This Week a Webinar. Next Month a Workshop

Against the Norm

On Monday night I had the pleasure of presenting the webinar 3 Act Math Tasks: What They Are & Why You Need Them in Your Class.  The webinar was hosted by my good friend Christina Tondevold and focused on the implementation of 3-Act Tasks in the elementary grades....

The Progression of Fractions

Against the Norm

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....

I’ll Rip Your Face Off: The Art of Defacing Manipulatives

3-5, 6-8, Against the Norm, Fractions, Making Math Accessible, Making Sense Series, Math Progressions, Math Tools, Strategy Development, Teacher Content

It’s our fault. We have no one to blame but ourselves. We unknowing pigeonhole student thinking with the manipulatives we use. Take fraction tiles for example. Much to my disappointment, they come with labels and it kills me. Manipulatives that come pre-labelled...

Where’s Poly? An Exploration in Geo-Dotting

Geometry, Making Math Accessible, Who Knows?

What’s geo-dotting?  I have no clue but that’s what I’m calling this lesson. We started by asking, “What do you notice?” Our favorites: Looks like Pac-man I see dots and they make a “Y” Looks like someone went crazy with a...

GCTM 2016 – Ignite Talks

Against the Norm

For the second year running, we tackled Ignite Talks at Georgia’s Math Conference.   Mike Wiernicki Katie Breedlove Jenise Sexton Karla Cwetna Carla Bidwell Brian Lack    ...