How can you tell a lesson isn’t working? When do you know and what can you do to fix it? Continue Reading →
How to Know When a Math Lesson Fails – And What to Do About It
Tag Archives: inquiry based teaching
Keep Your Thoughts to Yourself! {Five Minute Friday}
What does the word KEEP mean for a math teacher? Find out in this week’s Five Minute Friday post. Continue Reading →
Teaching Processes Destroys a Growth Mindset
Are you still teaching math processes? Perhaps it’s time to stop. Continue Reading →
The Learning Cycle
What does real learning look like? Check out this learning cycle – and where it can end up. Continue Reading →
Math Skills in a Math Toolbox
Do your kids have a math toolbox? Are they comfortable choosing any tool they like? Continue Reading →
Differentiated Instruction
It’s a great term for a great idea. Turns out I’ve been doing it for a long while. Check out the tips. (First in a series.) Continue Reading →
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? 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 →
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. Continue Reading →
Inquiry-based Math Instruction
Inspired by twitter friends, here are some ideas on creating a better math learning environment using inquiry-based math instruction. Continue Reading →