How did you learn math? At school? Probably not. It’s more likely that you learned skills for doing math at home, with a parent or grandparent. Continue Reading →
The Real Place Kids Learn Math
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How to Step Things Up in Math Teaching
This ain’t your daddy’s math class. Math teaching is now more about facilitating learning. Kids need to be allowed to get it in their own ways. Continue Reading →
You Get Only One Chance When Teaching Math
Actually, you get only one chance when teaching anything. I was in an internal adult training class for corporate websites. In the middle of a discussion one student said, “How about if we each take something about Sharepoint that interests us, research it and report back to the group?” Great idea, right? The instructor put… Continue Reading →
Teaching Math without Rules: Addition of Positive and Negative Numbers
I’ve discovered many ways of teaching math through the years and the most interesting one was the addition of numbers with opposite signs. I learned this from a teacher who said that he never understood the rules – so he made up his own method. He “breaks” the bigger number into two pieces so it… Continue Reading →
7 Real “How to Succeed in Math” Tips
Here are some tips that math students can and will use – not pie-in-the-sky tips made up by an educator that nobody really uses! Continue Reading →