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Check out the newest blog from the Forum for Equity in Elementary Mathematics! Discussions: A Structure That Supports Equity in the Elementary Math Classroom Explore factors that are important to consider in working to make student participation in math discussions equitable. Read more --> https://hubs.la/Q02zhZDn0

Discussions: A Structure that Supports Equity in the Elementary Math Classroom https://lnkd.in/eJUMUd2M

6 Ways to Use VoiceThread in Math Courses https://lnkd.in/efUGiuSg #edtech #VoiceThread #Pedagogy

In our latest blog, Leslie Nielsen, PhD emphasizes the importance of posing purposeful questions in math teaching, a principle outlined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She explains the frameworks for categorizing questions and the shift from funneling to focusing strategies, illustrating how questions can guide students towards mathematical understanding and engagement. Check it out to learn more! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/eHN8dP2d

Here is my most recent Magma blog post, reflecting on how Magma can help us ask more purposeful questions.

The Divisibility Dice Game. This game is designed to reinforce the concept of divisibility rules, an integral part of the elementary and middle school mathematics curriculum.

The book Kathryn Coffey, PhD and I wrote on using #designthinking and the #InnovatorsCompass to plan innovative K-8 math lessons is now available in paperback! https://a.co/d/5dJe5HV

NEW BLOG (Forum for Equity in Elementary Mathematics): How can partner work promote equity in math class & support the identity & agency of all students, especially those who have been historically marginalized in mathematics? https://hubs.la/Q02rk8VR0

Math not your subject? That may be due to the way you were initially taught it. Expanding research led by Professor Hortensia Soto shows that abstract math concepts are more digestible when taught with interactive, gesture-based communication. https://col.st/HkHmq #MathematicsEducation #ColoradoState #EducationResearch #EmbodiedCognition

What does popcorn have to do with math? Read on to find out how one school is employing novel ideas in teaching Mathematics. In this article written by Bill Gates, he cites how "math skills are relevant to our everyday lives in ways we might not realize" and writes on how Chula Vista Middle School is "working to improve the way math, specifically, is taught and learned—and how students are engaged in the process". Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dYGEkpqU