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The Math Learning Center Blog

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Watch a short video on how to download and use the Number Pieces App. For examples of the Number Pieces App in the classroom, check out our pinterest board. Jami Smith is a graphic designer and social media manager for MLC.
Jami Smith
What is guided math? Guided math is a structured, practical way of matching math instruction to the diverse individual learners in the classroom. This approach respects the belief that every child is capable of learning and understanding mathematics and recognizes that students learn to do mathematics at varying rates of development and over time. November Dates Nov 18 Minneapolis, MN Nov 19...
Jami Smith
Watch this short video to learn how to download and use the geoboard app. For examples of the Geoboard App in action, check out our youtube playlist and our pinterest board.
Jami Smith
As teachers, we are continually challenged to find multiple ways to reach all students when teaching mathematics. Guided math can help you develop practical techniques, instructional strategies and routines that allow you to work with your students in small groups at their level of understanding and need. October Dates: Oct 22 Chicago North, IL Oct 23 Chicago South, IL Oct 24 Champaign, IL Oct 25...
Jami Smith
Watch this short video to learn more about free downloadable math practice books from The Math Learning Center. Or, click here and start downloading now!
Jami Smith
Watch this short video to learn more about free downloadable lesson plans and student activities available from The Math Learning Center. Or, click here and start downloading now!
Jami Smith
Computational fluency means more than quickly producing correct answers. It requires conceptual understanding and is exhibited through efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility. As you guide your students to mathematical fluency, you will give them many opportunities to construct relationships among numbers to make sense of basic facts and be able to retrieve them. Students who attain fluency with...
Hannah Chandler
Working in pairs and small groups Giving students opportunities to collaborate helps build a strong sense of community in your classroom, and research shows that students learn better when they learn together. Working together gives students the chance to grapple with problems, consider different points of view, and challenge and support each other, all of which contribute to stronger...
Hannah Chandler
The Common Core State Standards identify eight mathematical practices that characterize the ways in which mathematically proficient students engage with mathematics. The content standards describe what students are doing in mathematics, and the practices describe how they are doing it. For many teachers, these practices represent a dramatic shift in how their students are expected to learn and...
Martha Ruttle
Asking students questions and inviting them to ask questions of their own can help you discover and address their individual strengths and needs. You can tier questions and problems according to level of challenge, generally progressing from well-rooted, shared understandings toward higher-level work. This allows all students to contribute to the discussion as learning is constructed. Follow-up...
Carrie Baker