Tackling the Learning Loss Caused by the Pandemic
The last two school years have been tough on everyone on account of the pandemic. Teachers had to learn to teach through new mediums under changing circumstances while tackling new […]
Math Teaching Resources
Great Card Game for Math Classes of All Ages
A fun card game, great for math students of all ages. They learn so many different skills from it.
4 Ways Math Teachers can Differentiate Instruction
There are different ways to differentiate instruction. Which is the best one for math teachers? Which will have the best impact on your students?
Help Your Math Students Learn from their Mistakes
Thomas Edison famously said, “I didn’t fail 10,000 times, I found 10,000 ways that didn’t work.” As educators, we love quotes like these that encourage our students to press forward […]
Why I Ditched Alternative Assessments in my Math Class
Some students aren’t good test takers. They get test anxiety, they work slower than their peers, or a host of other issues that cause issues with tests as a viable […]
Encourage Your Students to Take Risks, Experiment, and Make Mistakes
There are lots of benefits when students try new ways to solve a problem. Unfortunately, the way we currently structure our instructional design promotes memorization and discourages experimentation and risks. […]
7 Ways to Inspire Students to Love Math
7 strategies to get your students to love math
How to Stop Students from Using the PhotoMath App
Math teachers are getting more and more frustrated with PhotoMath and other apps that literally do the students’ homework for them. Just download the app, point your phone’s camera at […]
The worst teaching technique
So “the worst” is a bit of hyperbole. I’m sure that there are worse strategies. But this is a strategy that I see lots of teachers utilizing and it is […]
5 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself to Measure Your Math Teaching Efficacy
I want you to think of a skill that you’re good at that’s not taught in the traditional classroom; like ballet, basketball, golf, doodling, public speaking, sewing, etc. Now imagine […]