Four Steps for Getting Unstuck
Distinguish Productive Struggle from Despair When we raise the bar and ask learners to rise up with greater effort, we […]
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Teaching Math for Understanding
793 X 10 = 7,930 793 x 100 = 79,300 793 x 1000 = 793,000 What do you notice […]
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Effective Vocabulary Instruction in a Few Minutes Per Day
Wendy Ward Hoffer Particularly helpful to learners are instructional strategies that take students beyond word-definition memorization to engage them more […]
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Why Teach Vocabulary in Math?
Wendy Ward Hoffer 1,025,109.8 According to the Global Language Monitor, this is how many words are in the English language […]
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Why Teach Reading in Math?
Wendy Ward Hoffer Math and Reading Need Each Other Historically, designers of secondary schools, authors of standards, test writers, and […]
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Curriculum As A Smörgåsbord
When I talk with math teachers about shifting their instruction toward math workshop, one common concern arises: How do I […]
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