January 20, 2015
Teachers in the Innovations Project have been making use of the Contexts for Learning Investigations, a series of mini-lessons, games, and storybooks based around overarching math learning goals. The developers of this series argue that math time should be an active and creative process, allowing students to learn through experimentation and exploration.
Collaboration with the Kentucky Center for Mathematics has reinforced mathematical development for students throughout Kentucky.
In this TED Talk, you’ll hear from Angela Lee Duckworth, the psychologist who coined the term "grit." She discusses her research and offers some brief ideas on how to motivate kids to be gritty.
Counting in sets of ten is a skill that we develop and internalize at a very young age. However, surprisingly, there are dozens of different counting systems, many still in use today. Understanding and exploring…
This article focuses on the importance of creating math images, computer-generated or in the real world, that depict what students are learning. This would create some much-needed context for a topic that can easily become…
This blog post provides some great ideas for first grade Number Talks sessions. These 10-15 minute activities can be centered around the rekenrek or dot cards and are designed to reinforce students’ understanding of number…
The video gives a great overview of how to use a rekenrek. It also provides a few specific examples of problems that you could give to your students.
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll and A Pig is Big by Douglas Florian are two children's story books that present opportunities for children to explore the mathematical concept of measurement, particularly the Big…
In this opinion piece on Education Week, it is suggested that those in charge of teacher training and hiring should avoid concentrating solely on a teacher's knowledge and skill. Instead, an attempt should be made…
A Chicago-area library used the Collaborative's Foundational Math Concepts to create math fun, games, and activities.