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Summer is an ideal time for math teachers to engage in reflective professional learning experiences. But how can you make the most of these experiences?

Once students have mastered addition and subtraction, they get to move on to bigger equations: multiplication. Many adults recall days spent memorizing tables and writing out their work, but you can take an approach that doesn’t require merely committing numbers to memory. Help your students really understand what multiplication is and how it works by…

It’s time for another Twitter live chat on number talks! Please join @Math_Solutions for our May #NumberTalksChat on Wednesday, May 31st at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT. Two lucky participants will be randomly selected to receive copies of Sherry Parrish and Ann Dominick’s Number Talks: Whole Number Computation and  Number Talks: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages. Join us for a…

“I don’t know how to help my child with math homework! I don’t know these new ways of doing math.” We hear this often from parents, right? Often along with another hesitant question, “Is it okay to show him/her my way?” In my last blog post, I wrote about how my vision for math teaching…

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Mike Gould, Director of Professional Learning, reflects on two teachers who made a difference in his life.

April 22nd is Earth Day, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate our planet with some fun math activities! Allow your students to step into the shoes of Eratosthenes, who originally found the measurement for the circumference of the Earth, with “The Librarian Who Measured the Earth”, a fun exploration of circumference. Make sure to check out Farmer’s Math…

We’re celebrating NCSM and NCTM week with a giveaway every educator can enter to win, whether they are participating in the conferences in person in San Antonio, or following along from home. What better way to celebrate one of the biggest math professional learning events of the year than to plan ahead for more quality…

Missing out on the NCTM and NCSM fun? Don’t worry, we have professional learning resources up for grabs, and it doesn’t require a plane ride to San Antonio! You can enter to win our award-winning math discourse resources featured in our Math Talk Bundle. Simply enter the raffle form below, and let us know your…

Thank you to those who joined us yesterday for our live #NumberTalksChat on Twitter! In case you missed out or would like some interesting ideas for your classroom, check out some of our favorite tweets and ideas below. We look forward to seeing you at our next #NumberTalksChat April 26th.          …

Howdy fellow educators! We hope you will be joining us in San Antonio for the NCTM conference next week, April 6th-8th . If you’re going, make sure these thought-provoking sessions with our authors and professional learning experts make it onto your schedule. Visit our booth #1125 for fun activities and delicious treats, and take a moment…