At 8:30 PM CST tonight, October 20, 2011, I’m attending a presentation by a math dad who wrote a book inspired by his search for the right math teacher. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: General
Motivation or Inspiration – How do you teach?
Grownups work hard to get children curious to help them learn math and be successful. But are we inspiring them or merely motivating them? Continue Reading →
Everybody’s Good at Math
Have you ever said, “I wish people would stop saying, ‘Girls aren’t good at math.'” Here’s what I say back to you… Continue Reading →
Why Engineers Make Bad Math Tutors
While playing Simply Fun’s Math’d Potatoes game with my parents, I was reminded how “math people” can really damper math learning. Continue Reading →
Supporting Moebius Noodles – $5 per Comment on This Post!
Moebius Noodles is a program being developed for early math learning… and it will be FREE! But first they need to raise the development money. To help, I’ll donate $5 for every comment on this post telling me you donated too! Continue Reading →
Math Teachers at Play Blog Carnival #42
This month’s Math’s Teachers at Play Blog Carnival is a story of the coolest carnival of all – finding THE ONE and having kids. Continue Reading →
Support Our Math Future…
Moebius Noodles is a program being created for early math learning to support parents and teachers. Watch this video to learn more. Continue Reading →
A Teacher Remembers 9/11
Ten years ago today I learned about kids. Not that I didn’t know anything about them before. But I learned a great deal in one day because of the horror that took the U.S. Continue Reading →
The Math Textbook Game
Yesterday I mentioned how textbooks created the first flipped classroom by playing games with the content for profit. I ran across this cartoon from Spiked Math. Continue Reading →
The Flipped Classroom – Getting Back to Traditional Education
Classrooms flipped for the first time years ago – and now they’re flipping back. But it’s not because of all the clever grown up math teachers, that’s for sure! Continue Reading →