Category Archives: Tools

Math in the meta

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Are you familiar yet with the METAVERSE, the online world that Mark Zuckerberg thinks we will all start using in a while?

Well Robert Kaplinsky got together with some math teachers and tried it out how a math lesson could be in the meta verse, to see their experiences and read the pros and cons they found click our link below.

Read all about it: HERE

Word problems with no words

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Do you recognize this. You show a word problem to your student and they just add up any number they see immediately without regard to what the question is asking for.

It happens a lot, in our link for today an article on how to present word problems without numbers so you can maybe help change their approach.

Read all about it: HERE

Beat math on rhythm

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We have all heard about teaching to the test, this teacher took it to another high by rapping to the STAAR test with the students. Read this story about an unusual but apparently effective way of engaging the students in math.

Read all about it: HERE

Books good for math

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No we are not referring to the math text books, those may also be good for math, no these are reading books that spark interest in math with children. In fact there is a mathical book prize.

Read all about it: HERE

Math by example

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A wonderful way of teaching is to use examples so students can explore them and learn the material and concepts that way. Prof Julie Booth at Temple is key in promoting this approach and on the serp site they have lots of downloadable materials available.

Read all about it: HERE