by Shannon McCartney | Mar 10, 2017 | *Early Intervention, *Motor Skills (Fine and Gross)
We have all been there…trying to get students to develop one-to-one correspondence with concrete objects. You have a pile of counters ready on your table.”Watch how I do it,” you say. “1, 2, 3, 4.” And with great patience, you carefully...
by Shannon McCartney | Mar 3, 2017 | *Math Practices, Audience - Teachers
Think you know the 8 Standards for Mathematical Practice? Take this quiz to see if you understand application of these practices through scenarios from a popular TV show: Big Bang Theory! Watch the video clips (each has an identifying letter assigned to it), decide...
by Shannon McCartney | Feb 24, 2017 | *Math Practices, Audience - Teachers
The 8 Standards for Mathematical Practices are what I feel is the biggest shift in history in how we teach math. We are not simply putting a new name on the old way of doing business in math education, but instead we are actually changing to a new method of educating...
by Shannon McCartney | Feb 17, 2017 | *Technology, Audience - Teachers
Teachers of mathematics for centuries have helped students understand mathematics using “manipulatives”– visual objects that help illustrate mathematical relationships and applications. Manipulatives allow students to visually examine, explore and develop...
by Shannon McCartney | Feb 10, 2017 | *Technology, Audience - Teachers
I love technology, and I do use my iPad and computer for a lot of things, however there’s just certain times that call for a good old fashioned piece of paper and pencil. If you are like me, you are always taking notes for various meetings, brainstorming...
