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What is Mathematics?
To most people, mathematics is about calculating numbers. Some may even expand the definition to include the study of quantity (arithmetic), space (plane and solid geometry), and change (calculus). Bu… more →
How the Brain Learns: The Blog
Scary, Scary Night (and MOOC)
wrote 3 months ago: Charlie cut off his finger to be free. Corning and Microsoft imagine a future of technology that gl … more →
2013 for bliss and blessings
wrote 4 months ago: The new semester is underway. Do we count our blessings often enough for the opportunity to teach a … more →
What is Mathematics?
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wrote 5 months ago: To most people, mathematics is about calculating numbers. Some may even expand the definition to inc … more →
Types of Mathematical Disorders
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wrote 6 months ago: The complexity of mathematics makes the study of mathematical disorders particularly challenging for … more →
Alleviating Math Anxiety in the Classroom
wrote 6 months ago: Shields (2005) suggests that five areas contribute in one way or another to math anxiety: teachers’ … more →
Students With Both mathematics and Reading Difficulties
wrote 6 months ago: Students who have both reading and mathematics difficulties are obviously at a double disadvantage. … more →
Students With Nonverbal Learning Disability
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wrote 6 months ago: Students with nonverbal learning disability (NLD) have good verbal processing skills but will have p … more →
Student Asks, "Where's the Research on The Retention-Time Curve?"
wrote 7 months ago: Last month I presented to my School Culture class a Retention-Time curve chart from David Sousa … more →
Research Findings on Addressing Mathematics Difficulties
wrote 7 months ago: Numerous research studies have looked at the effectiveness of instructional strategies on improving … more →
Detecting Mathematics Difficulties
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wrote 7 months ago: As with any learning difficulty, the earlier it is detected, the better. Studies have shown that usi … more →
Making Mathematics Meaningful to Teenagers
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wrote 7 months ago: It is important for students to find meaning in what they are learning because meaning is one of the … more →
Three Steps to Layering the Curriculum
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wrote 7 months ago: Layering the curriculum is a simple way to differentiate instruction, encourage higher-level thinkin … more →
MAKING THINKING TRANSPARENT
wrote 8 months ago: “If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it” This is nothing new as shown through a f … more →
Using Practice Effectively With Young Students
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wrote 8 months ago: Practice allows the learner to use the newly learned skill in a new situation with sufficient accura … more →
Multiplication with Understanding
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wrote 8 months ago: An elementary school principal recently told me of conversations she had with parents about the thir … more →
From Memorization to Understanding
wrote 8 months ago: It is imperative to teach children the meaning of what they are doing when they manipulate numbers d … more →
Types of Estimation and Meaningful Estimation Activities
wrote 8 months ago: Types of Estimation Taylor-Cox (2001) suggests four distinct types of estimation. True approximation … more →
Estimation and Methods of Estimatation
wrote 9 months ago: A close correlate to number sense is estimation. NCTM’s Curriculum Focal Points (NCTM, 2006) state t … more →
Developing Multidigit Number Sense
wrote 9 months ago: Students in primary grades have developed a notion of counting but have a difficult time studying su … more →
