Open Spaces for Mathematical Thinking

Discussing issues in math teaching and learning, exploring the beauty of student mathematical thinking.

Friday, January 30, 2015

Breakthroughs, "A-has", and "Finding the Door"

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I highly recommend this article on Yitang "Tom" Zhang's breakthrough on the Twin Primes conjecture. It's readable, inspi...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

10 Good Things

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I was challenged by Brian Aspinall to do a #10goodthings blog post, so here it is. So many good things happened in 2014- reflecting back m...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

Slow Down...and Do the Math (Part 1)

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The full text of the problem is missing, but you get the idea- it's a fairly typical seeming growing dot pattern.  Many of these patte...
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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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Effective mathematics resource teacher in @PeelSchools. "To speak a true word is to transform the world." Paulo Freire.
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