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How to assign challenges instead of math homeworkAt the same time, being a math teacher puts me in a tough place with the parents and guardians of my students. After all, they’re used to seeing homework sent home with their kids. They grew up wit…

Reinventing Math Class with EquatIO (Chrome Extension) | Shake Up Learning PinterestReinventing Math Class Guest post by John McGowan, Math Product Manager, Texthelp Let’s get real for a minute: math has always had a bit of an image problem, hasn’t it?! As a teacher for over fifteen years, I know all too well that many of my students just aren’t as excited by the subject as …

The Best Websites for Teaching and Learning MathBookmark this list STAT!

Math, Social Studies, and Diagrams - The Week in Review Good morning from Maine where a cold bug has hit our house. I tried to fight it, but this morning I have to admit that I've caught it too....

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How the Google Suite Can Enhance Open-Ended Math ExplorationMath educator Alice Keeler teams up with Stanford math education professor Jo Boaler to look at how open-ended math tasks can be enhanced with technology.

Bring Deeper Conversations to the Table - Teacher TechBring Deeper Conversations to the Table Guest Blog Post by John Stevens Table Talk Math Placements will be donating all proceeds to benefit the relief efforts in Puerto Rico. The placemats are erasable and reusable. How are you using the Table Talk Math Placemats that just got released? I’d love to hear from you! Pictures and messages …

The unexpected math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night" - Natalya St. ClairPhysicist Werner Heisenberg said, “When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first.” As difficult as turbulence is to understand mathematically, we can use art to depict the way it looks. Natalya St. Clair illustrates how Van Gogh captured this deep mystery of movement, fluid and light in his work.

Where do math symbols come from? - John David WaltersMath is full of symbols: lines, dots, arrows, English letters, Greek letters, superscripts, subscripts ... it can look like an illegible jumble. Where did all of these symbols come from? John David Walters shares the origins of mathematical symbols, and illuminates why they’re still so important in the field today.

How Guessing Games Help Kids Solve Math ProblemsA new study suggests that by playing games that involve quickly guessing how many items are in a group of objects, children can help themselves become better at traditional math problems.

How to Integrate Growth Mindset Messages Into Every Part of Math ClassConcrete ideas for math teachers looking to incorporate growth mindset into their classrooms.

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The Ultimate EdTech Chart for Teachers and Educators Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

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