Turn and talks are often one of the first strategies teachers use to get students talking in their math classrooms. To be honest, they’re often one of my first recommendations when I’m coaching teachers as well. In a teacher-centered classroom where students are used...
Students struggling with math may have math anxiety which impedes their capacity to focus and make sense of the assigned problems. They tend to reread the problems over and over and avoid having trouble making sense of the problems. This can be caused by math anxiety,...
How do we turn children with math anxiety into confident learners? Normalizing mistakes and dispelling math myths are good places to start. Read on for more information. 1)Normalize the “Learning Pit” No one likes to be stuck in the learning pit where solving problems...
Are you looking for ideas to keep your students sharp over the holidays? Then, look at these evergreen math activities that will have the kids counting and bonding over the Thanksgiving break right through to the New Year. Holiday Toys: Children can search to...
Questions: Why estimate? What do we need to think about to estimate well? What are the characteristics of good estimators? When is estimation useful? When are exact answers necessary? When are numbers “in the real world” estimates and not exact? What are the...
Turn to Metamorphosis Teaching Learning Communities. We have 20 years of experience. We work on line or in person to coach your teachers to use proven methods to increase student learning in mathematics. Our side-by-side, “we’re in this together” approach gives...
