Any time I ask math teachers about their frustrations with teaching new content the overwhelming majority is their students’ lack of problem solving and critical… Read More »4 Mistakes Teachers Make When Teaching Math Word Problems
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. quality over quantity. I am on a mission to help other teachers make their math assessments… Read More »How to Seamlessly Add Critical Thinking Questions to Any Math Assessment
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It’s safe to say that most math teachers have taught students who lack confidence when it comes to working independently. This learned helplessness can look… Read More »The Trick to Combatting Learned Helplessness in Math Class
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We need to talk about “old math” vs. “new math” for a hot second. “New math”, in fact, does not exist. Math is math. It… Read More »Why Problem Solving in Math Is Not One Size Fits All
What is the first reaction when you ask your students to solve a word problem? Are they overwhelmed with excitement? If I had to guess,… Read More »Why Your Students Hate Word Problems and How To Fix It
“This is math class, not English. Why are we writing in math?” Here’s my short answer to this question. My goal as a math… Read More »4 Ways Writing in Math Can Increase Critical Thinking Skills
Have you asked your students any open ended questions in math class this week? And I don’t mean a question that has more than just… Read More »8 Easy Ways to Ask Students Open Ended Questions in Math Class
So you’ve done some work with word problems in your class and your students still don’t know where to start… Here’s what I’ve noticed with… Read More »How to Teach Problem Solving for Mathematics