Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
I'm always impressed to see a new way to do something familiar. Recently, I happened upon a fascinating video, titled Weaving Numbers at the IsAllAboutMath web-site, which has some instructional Math-related videos.
Weaving Numbers demonstrates several non-traditional ways to do multiplication. I found the Napier's bones approach depicted fascinating as well ...
Posted in Education, Geometry, Algebra | 8 Comments »
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
This article provides a set of tips for raising your awareness of learning styles as a major factor in how children learn. These tips are adapted from the resources listed at the end of this article.
The tips are based on the Dunn & Dunn Learning Styles Model developed by Professors ...
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Saturday, November 10th, 2007
Science News Online just published a fascinating article: Good Stories, Good Math. The article is subtitled: "Preschoolers who can tell good stories develop good mathematical skills by the first grade." Writer Julie Rehmeyer reports on a new study which reveals that there's apparently a very strong connection between mathematical ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
I was recently asked how I deal with silly mistakes many of us make in algebra or arithmetic, especially in the context of a tutoring session. Common errors include forgetting to carry numbers when adding, getting confused about operating with plus and minus signs in one problem, and multiplying two ...
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
I'm not a Math teacher yet I feel I'm highly qualified to write on this topic. I am a lifelong Math learner and I am highly kinesthetic. Being kinesthetic means I am highly sensitive, I love to touch things, I enjoy moving my body, and I am aware of ...
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Monday, November 5th, 2007
Alfred Posamentier, one of my great heroes, and Daniel Jaye have collaborated to produce a discussion of "79 Research-based Strategies for the Standards-based Classroom", which is the subtitle of the book, What SUCCESSFUL Math Teachers Do, Grades 6-12.
Posamentier is dean of the School of Education and Professor of Mathematics Education ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
During my high school years I spent two summers at the Ross Math Program studying Number Theory and other more esoteric branches of mathematics. The head of the program, Professor Arnold Ross, was not only a brilliant mathematician but he knew how to teach Math to bright students in a ...
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
Since writing my last post I got a copy of Mark Wahl's Math for Humans: Teaching Math Through 7 Intelligences. Wahl is brilliant. He provides inspiration, explanation, and techniques (with plenty of examples) for using Gardner's Multiple Intelligences to teach Math to students who may excel in one kind of ...
Posted in Education, Tutoring | 2 Comments »
Monday, October 15th, 2007
Some of you reading this blog might wonder how anyone could like Math. Or, maybe you really enjoy Math but a friend, child, or student of yours hates Math. What can you do to increase your appreciation and enjoyment of Math or to help someone else increase their appreciation?
Here are ...
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