Students who are below-grade level in reading may struggle in mathematics as they progress through their education. Often, we must comprehend a word problem to access a task. How can we determine if a student needs help with reading or…
Incorporating productive dialogue in mathematics classrooms is vital to providing students an opportunity to connect meaningfully with peers (Webb et al., 2019). These discussions can increase individual students’ mathematical understanding and problem-solving skills while encouraging collaboration among peers to solve…
Relationships between students and teachers can influence academic success and emotional well-being (Košir & Tement, 2014). In 2020, Covid-19 sent shockwaves throughout education, propelling students and teachers into an unfamiliar territory of teaching and learning during a global pandemic. Home-schooling,…
Mathematics curriculums worldwide are undergoing significant reform. The goal of mathematics education is no longer to churn out students who have memorised procedures, can perform calculations the fastest, or do so independently. So, what is the renewed focus of mathematics…
As students progress into upper elementary grades, there is often a debate over which is better: teaching algorithms or conceptual and representational methods. What if I told you it’s more complex than choosing a position?
As teachers, we want the best for our students to succeed academically. We want each lesson, tool, resource, and activity to be engaging and help all students learn. Each classroom is unique, consisting of students and teachers of diverse backgrounds,…
In all aspects of our lives, time is precious. It is one of the few things we can never get back and have a limited amount of. In primary school in Florida, teachers have to cover a lot of mathematics…
Helping students process their thinking when faced with a word problem is critical to their learning. As teachers, don’t be afraid to let them productively struggle rather than throwing them a life-saver for every bump in the road. On the…
In third grade, students begin to learn how to round whole numbers. This standard rests heavily on number sense and place value skills. Steering clear from tricks and cute drawings can help students understand the core of what rounding is,…
As fourth-grade students learn division with dividends of up to 4-digits, the area model can be a great strategy. You can easily connect concrete materials to the area model and have students explain their thinking each step of the way.…