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I received my first diary when I was six or seven years old and recently rediscovered it in a box of childhood memories. Imagine my surprise when I opened the decades-old journal to find that my first, and most frequent, entry was arithmetic. I had created a series of two and three-digit numbers that I…

Last night we held our third #NumberTalksChat on Twitter, with a lively discussion on implementing fraction number talks in the classroom. We were joined by Sherry Parrish and Ann Dominick, co-authors of the upcoming Number Talks: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages. If you weren’t able to participate on Twitter, and you’d like to see some good ideas for implementing…

Numerical reasoning starts from the earliest stages of child development. Stacking blocks, counting objects, and filling containers are examples of beginning ideas of reasoning with numbers. As children transition into kindergarten, it is important to provide opportunities to build a foundation that mathematics is about making sense with numbers and number relationships from the very…

Coaching is about listening and building partnerships. When those two qualities are present effective strategies emerge. Most educators are looking for effective strategies to make challenging subjects like math more accessible to students. However, few educators have the time or the resources to consider what makes an effective strategy, much less identify and implement one.…

For those of you who missed our first #NumberTalksChat, here’s a short recap selection of tweets from the chat! For a complete list of all tweets, please click on our Storify link here. If you were able to join us, thank you for your enthusiastic participation! We hope everyone can chat with us again tonight at 8pm EST/5pm PST for…

What is scaffold learning and how do you implement it into your lesson plans? Here’s a look at the framework.

What bold measures are you taking in your instruction? Join our professional learning experts at the 24th Annual Model Schools Conference in Orlando, Florida June 26th- 29th. This intensive four-day event brings together like-minded educators from around the country who are focused on raising the bar on instruction, revolutionizing school leadership, engaging students like never before,…

By Christine Condon I was never good at math. Language Arts was where I excelled. It started with my first short story in sixth grade that Mrs. Westra read aloud to the class. I was hooked on writing after that. What I wasn’t hooked on was math. I would say things like, “I’m not a…

Are you feeling groovy? It’s time to celebrate some Peace, Love, and Math with Math Solutions at NCTM Annual this week in San Francisco! If you’re attending, make sure to stop by booth #911. We will be going back in time with some far out math games and groovy prizes, including a Google Chromebook! Check out…

Join our Math Solutions team of authors and professional development experts in Oakland this week at NCSM Annual, April 11th – 13th! We have a fantastic lineup of informative presentations in store for attendees, including talks by Marilyn Burns and Cathy Seeley. Check out our session schedule below and mark your calendars.