I’m excited to share the 4th installment of the Making Sense Series which explores meaning, equivalence, and comparison of fractions. Fractions are the gatekeeper of algebraic thinking and probably a big reason why we suffer from arithmophobia as a society....
Progression Videos The progression videos are a series of videos that show how math concepts build and grow through the grade levels. Here is a post that gives a “behind the scenes” of what it takes to make the videos. Click on the image below to watch the...
Session Description: As more teachers look to add high-yield tasks to their repertoire, the struggle to make it all work becomes real. Let’s examine how problem-based lessons can be used throughout the scope of a unit and how we can harness their power to move...
I’ve recently been working on two new progression videos that will focus on the operations of fractions. Here are some sketches from the addition and multiplication progression… In planning and researching the flow of each progression, I encountered lots...
