You can see it on their face during a new lesson. It is obvious in the way they show their work on a page. Some students exhibit math confidence and other have yet to have it fostered. Some people have brains that think in numbers. If you are math teacher, you are likely one of them. Is developing math confidence within a student possible? I believe the answer is ...
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4 Reasons to Explicitly Teach the Number Line
The elusive number line. Students have seen a number line since they first entered the kindergarten classroom. That famous border that goes around the room. What really is the number line? Why do we ask students to use it? Why should we as teachers use it? I will admit that until I saw my mentor teacher use and explicitly teach the number line, I did not see it as valuable. ...
Standardized Test Review, Yes or No?
With the increase in testing days, the time for a standardized test review can be difficult to find. Each district and even school take their own stance on benchmark exams, unit tests, common assessments, and even weekly quizzes. In this day and age of assessment as "king", we see the impact of instructional time in the classroom. In one school, the district provided exams every three ...
Making Math Relevant
We encounter math on a daily basis. As I prepared my tax documents (ugh) I was reminded of this truth. We see it at the grocery store and Christmas shopping. The year I taught Algebra 1, was the year I really struggled to show my students this concept. As we graphed linear equations, it was difficult to communicate to them how we used this so frequently. I think I am not alone in ...