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Number Rings – Review and Free Worksheet Download
The Number Rings App for iPhone and iPad is simple – but its power to teach number sense is amazing. Continue Reading →
The QAMA Calculator – The One Calculator You Shouldn't Burn!
There’s one calculator that just might save the fate of all others! Continue Reading →
Happy Meal Coupon Reveals Lack of Thinking at McDonald's
Lack of thinking caused a local McDonalds to lose me as a customer. Because there was “no button for that.” Continue Reading →
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! Continue Reading →
Gen-Y Math Success at H-E-B!
My trip to the H-E-B pharmacy yielded a pleasant surprise of finding the clerk to be a gen-Y math success! Continue Reading →
Mathematician Parent: Jennifer Wilson
Mom of 6 and 9 year old daughters, Jennifer Wilson is a high school super-tech math teacher. Here she shares her thoughts on math in parenting. Continue Reading →
How Calculators Inhibit Learning the Distributive Property in Algebra
The rule that non-calculator users must apply when doing arithmetic is the distributive property – a fundamental tool for doing algebra. Letting students use them too early will reduce their understanding of Algebra! Continue Reading →
How to Use Flashcards when Teaching Math
It is not necessary that math be learned “in context.” Kids can learn math facts using flashcards and still have fun. And still learn lots! Continue Reading →
When to Give a Kid A Calculator
When we teach kids how to drive, we give them a few months in the classroom so they can learn the basics of driving and the rules of the road. Nobody in their right mind puts a teenager behind the wheel and says, while flying down the road, “Now, the brake pedal is the one… Continue Reading →