by kylepearce3 | Nov 17, 2016 | Fuelling Sense Making, Making Math Moments That Matter, Progressions, Visualizing Mathematics
The Foundation and Development of Multiplicative Thinking Proportional Reasoning is a big idea that is connected in some way to all mathematical strands and stretches across many grades in the Ontario mathematics curriculum. While many focus on the importance of...
by kylepearce3 | Oct 21, 2016 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education
Time flies, doesn’t it? It is hard to believe that this is my first post of the 2016-17 School Year and it is the middle of October. After doing some travelling to present throughout the summer and spending the balance of my time with my family, the beginning of...
by kylepearce3 | May 20, 2016 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education
Post update: Saturday May 21st, 2016 This post was originally written two years ago and admittedly took an angle that downplayed the importance of automaticity of multiplication facts which was not the original intention. Please read on as I attempt to clarify the...
by kylepearce3 | Apr 23, 2016 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education
Instead of Teaching Lessons to Do Tasks When delivering teacher workshops, I almost always include a 3 Act Math Task as a way to model the 4-part math lesson framework and for teachers to experience the power of introducing new concepts by leveraging curiosity....
by kylepearce3 | Mar 24, 2016 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education
Which Is Best: Inquiry or Explicit Instruction? The ongoing debate over whether math concepts should be taught using a discovery approach versus explicit instruction has been going on for years. These “math wars” (see examples here and here) typically...
by kylepearce3 | Mar 19, 2016 | Making Math Moments That Matter, Redefining Mathematics Education
Maximizing Your Return on Investment In recent months, I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading about investing in the stock market. I’ve always had an interest in finance and saving money, but I have never really had a deep understanding of how to be a...
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