I am partaking in a book study over at the Math Coach’s Corner on the book Teaching Numeracy: 9 Critical Habits to Ignite Mathematical Thinking by Margie Pearse and K.M. Walton. So far we have read the Foreword (by Arthur Hyde), Preface, Introduction and this...
A few weeks ago I had the great honor of going to the NCTM Headquarters in Virginia to attend the Program Committee Meeting because I get to help plan the NCTM 2015 Regional Conference in Nashville. It was interesting to me for lots of reasons, but two of them are...
I am partaking in a book study over at the Math Coach’s Corner on the book Teaching Numeracy: 9 Critical Habits to Ignite Mathematical Thinking by Margie Pearse and K.M. Walton. I always have intentions of reading a new book during the summer, but summertime is...
Everyday a little piece of a traditional teacher creeps out of me in an unexpected way. Yesterday our family was driving around looking at jobs my husband is working on and our oldest son, who sits between us up front in the bench seat of the truck, asks, “What...
Well, this post is probably too late for many of you, but I was doing a training today and was asked to share it. This document is meant to be sent home with your students to provide ideas for parents on ways to help the kids have a mathematical summer break....
Why is it that kids go from seeing math every where in their real life to being disconnected from math and even hating it? Why is it that early learners are so inquisitive and mathematics comes naturally to them but yet by the time they are in 1st grade (maybe even...
Welcome! I’m a Recovering Traditionalist elementary teacher and now, I help teachers and children learn to love math. Explore how I can help provide you PD at your fingertips! BuildMathMinds.com
Welcome! I’m a Recovering Traditionalist elementary teacher and now, I help teachers and children learn to love math. Explore how I can help provide you PD at your fingertips! BuildMathMinds.com