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Provide Massive Space to notice
Give students several copies of the same image – along with ample space to notice – and they will amaze you. In this post, you’ll be taken on a tour of noticing. At the end of the video, you’ll find a page which you can download and use with your students. I encourage you to show…
Read MoreNYABS Part 4: An Average Algorithm Leads to Deep Thinking
Algorithms typically route us completely around opportunities for deeper thinking. However, in this post, we see that using icons to represent a variety of strategies produces an opportunity to richly compare and contrast strategies, including an algorithm, to see what we can learn. This post features 10 questions that can be used in this scenario…
Read More16 Misconceptions
I wrote these 16 images of common misconceptions before the September 17, 2015 #elemmathchat about “Mathematical Misconceptions.” If you would like to use them in class, either play the silent video below and pause at key moments, or download the PowerPoint file here. Feel free to leave comments, subscribe, or simply explore the rest…
Read MoreNYABS Part 2: Passing Out
While you’ll initially see the Passing Out strategy, ultimately you will find yourself looking at two strategy icons which will help you to compare and contrast two strategies that are very similar. Or are they very different? Not Your Average Blog Post Series NYABS Part 1: Leveling Off NYABS Part 2: Passing Out NYABS…
Read MoreThese Dots Will Grow On You
Nearing the end of the Subitizing Series, I wanted to take time to detail a single math question, while placing an emphasis on noticing. The result is the video below: These Dots Will Grow on You. I encourage you to download the resources and to use them in class while providing your students with plenty…
Read MoreBeyond Subitizing
In this 4th post in the Subitizing Series I’ll use 4 simple dots to illustrate what happens when we provide students with space to notice. There is also an image at the end that is one of my favorite patterns to use with students. I hope you will use it in your classroom! Enjoy! THE…
Read MoreHow to Make Quick Subitizing Images + 3 Free Resources
You are moments away from creating your own quick images. Watch the video, download the three free resources, and use your new images to promote rich mathematical discourse in your classroom. 1. Experiencing Subitizing 2. The Boundary of Subitizing, “The Rewind Version” 3. How to Make Quick Subitizing Images + 3 Free Resources 4. Beyond…
Read MoreThe Boundary of Subitizing (The Rewind Version)
Before I proceed with this series on subitizing, I must raise these questions: Is there a subitizing boundary? Is there a number of objects which are simply too many to subitize? If so, what might that number be? 1. Experiencing Subitizing 2. The Boundary of Subitizing, “The Rewind Version” 3. How to Make Quick…
Read MoreExperiencing Subitizing
Experiencing Subitizing is the first in a six-part series on subitizing. The links to the other posts will become active this week. 1. Experiencing Subitizing 2. The Boundary of Subitizing, “The Rewind Version” 3. How to Make Quick Subitizing Images + 3 Free Resources 4. Beyond Subitizing 5. These Dots Will Grow on You…
Read MoreIs This Claim Always True?
I have a claim. It may be true. It may not be true. My question: Is my claim always true? Watch the video and think about it carefully. Along the way, remember the power of the pause button, one of the most powerful buttons in education because it provides us with space to…
Read MoreThe Parking Meter Solution
One week after posting The Parking Meter Question, here is the solution. If you have not yet watched the original video you will want to begin here. Also, the PDF can be downloaded here. If you use it in class, please send me a photo! For further instructional ideas and activities, take a…
Read MoreHow is Math Like Peanut Butter?
How is math like peanut butter? How are prime numbers like glue? Here is an instructional strategy that you can quickly use to help students to think carefully about the attributes of two very unlike ideas. This post ends differently than my other animated posts. It ends with a challenge. I am looking for at…
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