Category Archives: Classroom Practices

Sustaining the Energy and Maintaining the Growth

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Diana White

I often start out each semester eager to try a few new things in the classroom, or to pay particular attention to certain aspects of my teaching.  As the semester progresses, I often find myself slipping into the pattern of … Continue reading →

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On the Culture of Making Things

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Diana White

By Nicholas Long, Stephen F. Austin State University In one of life’s weird coincidences, when I moved to a small town in East Texas to start my academic career at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) ten years ago, I … Continue reading →

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Do We Get to Work at the Board Today?

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Steven Klee

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 →

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The Third Year of “On Teaching and Learning Mathematics”

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Ben Braun

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 →

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To Active Learning and Beyond: Attending to Student Thinking AND Student Experience in Active-Learning Math Classes

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Ben Braun

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 →

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Teaching in a Collaborative Classroom

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Ben Braun

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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Our Responsibility – Our Opportunity: Mathematical Habits of Mind

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Diana White

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 →

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“I Am So Glad You Made That Mistake!”

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Steven Klee

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 →

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Theory into Practice: Growth Mindset and Assessment

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Art Duval

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 →

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Six Ways Mathematics Instructors Can Support Diversity and Inclusion

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Ben Braun

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 →

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