Join Math Solutions for our March 2017 #NumberTalksChat
It’s time for another Twitter live chat on fractions, decimals, and percentages! Please join @Math_Solutions for our March #NumberTalksChat on Wednesday, March 29th at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT. Two lucky...
View ArticleActionable Feedback as a Means of Promoting a Growth Mindset
We know it’s important to encourage our students to adopt a growth mindset towards their mathematical abilities. But when we draw a smiley face on a student’s paper or say “good job,” are we building a...
View ArticleDeveloping Math Coaching Expertise
Over ten years ago I moved from being a classroom teacher into the role of being a math coach. My first assignment included two elementary schools, which meant I was supporting approximately 36...
View ArticleMath Solutions at NCTM 2017
Howdy fellow educators! We hope you will be joining us in San Antonio for the NCTM conference next week, April 6th-8th . If you’re going, make sure these thought-provoking sessions with our authors and...
View ArticleCoaching for a Mathematical Mindset, Part 1
There’s a lot of talk these days about the importance of mathematical mindset and its impact on student learning. In About Teaching Mathematics, Fourth Edition, Marilyn Burns identifies six...
View ArticleCoaching for a Mathematical Mindset, Part 2
“Math has always been difficult for me to understand. Word problems are the worst. Every time I see a word problem it scares me. I already know I won’t be able to solve it.” These are not the words…
View ArticleSupporting Families with Math Homework
“I don’t know how to help my child with math homework! I don’t know these new ways of doing math.” We hear this often from parents, right? Often along with another hesitant question, “Is it okay to...
View ArticleDeveloping Multiplication Strategies
Once students have mastered addition and subtraction, they get to move on to bigger equations: multiplication. Many adults recall days spent memorizing tables and writing out their work, but you can...
View ArticleCoaching for a Mathematical Mindset, Part 3
Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 of our “Coaching for a Mathematical Mindset” blog series. Below are two conversations between a teacher and a coach. How are they different? What might the...
View Article3 Ways to Engage Pre-K Students in Counting
The task of counting may seem simple, but as Ann Carlyle and Brenda Mercado point out in Teaching Preschool and Kindergarten Math, (Math Solutions, 2012), there is an important distinction between the...
View ArticleEncouraging Math Talk in the Preschool and Kindergarten Classroom
Why is it that engaging preschool and kindergarten students in talking about their mathematical ideas is considered such an important key to fostering the development of early math skills? What is...
View ArticleCoaching: The Answer to the Implementation Dip
Educators know what a good mathematics classroom looks like (see the Math Solutions Instructional Practices Inventory) and we want to provide this type of learning environment for every one of our...
View ArticleWhat Does Academically Productive Talk Look Like?
Here are the characteristics that define an academically rewarding conversation.
View ArticleWe Ask, We Listen, We Learn
How much is 12.6 × 10? This is a question from the Math Reasoning Inventory (MRI) decimal assessment. What do you think were the most common incorrect answers given by the more than 7,800 students who...
View ArticleMarilyn Burns on the Importance of Listening to Students
Marilyn shares her insight and wisdom on the importance of listening to students in the math class, and offers advice for getting around avoidance techniques students often use in class.
View ArticleGiveaway: Let’s Celebrate Math Talk
At Math Solutions, we love math talk! Nothing makes us happier than seeing students engaged in conversation about math. We love seeing students explain their reasoning, deepening their mathematical...
View ArticleFractions Fun Book Giveaway
Fractions are a critical foundation in mathematics, and at Math Solutions, we are dedicated to providing teachers with the tools they need to promote fraction sense in their classrooms. That’s why...
View ArticleWelcome Senior Fellow Dr. Matt Larson
We are so pleased to welcome Dr. Matt Larson to the Math Solutions family as our first Senior Fellow of Professional Learning. Matt has always believed that Professional Learning is the gateway to...
View ArticleCoaching for a Mathematical Mindset, Part 1
There’s a lot of talk these days about the importance of mathematical mindset and its impact on student learning. In About Teaching Mathematics, Fourth Edition, Marilyn Burns identifies six...
View ArticleCoaching for a Mathematical Mindset, Part 2
“Math has always been difficult for me to understand. Word problems are the worst. Every time I see a word problem it scares me. I already know I won’t be able to solve it.” These are not the words...
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