A Big Mistake Educators Make When Building Math Fluency
We all want students to become fluent in math, but there is something that we tend to do as educators thinking it’s helping the kids become fluent, but really it isn’t. I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist, and today I’d...
Place Value and Number Sense
Place value is so much more than just what digit is in each place. It’s about the value of those numbers and how it relates to other numbers. That sounds simple, but is actually hard to help kids develop. This video is from a live training I did inside the Build...
Why math is taught differently now
I’ll admit that when people ask me what I do, I really don’t like to tell them because I’m afraid that they will go off about the new math. And it’s not really a conversation that I wanna have with a complete stranger in like five minutes...
Virtual Math Summit 2021 Preview
Well, every year, since 2017, I get the pleasure of hosting the Build Math Minds Virtual Math Summit. This year, the free summit for elementary educators will be taking place July 29th and 30th, 2021. Registration is now open. I’m Christina Tondevold, The...
Alligator or No Alligator in Math Class?
I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist, and today I’d like to talk about Alligator or No Alligator in Math Class? in our quest to Build our own Math Minds so we can Build the Math Minds of our kiddos. Watch the video or read the transcript below:...
The Biggest Misconception about Math Fact Fluency
“Number sense is a waste of time.” “People need to stop letting kids play and make kids memorize.” “Kids who learn strategies just take too long to solve problems when they’re older.” Those are just some comments I get when I...
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