Transform Math Class into a Community of Problem Solvers
Let’s build problem solvers, not calculators. Word Problem Workshop book coming October 2025
I first learned about Problem Types with Cognitively Guided Instruction in the book Children’s Mathematics. The group of researchers studied children and found that when given open ended questions children move through a progression of understanding… when given no explicit instruction. 🤯 It blows teachers minds to think that children can develop understanding with no […]
I am passionate about teaching our students math in student centered ways that help them grow as human beings that are positioned to make a difference in the world. So that means, the work has to be real and relevant. Today we’re going to talk about the power that math can have when you INTEGRATE […]
Thin sliced problems were coined by Peter Liljedahl in his book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics. What are thin sliced problems & how can you use them to meet all the needs of your students? Be sure to listen to this episode so you can learn how to use thin sliced problems in your math classroom. […]
Help students see their whole selves in the math they’re learning with culturally responsive teaching. What is your students relationship to math? Join me as I interview the authors of Cultivating Mathematical Hearts, you won’t want to miss it! In This Episode: About our guests Maria del Rosario Zavala and Julia Marai Aguirre: 📕 Cultivating Mathematical […]
