Triangular Pyramid Catapult Project (Integrated Math 1–3)
Matt In the Triangular Pyramid Catapult Project, students design and build a working triangular pyramid catapult and use mathematics to model projectile motion…
Productive struggle
Line Race Project (Integrated Math 1–3)
If you would like a copy of this project send me a message In the Line Race project, students design, build, race,…
Perseverance in Real Life and in Math: What My Students Taught Me
Every Monday, we start class with a short reflection designed to build not only stronger mathematical habits, but stronger humans. On the…
Finding Joy in Math: A Teacher’s Perspective
When I tell people that joy is at the heart of my math classroom, they sometimes give me a puzzled look. Math…
Do Animal Emoji’s Help More Kids Learn More Math?
In my never ending quest to create a better math program that helps more kids learn more math I created the Animal…
Why Math?
According to Wikipedia, “Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the…
Introducing Students to the Three Read
I developed the three read (self) assessment system prior to COVID and as great as it turned out to be at helping…
Low Floor High Ceiling High Cognitive Demand Activities
How to make every activity a low floor high ceiling high cognitive demand activity
It’s All About the Dog
Meet Rufus, a super light stuffed dog that we use to decide who reads or answers a question next. How does an…
The Art of Teaching
I talk and think a lot about our art. As a scientist I also think and write a lot about data and…