K-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:
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Math 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 readingFact Fluency: What does it mean? How do I know students have it?
Recently, I have been working with teachers to challenge conventional wisdom and classroom practices regarding fact fluency.
Continue readingParents as Partners in Teaching Mathematics
Contributed by Nina Smith
Recently I met with a very frustrated parent. What was the source of her frustration? She simply wanted to help her child with math homework.
A Lot Like a Sneeze
Contributed by Mardi Knudson
It’s cold and flu season and I can’t help but see the correlation between a sneeze and teaching math. ..
Finding Meaning in Fluency
Contributed by RoseMary Hunt
“My mom showed me a trick,” came from a third grader in the middle of the room. The look of horror from four students at the table in front of me was priceless. They know “trick” is a banned word in my math class. They started whispering to me as the first student rambled on about zeros…
Problem Solving – A Group Approach
Submitted by Kristin Cayo
A focus in my classroom this year is based on the state standard in Number Sense at most grades that begins “solve real life and mathematical problems…”
Number guess activity
Suggested by Judy Hansen
Goal: To help children develop an understanding of the order of numbers and to learn about the process of elimination.