Archive for 'Teaching Math'
A Tale of Two Classrooms: Finger Counting in Grade 5, Visualising in Grade 1
Posted on 17. May, 2012 by Peter Price.
Can children really visualise numbers and number relationships? Or should they learn to use their fingers to find answers by counting? A striking contrast between Grade 5 and Grade 1 students.
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Best Math Blog Posts: May, 2012
Posted on 14. May, 2012 by Peter Price.
What can you learn from expert teacher bloggers about how to teach math? Read and see – great articles by Tom Whitby, Larry Cuban, Fawn Nguyen, Daniel Schneider & Matt Vaudrey.
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Without These 3 Components, Your Primary/Elementary Mathematics Lessons Won’t Work
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by Peter Price.
Primary/elementary teachers have one of the hardest jobs in the world, perhaps most of all in their teaching of math. There are 3 components to any good lesson to absolutely nail to be successful in teaching math to K-6 children.
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Teach the 9x Nine Times Tables
Posted on 21. Apr, 2012 by Peter Price.
Teach the 9x nine times tables easily, using the patterns that appear in several forms, including the “9x Tables Finger Trick”. Watch the video, download the set of free worksheets.
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Math Teachers Survey 2012
Posted on 02. Apr, 2012 by Peter Price.
Teachers of mathematics: what are your biggest challenges? How can I help? I would love to hear from you.
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Would Khan Academy Work for Elementary Math?
Posted on 30. Mar, 2012 by Peter Price.
High school math teachers as a group are quite critical of the Khan Academy approach to teaching. Perhaps it would be more acceptable in the elementary classroom?
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Best Math Blog Posts: March, 2012
Posted on 27. Mar, 2012 by Peter Price.
Five recent posts from top math education blogs.: Fawn Nguyen, Coach G, Malke, Ms Cookie & Mike Hartley
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Khan Academy: “Teacher-Proof” Curriculum?
Posted on 23. Mar, 2012 by Peter Price.
Khan Academy present thousands of free teaching videos for math, science and many other subjects. But what is the underlying message for teachers?
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So, You Will be Teaching my Grandchildren? Job Interview Questions
Posted on 17. Feb, 2012 by Peter Price.
What are the most important characteristics for a mathematics teacher? Do you agree with my answers to these 10 questions?
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Are Wind Farms The Solution? Do the Math!
Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 by Peter Price.
Teach your students to use math in environmental education lessons, to assess the issues before reaching an informed conclusion.
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Math and International Travel
Posted on 16. Oct, 2011 by Peter Price.
International travelers have to use multiplication and division all the time when budgeting, shopping and getting around by car, to convert local units to more familiar units.
