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Our latest position statement on Procedural Fluency in #Mathematics is out now.
Read the full statement here: nctm.link/CL8SI
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Instead of taping a multiplication chart to the desks of elementary students tape this beautiful image from @MathforLove
Let’s have them think like mathematicians!
#edchat #mathchat
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William Ashford from Metea Valley basketball earns Play of the Week honors on the alley-oop throwdown from Quentin Schaffer as the Mustangs sneak past Naperville North! @METEAHOOPS @MeteaAthletics @MeteaBoosters @Insuranceil
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A2: I created a video to address this issues because I hate the term "Low Kids". #elemmathchat youtube.com/watch?v=UzjZXLyu…
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For me, it’s a hard no. It traps students into counting and doesn’t lead to additive reasoning.
@MsGabrielson want to share your experience?
My friend Tina has products for sale if anyone is looking for materials as you’re setting up your classrooms. I’ll see her Friday so if you order now I’ll grab them from her and save you some shipping costs. etsy.com/shop/DCFMathematics
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10:00 Results/MVP
Heyworth 62 Decatur LSA 48 - Nick Feather (Heyworth)
Metea Valley 59 Pekin 57 - Quentin Schaffer (Metea Valley)
Columbus AEC 73 Highland 47 - Cortez Freeman (AEC)
Prairie Central 50 New Berlin 22 - Levi Goad (PC)
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Been fun watching 17U IBA ILLINOIS STARS gobbling up boards in Milwaukee. People expect Bryce Coleman (Niles ND) & Jayden Martin (Joliet West) to be Beasts but WOW... Kam Causey (Peoria Manuel)& Quentin Schaffer (Metea Valley)💪🏽!
@scottybscout
@chilandprephoop @ILHoopProspects
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Love Problem Strings? So do I! So much that I've made a hub where you can find 'em!
Check it out! Free for the taking!
bit.ly/instructrout
#MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble #Elemmathchat #MSmathchat #HSmathchat
Numeracy for All Learners: Teaching Mathematics to Students with Special Needs - Pamela D. Tabor, Dawn Dibley, Amy J. Hackenberg, Anderson Norton - Google Books books.google.com/books/about…
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Under Armour 16U Humphrey
in Indianapolis doing big things with W over Showtime Ballers (FL) 84-68. Xavier Sulaiman (Marist), Christian Scott (Leo), Jayden Martin (Joliet W), Q Schaffer (Metea Valley), Collin Wainscott & Travon Roots (both of Marmion) were special!
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"I am inspired by my students designing a strategy through their mathematical thinking and the ownership that results." @AlishaSmith1230, K-2 Math Specialist, Scott Elementary in Naperville, Illinois #TeacherAppreciationWeek bit.ly/3ucXGZl
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I'm hearing from many parents of young children of the heroic work teachers and administrators are doing to make the start of this surreal school year feel special. I'm not surprised. Educators are heroes. And are often left to fix the messes of the rest of society.
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Let's start thinking about the sources of structural racism in the US. I would place highly GATE programs ("gifted & talented") that have highly racialized intake: nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/… This is the beginning of inequality for districts across the US.
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Statements supporting Black Lives Matter are not enough, schools must do more | EdSource edsource.org/2020/statements…