
There’s one thing that trumps all other advice – The Prime Directive in Education. Continue Reading →
Understanding Math – Let Kids Fake It
Do your kids fake it? Do you encourage it? Maybe you should. Continue Reading →
The Learning Cycle
What does real learning look like? Check out this learning cycle – and where it can end up. Continue Reading →
Midpoint Formula and Counting – Logarithmic Style
Babies do it, dogs do it. So why don’t we use logarithmic counting? Are we wrong? Continue Reading →
GeoGebra – Who's It Really For?
Does GeoGebra encourage discovery? Or does it encourage teachers to discover stuff for kids? Continue Reading →
Literacy Improvement – Can It Be Modified for Numeracy?
The literacy improvement campaigns are huge. Can numeracy improvement advocates use what they’ve done? Continue Reading →
Numeracy Compared to Literacy
In researching literacy improvement models I’m noticing the similarities between literacy and numeracy. Continue Reading →
Practicing Math Skills Early in Life Is a Brain Changing Event
New research by Stanford Medical’s Dr. Vinod Menon shows that children can develop math skills and cognition early and quickly – with differences shown in as little as one year! Here is a way to start math learning early. Continue Reading →