Making Minnesota Nice with the Standards of Mathematical Practice
As members of the Minnesota mathematics community, it may be no mystery that the Gopher state opted out of adopting the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics.
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Math Tweeter of the Month
Last year, at MCTM in Duluth, Aloma P. Rohman (@rohmansoldier) joined Twitter and started her exciting journey through the MathTwitterBlogosphere (#MTBoS).
Continue readingPolynomial Operations Tips
I recently attended the Regional NCTM conference in Minneapolis where I sat in on a lot of great sessions. One of the sessions I sat in on was titled Using Area Models To Teach Multiplying, Factoring And Polynomial Division.
Continue readingA Recurring Theme for Mathematics Instruction
I attended the NCTM regional conference in Minneapolis in mid-November. As I reflected on the sessions I attended, I kept coming back to a recurring theme: The focus of instruction needs to primarily be on building understanding of the structure of mathematics.
Continue readingLagrange Interpolation
Here’s an interesting piece of mathematics that’s fun and useful for high school teachers to know. It deals with polynomials|adding/multiplying polynomials; the relationship between its roots and factors; and so on.
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Thursday, Nov 12, 5-7 pm, Market Bar-B-Que, 1414 Nicollet Ave S
Continue readingMCTM’s Mission Statement
Earlier this year, when I began my role as President of MCTM, I decided it was important that I really read and try to understand our organization’s mission statement.
Continue readingK-5 Math Certificate Cohort at Hamline
Our enrollment numbers for the second cohort of the K-5 Math Certificate here at Hamline is slowly gaining ground. If you know of any teachers who would like to:
Continue readingMath Tweeter of the Month
As an ongoing feature, Math Bits would like to highlight some of Minnesota’s fabulous teachers that are growing professionally through social media.
Continue readingWeek of Inspirational Math
I utilized Jo Boaler’s “Week Of Inspirational Math” during the second week of school to continue our discussion on growth mindset.
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