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.
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Math 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.
Continue readingMath Tweeter of the Month
As an ongoing feature, Math Bits would like to highlight some of Minnesota’s fabulous teachers that are growing professionally through social media.
Continue readingWeek of Inspirational Math
I utilized Jo Boaler’s “Week Of Inspirational Math” during the second week of school to continue our discussion on growth mindset.
Continue readingFact Fluency: What does it mean? How do I know students have it?
Recently, I have been working with teachers to challenge conventional wisdom and classroom practices regarding fact fluency.
Continue readingJune, July, and August are not “off” for teachers
Contributed by Courtney LaRoche
As we know, there are no technical fixes to getting kids to learn math. Middle school students are complex beings, and can be challenging to engage in anything, especially mathematics. We, as teachers, are able to assess this current reality with our students and identify a desired state of engagement, but are not always sure how to get there with each and every student.
A Lot Like a Sneeze
Contributed by Mardi Knudson
It’s cold and flu season and I can’t help but see the correlation between a sneeze and teaching math. ..
Comfy Chaos in the Middle School Classroom
Submitted by Amy Wix
When I meet a middle school teacher, I think to myself, “Wow, someone who understands my world!”
What do you NOTICE? What do you WONDER?
Submitted by Courtney LaRoche
Our students notice and wonder about mathematics constantly! But do they realize it? Do we realize it as teachers? Try asking them two powerful questions: