Recently I was looking at data that Google shares about who visits your website including what pages they go to and how long they stay on your site. I had some hunches about which lessons would be the most popular and I was curious to see if I was right. SPOILER: I was very wrong.…
Have you looked at a mathematics problem-based lesson and thought that while it would be fun to do one with your classes, you weren’t sure if it would work with your students? Maybe you’ve already tried out a few lessons but keep running into the same issues? This Tuesday at 9 PM EST I will…
Several years ago I had a profound moment that led me to completely rethink what it meant to understand mathematics. I was still in the classroom and had been working with 6th graders on adding and subtracting mixed numbers. My formative assessments and observations showed that most students were proficient, and I felt pleased. To…
About two months ago I had the opportunity to work with a class of struggling 8th graders in a support class. I chose to do the ticket option lesson with them and wanted to share my experiences and some student work samples. From my previous experiences working with these students, I knew they struggled mathematically…