Why I Stopped Criticizing Common Core Math

…that celebrities and comedians like to paint a picture of students using number parts and number lines as adults, (ahem–Stephen Colbert) and I laugh right along with them…because using those…

Math is More Than a Numbers Game

…to read and understand the language of mathematics than on the ability to perform mathematics computation. In other words … Math is more than a numbers game. Years ago, standardized…

Solving the Hand Raising Problem

…that receives a large number of responses, I’ll compile the best answers to create a helpful blog post. That way your great ideas won’t get lost in Facebook land!  …

Gifts for Santa’s Scientists

…are so clear you could easily pick it up 3 minutes before class and be ready to teach the lesson. I love how she has written Day 1 number 1,…

Fun with Customary Measurement Conversions

…the logic? Bring on the metric system! Every unit is based on tens which corresponds perfectly to our base ten number system. Unfortunately, I don’t think the United States will…