Interesting article on moves that promote student competence

Two Instructional Moves that Promote Student Competence - by Jen Munson

Operation Sense

Operation Senseis the Antidote to "I don't get what they want me to do!"

Artful Maths

https://www.artfulmaths.com/

Great lesson ideas. Also love the online/phone games.

Love this chart:

Here's the PDF to make it yourself  - caution-English/Australian spelling :)

Three Tools for Teaching Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

Three tools for teaching... ww2.kqed.org

Student Centered" vs "Traditional teaching" Math Teaching

Another great post by Marilyn Burns.

"Student Centered" vs "Traditional teaching"

What is number sense?

Wonderful video by Jo Boaler (3 min).

Fly on the Math Teacher’s Wall: Place Value BY DONNA BOUCHER

Here is something new for me . . . a place value Blog Hop. "Each blog hop will focus on a central math topic, and you’ll find blog posts across all grade levels discussing the same topic.  You’ll also find some *freebies* along the way! " Donna Boucher.

The first step in this Blog Hop starts with place value of tens and ones.  There are many ideas (some reminders) for multiple ages and levels of understanding of place value. 

How to assess place value - Marilyn Burns

Place Value - How to assess student's misunderstanding

Criteria for Fact Based Apps - one person's opinion

https://tjzager.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/my-criteria-for-fact-based-apps/

Math and Art to create understanding

Creative art projects that will make your student love math

Myth Buster - Differentiation is just too difficult

Myth Buster - Differentiated instruction is just too difficult

Productive Struggle

Harnessing the Power of Productive Struggle

Fraction Fix It

Great activity for working with fractions where all students can have success.  Good to practice their reasoning and communication in math.

Fix It - An Activity for ordering fractions. - Marilyn Burns

Scaffolding that is just right

Good article modeling how the way we scaffold lessons need  to include productive struggle.

Goldilocks Discourse - math scaffolding that's just right - by Rachel Dale and Jimmy Scherrer

Using interactive (student, not a device) number lines

Great visual tool for students to gain a greater understanding of the number line.

Using interactive number lines

Getting parents to talk math with their kids

Great story from NPR on why it is powerful for parents to talk with kids about math.  Pass it on to all the parents in your lives.

Where the Wild Fractions Are: The Power of a Bedtime (Math) Story

Math and Children's Literature

I know you all know this but this is just a reminder. This is a good idea for a "flex day" activity or for a center.

Using children's literature to teach math

What Reading Instruction Can Teach Us About Math Instruction

What Reading Instruction Can Teach Us About Math Instruction - by Marilyn Burns, Ed Week, April1, 2015

Thinking about trying an open number line . . .

Check out how Marilyn Burns tells about it.

We are always on show . . .

“The questions we ask in class teach students how to ask questions. How we pursue dialogue models reflectiveness. Students watch who we call on, or don’t, and learn about fairness. We teach them when and how to interrupt by when and how we interrupt. We teach them how to listen by how carefully we listen. If they see us admitting that we don’t know something, we encourage intellectual honesty as well as humility. We are always modeling. And students are always watching.”

            Barry Schwartz (ibid.)