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Strategies, ideas, and resources to help you Mold Math Mindsets.

Assessing Standards by Depth Of Knowledge

Apr 19, 2019

You’ve got to be able to compare apples to apples, so identifying a common assessment, especially when common power standards have been identified, is vital.

Power Standards for Student Success

Apr 12, 2019

When did standards become such a driving force in education?

Guest Blog: Intentional Math Instruction: It Is Not About Getting Through the Content!

Mar 28, 2019

It’s not about getting through the content- it’s about being intentional with your math instruction!

Guest Blog: Reading Strategies in Math Class?

Mar 22, 2019

Guest Post by Jana Hazekamp, Math Educational Consultant & Coach Reading strategies in math class? Absolutely! Many years ago I was considering how I might continue to build my repertoire of strategies for teaching math and helping my students become...

Guest Blog: Patterns: Building a Foundation for Critical Thinking

Mar 15, 2019

By helping even the youngest students learn to notice and analyze naturally-occurring patterns all around them, we can build a foundation for critical thinking that they will use for the rest of their lives.

Guest Blog: The Importance of Mathematics Discourse in All K-12 Classrooms

Mar 7, 2019

Guest Post by Pat Baltzley, MS/HS Math Coach How do you get your students talking to one another? Do your instructional routines provide opportunities for student conversation around the mathematics of your lesson? One of the most critical practices we can implement...

Guest Blog: Increase Student Engagement and Motivation with A.R.C.S.

Feb 28, 2019

Guest Post by Tiffany Eller, Math Educational Consultant and Coach What is your next unit of study? How do you plan to pique student interest? Can the students connect their learning to their own lives? When designing a successful unit of study should I incorporate a...