Graphing Stories
Submitted by Anna Thompson.
Does every picture tell a story?
Conversely, we might say that every story has a picture and in algebra that picture is usually a graph…. enter: Dan Meyer’s Graphing Stories.
Author: MathBits
The Importance of Quick Images and Multiplicative Thinking
Submitted by Nina Smith.
Faye B. Clark and Constance Kamii report “Multiplicative thinking was found early (45% of second graders demonstrated some multiplicative thinking) and developed slowly (only about 48% of fifth graders demonstrated consistently solid multiplicative thinking)”. So how can we support students to develop this type of thinking?
Happy Hunting
Into the fall and winter many people find themselves out hunting. No different the mathematicians perusing the NCTM Regional Conference Program Book in November in Minneapolis. With pen and highlighter poised participants were ready to hit the target of the perfect session(s) to find that “just right” strategy to address the focus of classroom or district needs.
Continue readingAcademic Mindset
The word “Mindset” has a nearly automatic association to many educators out there…but what if all along we haven’t been putting this theory in its rightful place as a facet of a larger, more important mindset, the Academic Mindset?
Continue readingReport Cards for Famous Mathematicians
See report cards for famous mathematicians.
Continue readingMathematical Christmas Cards
An article from The Guardian about creating mathematical Christmas cards
Continue readingPromoting the Right Stuff
You know what you should do? PROMOTE the right stuff.
Thoughts on MCTM’s Mission Statement
Making Minnesota Nice with the Standards of Mathematical Practice
As members of the Minnesota mathematics community, it may be no mystery that the Gopher state opted out of adopting the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics.
Continue readingMath Tweeter of the Month
Last year, at MCTM in Duluth, Aloma P. Rohman (@rohmansoldier) joined Twitter and started her exciting journey through the MathTwitterBlogosphere (#MTBoS).
Continue readingPolynomial Operations Tips
I recently attended the Regional NCTM conference in Minneapolis where I sat in on a lot of great sessions. One of the sessions I sat in on was titled Using Area Models To Teach Multiplying, Factoring And Polynomial Division.
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