Friday, October 10, 2014

Equal Signs, Balance, and Timbits (#tmwyk)

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Callum had to start taking the bus to Kindergarten.  When I picked him up the first day, I decided to get him some Timbits as a reward. ...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Educreations in the Math Classroom to Capture Mathematical Thinking

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This summer we were chatting about our favourite digital tools on Twitter and sharing some tools we would like to explore this upcoming year...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

On a balanced math program, and knowing things, "all the way to the bottom"

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You might know I got obssessed with Jordan Ellenberg's book, "How Not to Be Wrong."  It's not written for teachers, specif...
Sunday, June 29, 2014

The Next Best Thing

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I was thinking today, when I attempted to tackle some yard work with a 2 year old and a 3 year old in tow, that we don't always get to d...
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Friday, June 20, 2014

"Put them in a line and count them": Comments from the Real/Fake World of Math Class

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I used this problem with grade 6s yesterday: An interesting problem, or not? pic.twitter.com/7nB784XGR3 — Matthew Oldridge (@MatthewOldridg...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Reading, Writing, Coding, and "Absolutes" in Our Education System

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I have taken a critical stance on the role of coding in schools.  Whenever I read an article with an underdeveloped thesis like "all ki...
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Friday, May 23, 2014

"Be Like Mike": Michael Jordan, Albert Einstein, and the Growth Mindset

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In our math session yesterday at #7to10PDSBnet, we talked a lot about how having a growth mindset impacts on education. As we were watchin...
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