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Homework… How I feel as a Math Teacher

Every year that I have been in education homework seems to be a HUGE issue and this year seems to be no different as this “New Homework Policy” has begun floating around the internet after being started by a fellow Texas educator. While I applaud her for taking this initiative

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Some words on why I left the classroom and what has happened in my life because of doing so.

Why Did I Leave the Classroom?

In the past few weeks I have been asked no less than ten times by random teachers about when and why I left the classroom and how I knew that going full time with curriculum writing and posting my materials on Teachers Pay Teachers was right for me. I realized

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Making Changes in the Business and Personally- 4mulaFun is now Smith Curriculum and Consulting "Where Interactive Teaching and

Changes are Welcome!

As many of you know I have been going through a not so nice divorce since last summer which has caused changes along the road with my company. As of now I can tell you that I will be back to working FULL TIME and FULL FORCE! Changes that you might

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Are you looking for ways to help your students choose the right "tool" to solve problems in your classroom? Having an arsenal of different tools and strategies is important when students are problem solving and I'm here to help you build just that.

Selecting Tools to Solve Problems

In the newly adopted Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standard 1c for each grade level states, “The student is expected to select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems.” And this standard

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Deductive Reasoning skills allows problem solvers to think further and become the student who asks WHY!

Analyzing Relationships in Math

Within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) new standards have arisen to promote the communication of math skills. Common Core Math Practice Standard 3 states, “Students should construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others,” and Standard 8 states, “Students should look for and

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Practical Problems Solving involves more than just working on problems. Being an effective communicator of mathematical ideas allows students to make connections of mathematical skills and concepts.

Practical Problem Solving – Communicating Mathematical Ideas

Within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) new standards have arisen to promote the communication of math skills. Common Core Math Practice Standard 3 states, “Students should construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others,” while the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Math

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Phoenix, Music Notes and More!

What a whirlwind of a weekend around here. Friday morning I left for Phoenix bright and early (seriously before the sun even thought of rising) and when I got there I had the whole day ahead of me, what was I to do? My room at the hotel wasn’t ready

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Problem Solving – Why Is it Important?

Each school year we start with a new group of students and with that new crew we start fresh with working on problem solving in our math classes. I don’t know about you but over the summer it seems as if most of my students always forgot what they had

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Workshops in Your Pajamas via Skype!

Have you ever REALLY wanted to go to a workshop but with the commitments at school, especially as a new year starts, and the dreadful time it takes to write a plan for a substitute it’s just not in the cards? I get emails on a regular basis asking when I

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