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Teach a Man to Fish… Really?
Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day… But is teaching him to fish really any better?
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FIAR: Snowy Evening Math Photos
Math is everywhere, including pictures of snow.
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Researcher at Work!
When he’s not reading psychological research papers about math anxiety and avoidance, this is what Wil Devine does in the Math Shack!
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Math in the Toddler Reading Readiness List
Preschool math readiness isn’t just in the “math” pieces. Here you can see it’s all over the reading readiness part too!
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Improving Creativity with Technology
As a vehement opponent of calculators, this article is as surprising to me as it might be to anyone! Here’s how to use technology and calculators to encourage discovery and creativity in math!
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How to Create an Inquiry Zone for Math Learning
Here’re some tips on creating a safe discovery atmosphere – an Inquiry Zone – for math learning.
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Math Education Revolution – The Last Piece Is Easy & Cheap!
There’s one piece missing in the math education revolution – and it’s easy, cheap and research based!
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Inquiry-based Math Instruction
Inspired by twitter friends, here are some ideas on creating a better math learning environment using inquiry-based math instruction.
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Break the Rules and Get Fired!
I quit. Yup – put in my notice at the day job. I’m taking the leap. Wanna join me?
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Performance vs. Understanding
Research shows that understanding based instruction can be more effective – even though we still tend to use performance as a basis!
About MathFour.com
I’m Bon Crowder and the photos above are both of me – in 1989 and today. I’m a Generation X mom of Generation Z kids. I began peer tutoring in high school in 1984.
MathFour.com is the “today” version of me helping peers be comfortable in math. If you’re a Gen-X parent, you’re in the right place!
Wanna connect? Give me a call at 713-557-8048.