Sunday, January 29, 2017. Student Feedback on Student Teachers. Two things happened this week that were pretty impressive to me as a mentor teacher. Early in the week, my projector went out. And with algebra tiles in Desmos. That was the plan, but you know Mr. Murphy and that infamous law.

What makes an equation tricky to solve? March 26, 2018. Here are four equations, each using similar numbers. Equations that can trigger arithmetic.

Sharing thinking about math from students.

Fun missions and prompts, Starting April 18, 2015. Check out the Math Twitter Blogosphere representing at NCTM! Thanks to everyone who visited the booth. Like the Explore MTBoS Facebook Page. Like the Explore MTBoS Facebook Page. MTBoS Booth at NCTM Boston. Create a free website or blog at WordPress. Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Big Books and Pocket Charts. Now I Know My ABCs. Read a Story, Explore the Math. I challenge you to try out these routines with your students to uncover the important math concepts and rediscover the joy of cou.

Giving middle school kids a powerful math experience. What is holding you back from truly raising up the kids in your classroom this year? Becoming a better teacher.

I have recently gone out on maternity leave and I wanted to take a minute to explain what I have learned so far about this confusing process for anyone currently going through the same thing. Embedding Files and Folders in a Website. I discovered the most amazing thing this past weekend! This was my highlight to the week! .

Musings about the teaching and learning of K-12 mathematics. The 2016 NCTM Annual Meeting feels so far back now, but it was just last month. I did a workshop on visualizing mathematical concepts to build connections. I was honoured to have my session included in this great list. And hence, rather than blog about my workshop here, please check out this page.