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Many students arrive in our classrooms with a negative self-image of themselves as mathematicians. They may not have experienced success in their previous classes and think of themself as “not a math person”. Images can help break down the hesitancy some students feel about engaging in mathematics.
Something to talk about
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. Turn and talks are one tool for disrupting the status quo.
8 Ways to Help Children Overcome Math/Test Anxiety
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 making sense of the problems. This can be caused by math anxiety or general comprehension issues leading to low performance.
5 Ways to Build Children’s Confidence in Math
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, and remember to leave comments on practical ways to build children’s confidence in mathematics.
Fun Ways to Keep Kids Keen on Math During the Holiday Season
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.
How often do you ask kids to estimate?
If you aren’t already prioritizing estimation in your class, you will be surprised to find out how important this habit of mind is for developing number sense, spatial reasoning, and problem solving. Did you know that kids with good estimation skills tend to recall basic facts well?
Nation’s Report Card Shows Serious Dip in Math Scores. What Now?
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.
Virtual Cuisenaire Rods
Read an excerpt of this ‘Sine of the Times’ blog post based on virtual Cuisenaire rods. Math educator, Daniel Scher, collaborated on the blog post with Dr. Stavroula Patsiomitou, a researcher at the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs in Greece.
Have You Tried This Protocol?
Metamorphosis provides training in Illustrative Mathematics (IM). The three read protocol is one of the ideas that may be useful to you. Have you tried it? (Video Source: Edutopia).
Do you know what it takes to transform a chronically failing school?
In this inspiring TED Talk, principal Linda Cliatt-Wayman shows how setting high expectations, enforcing discipline, and having love for students can turn a failing school into a prospering one in just one year. “If you are going to lead, lead!”
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