Summer is here, school is out, and you are more than ready to rest and recharge from an always-hectic year in the classroom. You’ve spent months with every waking thought focused on your classes, lesson plans, and continuing education coursework. It’s time to give your brain a break with some fun reads that will hold your interest without making you think too terribly hard. Here are a few great pic ... View Post
Book Blogging Buddies: What’s Your (Math) Problem- Chapter 8
Doesn't it seem that just yesterday we started our Book Blogging Buddies Adventure? Well jump on over to MissMathDork's blog today for the final installment of "What's Your Math Problem" as she reviews Chapter 8: Questions from the Field and tackles some of your questions. Join us and chime in on any questions that you may still have as well as learn about our upcoming monthly Linky Party to ... View Post
Book Blogging Buddies: Chapter 7 from What’s Your Math Problem
Are you ready for this week's discussion over Chapter 7: Assessing Problem Solving from What's Your Math Problem? Jump on over to see what Meg, Fourth Grade Studio, has to say about various strategies of assessing problem solving! This chapter has been a DEFINITE READ for me as I start leaning toward standards based grading rather than objective based grading. ... View Post
Book Blogging Buddies: Chapter 6- What’s Your Math Problem
Are you ready for this week's discussion over Chapter 6: Advanced Thinking Strategies from What's Your Math Problem? Jump on over to see what Jennifer, Teaching to Inspire in Fifth, has to say about using advanced thinking strategies! And if you are a TRUE LOVER OF MATH, then don't forget to check out the FREE I Love Math Poster that I shared on Monday! ... View Post
Book Blogging Buddies: What’s Your Math Problem Chapter 5
As we get into Chapter 5- Visualizing Strategies, I started to think of all the many different ways that we visualize things in our lives. We depend on the use of sight for so much that many times we take it for granted but for many people when we add that visualization with the use of movement, manipulating, or drawing it makes it stick with us so much more. We all know about our kinesthetic ... View Post
What’s Your Math Problem: Chapter 4- Getting Organized
Are you ready for this week's discussion over Chapter 4: Getting Organized Strategies from What's Your Math Problem? Jump on over to see what Jennifer, Teaching to Inspire in Fifth, has to say about using these strategies even in our personal lives! And don't forget to check back tomorrow for some AWESOME things to come! ... View Post