LCS Math Sharing

Support for students who have gaps from the past. Tutoring as a option.

The Rational Number project is an ongoing research project investigation student learning and teacher enhancement. LInks to research on group page.

A interesting article discussing Montessori methods, problem solving, brain science and historical sequence of teaching mathematics.

"So according to our "big tent" model of PBL, some of the newer "X-BLs" -- problem-, challenge- and design-based -- are basically modern versions of the same concept. They feature, to varying degrees, all of BIE's 8 Essential Elements of PBL, although each has its own distinct flavor. (And by the way, each of these three, along with project-based learning, falls under the general category of inquiry-based learning -- which also includes research papers, scientific investigations, Socratic Seminars or other text-based discussions, etc."

A discussion of practices that help make a flipped classroom work.

"Bootstrap, (has) its goal of teaching a basic math curriculum - algebra - while students also learn about computer coding,"

Sound advice for parents and students using tutors.

Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins on the struggles with developing Essential Questions for Math.  Some interesting solutions and example questions given.

This article confirms the importance of the transition process to new programs. Even when the new program has great advantages, it is important to prepare both students and parents for the change and challenges found in "deeper thinking" processes.

"MathleteBlogs.com is a resource for mathematics teachers to connect their math students with peers from around the globe to enhance their mathematical learning experience from K-12."

Some apps to explore... for the ipad savvy among us.

Math supports the brain and processes beyond the classroom.

Okay, I'm sharing something written by myself, but I thought this would be a good way to do it.

"Increasing students' critical thinking is a major objective of math tasks, the task-based approach to math instruction."

This originally came from Joe. Nice little article on teaching reasoning rather symbol shunting. Uses a study that indicates that most students don't know what an equal sign means (which is certainly my experience) to make its point.

Great hook or connection to the real world for math and current research. Also interesting for enrichment material about exponential equations or prime numbers.

Thanks, Colin. This is a great video. I love this guy's passion and the topic is a great one.

Promoting creative problem solving in Mathematics.

Test your Math and geography skills along the way.

A great lesson and concept description to clarify division by fractions.

Here is a list of people who blog about mathematics from David Wees (as a Google Reader bundle), or mathematics education. It is incomplete... but will get updated periodically.