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Category Archives: Classroom Practices
Do We Get to Work at the Board Today?
By Steven Klee, Contributing Editor, Seattle University When I first started incorporating active learning in the classroom, I struggled with getting my students to buy into being active. I made worksheets, put the students in groups, and excitedly set them … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Practices, Communication
Tagged active learning, mathematical thinking, problem solving
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The Third Year of “On Teaching and Learning Mathematics”
By Benjamin Braun, Editor-in-Chief, University of Kentucky Summer 2017 brought the third anniversary of On Teaching and Learning Mathematics and with it our annual review of the articles we have published since our previous year in review article. Over the … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment Practices, Classroom Practices, Communication, Curriculum, Education Policy, Faculty Experiences, Graduate Education, K-12 Education, Mathematics Education Research, Multidisciplinary Education, Outreach, Research, Student Experiences, Summer Programs
Tagged year in review
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To Active Learning and Beyond: Attending to Student Thinking AND Student Experience in Active-Learning Math Classes
By Jess Ellis Hagman, Contributing Editor, Colorado State University On a recent trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico, I met a really cool woman named Anna Sale who runs a podcast called Death, Sex, and Money (check it out). In … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Practices, Faculty Experiences, Student Experiences
Tagged active learning, Interview
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Teaching in a Collaborative Classroom
By Saúl A. Blanco, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University For several years I’ve been incorporating active-learning and inquiry-based learning activities in my teaching. There is ample documented evidence of the benefits of these approaches for students, but equally … Continue reading
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Tagged active learning, collaborative classroom
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Our Responsibility – Our Opportunity: Mathematical Habits of Mind
By Brigitte Lahme, Professor, Sonoma State University Every university instructor would be thrilled if their students came to their mathematics classes with the ability to make viable arguments and to critique the reasoning of others; if their inclination were to … Continue reading
“I Am So Glad You Made That Mistake!”
By Allison Henrich, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematics, Seattle University “I am so glad you made that mistake,” I’ve come to realize, is one of the most important things I say to my students. When I … Continue reading
Theory into Practice: Growth Mindset and Assessment
By Cody L. Patterson, University of Texas at San Antonio Several years ago, I took up running. At first, I wasn’t particularly good at it, but I persisted: about two or three times each week, I would go for a … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment Practices, Classroom Practices
Tagged assessment, growth mindset, revisions, specifications grading
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Six Ways Mathematics Instructors Can Support Diversity and Inclusion
By Natalie LF Hobson, Graduate Student, University of Georgia What teaching practices support a diverse student body in your mathematics classroom? In this post, I suggest six concrete teaching practices you can implement today to help make your classroom a … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Practices, K-12 Education, Student Experiences
Tagged assessment, diversity, inclusion, mindset
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What is an Experimental Math Course and Why Should We Care?
By: Lara Pudwell, Valparaiso University What is the first meaningful mathematics problem you remember solving? For me, it was the nine dots, four lines puzzle. When my fourth grade teacher assigned it as an extra credit problem, I spent several … Continue reading
Integrating Computer Science in Math: The Potential Is Great, But So Are The Risks
By Emmanuel Schanzer, Bootstrap Recent calls to bring Computer Science to K-12 schools have reached a fever pitch. Groups like Code.org and Girls Who Code have become household names, having raised tens of millions in funding from Silicon Valley luminaries … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Practices, Curriculum, K-12 Education
Tagged computer science, high school
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