The thinking (and the research) behind how math looks in our classrooms.
Math (and Time) Is All About Magnitude Once you master foundational facts within 20, you conceptually possess the keys to the entire base-ten kingdom. Our positional number system is purposefully constructed so that a basic grasp of small quantities is…
A note on the name of this blog. I listened to the most beautiful description of what we want to build in mathematicians several weeks ago. A brilliant colleague of mine (Pete Prince, to be specific, who is co-head of…
“Use the math you know.” It is one of my most important mantras. In fact, I rarely have to say it anymore. When I review an upcoming homework assignment with my students, and we come to a tricky looking or…