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I Heart Math

Valentine’s candy conversation hearts are a favorite around our house. I recently saw this post about these cool conversation hearts that have letters instead of sayings on them. Of course, being math minded as I am, my first thought was, “What math could teachers do with these conversation hearts?” Here are my initial 🙂 ideas…do you […]

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My Dave Ramsey Goals

It was just last week that I wrote about how sticking to New Year’s Resolutions is really just like problem solving. Then a few days ago I was listening to Dave Ramsey via the iPhone app on my drive to work and heard him re-iterate the 5 things that differentiate a WISH from a GOAL […]

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Sticking to New Year’s Resolutions is Just a Problem Solving Process

I’m not one for doing New Year’s Resolutions because most of the time they are thrown out nonchalantly and never looked at in-depth by the person. Instead I am about setting goals. Goals that actually get attained have 5 things (Thanks, Dave Ramsey!): 1) Time limit 2) Very specific 3) Need to be in writing […]

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Pre-service Elementary Ed Students and Student Loans

One of my jobs is teaching Math for Elementary Education at a university nearby. Most of the students who take the course are Freshmen and Sophomores. This semester I gave them an extra credit assignment designed to: 1) Encourage them to not take out any loans or reduce the amount of loans they do take out; whether […]

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iHeart Math Holiday Hop

I have the pleasure of linking up with several wonderful math bloggers for a month long holiday hop. We are excited about this collaboration because each day you can access a different blogger with great holiday tips and a special gift. Be sure to tune in everyday to read each blog post. By clicking on the […]

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Children’s Mathematics – The Book That Changed My Teaching Forever

My journey to become a Recovering Traditionalist started with the book Children’s Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction by Thomas Carpenter et al. So, when I was invited to participate in the blog hop entitled “Math Books That Will Change Your Teaching,” that book instantly came to mind. This blog hop was organized by The Research Based Classroom and […]

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How Do You Teach Math?

Today I am at a Statewide Math Academy in my home state. Our keynote this morning was by Phil Daro and one thing he said has really resonated with me and I’d like to pose this question to all of you: Do you teach math to help your students get an answer or do […]

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