Category Archives: math

Mathematical play, but, like, for older kids

Posted on 12/05/2018 by

Chris and Melissa gave a great talk on the importance of mathematical play at NCTM-Seattle last week. You can see their Math-on-a-Stick work on their website. There you can see pictures and examples and of children enjoying and playing with … Continue reading →

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Active Caring (and Epilogue): the essential ingredient

Posted on 07/27/2018 by

This is a post in the ongoing Emergent Math mini-series: Routines, Lessons, Problems, and Projects. As we stand on the balcony and gaze out at our own version of the MCU (Math Class Universe) that consists of Routines, Lessons, Problems, … Continue reading →

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Projects: what they’ll remember in 20 years

Posted on 07/18/2018 by

This is a post in the ongoing Emergent Math mini-series: Routines, Lessons, Problems, and Projects. I graduated high school twenty years ago this year. What’s remarkable is how little I actually remember about my classes. I remember certain feelings I had towards … Continue reading →

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