From the NCTM Desk: Mark Your Calendars!
From the NCTM Desk: Mark Your Calendars! The NCTM Annual Meeting & Exposition is October 15–18 in Atlanta! This is
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Welcome back from MCTM President
Welcome Back! When you see and hear the number 744, what do you think of? How does it connect to
Continue readingNumber Talks: Making Thinking Visible, Valuing Mistakes, Building Confidence
Number talks have long helped students with mental math, but as I have used them over the years I find
Continue readingEveryone Is a Math Person: Perspective from a Teacher and a Mom
Everyone is a math person. As Howie Hua says, “We are all people and we all do math.” At our
Continue readingA Document in Progress – How Does Explicit Instruction Practices Fit, if at all, into (Guided) Inquiry-Based Classroom Environments?
Compiled by James Brickwedde, Project for Elementary Mathematics What follows a preliminary exploration of the attributes of both explicit/direct and
Continue readingMath Moments in Early Childhood
by Elisabeth Carlson, Teacher Incentive Grant Recipient We know a child’s math identity is so important for the child to
Continue readingAbout the Mathematics: Making Sense of the Commutative Property or Multiplication
by James Brickwedde, Project for Elementary Mathematics Pressing for details in understanding the commutative property of multiplication. Overview a x
Continue readingAssessment in a System of Practice
by James Brickwedde, Project for Elementary Mathematics Attending to the details of students’ thinking allows you to assess where students
Continue readingUse and Connect Mathematical Representations
by James Brickwedde, Project for Elementary Mathematics
Continue readingImproving the Conditions for Learning at Crest View Elementary
by Laura Wagenman, President Elect I was recently asked by some school board members; “How much direct instruction is used
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