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Monday, June 16, 2014. Math Phobia - A Problem for Modern Math Teachers. How many math teachers have heard a parent say, "My daughter/son is not anxious with any other teachers. it is just your class! What can parents do to help their kids with math phobia? They can do the exact same practices that they use to help their children with reading and other subjects. When a child is small, a parent will sing the alphabet, read to him, take her to the library, recite nursery rhymes, etc. A Buddha A Day. Good M...
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Math Me Thinks: 10/17/10 - 10/24/10
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Friday, October 22, 2010. Geometer's Sketchpad - Circle Design. Links to this post. The Man Who Made Fractals Famous Dies at 85. Mathematician whose fractal geometry helps us find patterns in the irregularities of the natural world. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). San Rafael, California, United States. View my complete profile. A Buddha A Day. Good Math, Bad Math. Math Me Thinks Web Site. Where will it take your child? Marin County Math Tutoring. Where in the World? Pi to a Million Digits.
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Math Me Thinks: 10/13/13 - 10/20/13
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Sunday, October 13, 2013. I use Geometer's Sketchpad a lot, for demonstrating ideas to students and to create images for tests and lessons. GSP has an iPad app that is free! You can create dynamic illustrations in GSP and import them to the iPad app. Links to this post. Ipad app for math. Yes, I've been away for awhile, well not really, I just haven't been posting. So what's new? I am going to be exploring some more online learning environments, especially for high school students. Links to this post.
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Math Me Thinks: 9/18/11 - 9/25/11
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Sunday, September 18, 2011. Rethinking the way College Students Learn. The local public radio station, KQED, aired a great segment this weekend called, Don't lecture me! Rethinking the way college students learn. It is an American RadioWorks documentary and well worth the listen (it is about 53 minutes long) for all middle school, high school, and college math teachers. The instructors interviewed are physics professors, but most of the ideas apply to math instruction too. Some of the recommendations:.
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Math Me Thinks: 6/29/14 - 7/6/14
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Friday, July 4, 2014. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). San Rafael, California, United States. View my complete profile. A Buddha A Day. Good Math, Bad Math. Math Me Thinks Web Site. Where will it take your child? Marin County Math Tutoring. Where in the World? Tutoring Services, Marin County, California. Professional mathematics tutoring for young students. Marin County and surrounding area. Requiring eighth-grade algebra makes no sense. Report Urges Changes in Teaching Math.
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Math Me Thinks: 12/22/13 - 12/29/13
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Saturday, December 28, 2013. Some Great Facts About the PISA Report. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). San Rafael, California, United States. View my complete profile. A Buddha A Day. Good Math, Bad Math. Math Me Thinks Web Site. Where will it take your child? Marin County Math Tutoring. Where in the World? Tutoring Services, Marin County, California. Professional mathematics tutoring for young students. Marin County and surrounding area. Some Great Facts About the PISA Report.
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Math Me Thinks: 9/14/14 - 9/21/14
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Friday, September 19, 2014. Using Venn Diagrams to find the Lowest Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor of two Numbers. Combine number theory and set theory into one lesson with the use of Venn Diagrams. A great lesson for 4th and 5th graders but also works for middle school students. Links to this post. Labels: 4th grade math. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). San Rafael, California, United States. View my complete profile. A Buddha A Day. Good Math, Bad Math. Math Me Thinks Web Site. Where in the World?
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Math Me Thinks: 10/27/13 - 11/3/13
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Math is the great mental bogeyman of an unconfident America". There’s one key difference between kids who excel at math and those who don’t. This is a great article by Miles Kimball and Noah Smith busting the 'I can't do math' myth. Links to this post. Labels: americans are bad at math. Tuesday, October 29, 2013. Key Curriculum Press sold to McGraw Hill. It was with sadness that I discovered, this weekend, that Key Curriculum Press had been sold to McGraw Hill. There is a hap...
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Math Me Thinks: 9/16/12 - 9/23/12
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Find the Value of x - Triangle Problem from NCTM. Geometric solution for the NCTM problem of the day. Links to this post. Monday, September 17, 2012. Why HS Math Scores are Low(er). Thank you Professor Ellis for breaking down and clarifying why are students are having difficulties in math. I'm waiting, not so patiently, for the legislature and leadership to 'get it'! Why HS Math Scores are Low(er). Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
