Overcoming Math Anxiety
Saturday November 29, 2008
Math Anxiety is real for a large number of students. For those with a fear or phobic of math, it's like having stage fright. A great strategy for dealing with ... Read More
Applying What you Know: Problem Solving
Monday November 24, 2008
Problem solving skills are skills used for life. They're often referred to as the ability to: reason inductively and deductively, apply logic, infer, analyze and think critically just to name ... Read More
Everyone Loves A Freebie
Friday November 21, 2008
For all the self-directed learners out there, be sure to check out the free Algebra courses available online. I've posted a few here but I'm sure there are many more:
Intermediate ... Read More
Public Schools as Good as Private Schools in Raising Math Scores
Tuesday November 18, 2008
According to a multi year University of Illinois study using longitudinal data and nearly 10,000 students. The study was based on 4th and 8th grade math test data from the ... Read More
Public Schools as Good as Private Schools in Raising Math Scores
Tuesday November 18, 2008
According to a multi year University of Illinois study using longitudinal data and nearly 10,000 students. The study was based on 4th and 8th grade math test data from the ... Read More
Lines and Segments: What You Need To Know
Saturday November 15, 2008
Do lines have an end point? What about segments? Where do rays fit in with lines and segments? What does perpindicular mean? If you can't answer these questions, then you ... Read More
Probability and Monopoly
Wednesday November 12, 2008
Monopoly used to be and probably still is for that matter, one of my all time favorite board games. If you asked me when I was younger about the ... Read More
The Bare Facts About Learning the Facts
Monday November 10, 2008
The multiplication facts that is. Key to students committing the multiplication facts to memory is having an approach that works. Being random too early doesn't work! Key steps to ensuring ... Read More
Skip Counting for Early Learners
Saturday November 8, 2008
My grandson who is in kindergarten came home with homework yesterday which included a variety of hands on activities called 'math in a bag'. My daughter enjoyed playing the ... Read More
Free Online Calculus Course
Thursday November 6, 2008
This entire calculus text has been scanned and provided to you free online from the Department of Math at Brigham University by William V. Smith. You'll find lots of exercises ... Read More
Better Ability to Estimate = Greater Understanding
Sunday November 2, 2008
Whenever I wanted to quickly check for understanding of concepts in my class, I used to ask questions that would have my students quickly estimate the answer. You see, when ... Read More