My Favorite Free Elementary Math Resources
As we close out this year and move into a new one, I thought I’d share with you some amazing resources for elementary math that are free. I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist and today we’re going to take a look at My Favorite Free...
Focusing on FAST isn’t how you build elementary math fluency
If you were like me, you saw math as a set of rules & procedures to be followed, memorized, and regurgitated when you needed them to help you get a correct answer. I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist, and today we are going to talk about how...
The Build Math Minds Virtual Math Summit 2020 Preview
I’m about to take a break from these weekly videos because it’s summertime, and during the summer, I prepare for the Build Math Minds Virtual Math Summit. I’m Christina Tondevold, the Recovering Traditionalist, and I hope you stick around because...
Teaching Math After Coronavirus Shutdown
I’ve been hearing from a lot of educators who are concerned about how to teach math after this coronavirus shutdown. I’m Christina Tondevold, the Recovering Traditionalist, today we’re going take a look at teaching math after the coronavirus...
The Difference Between Math Strategies and Math Models
I recently did some webinars where the topic of math strategies and math models, or notations, came up. I gave a quick answer, but I said that I would do a full video on it. I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist, and today we are going to...
The Root of Math Fluency
If you have ever tried to teach kids a way to think about a math problem but then later they go right back to using an inefficient method, then this video is for you. Yes, we all want kids to be fluent with math but fluency is more than just getting a correct answer....
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