You can now order my new book, There Is No One Way to Teach Math (co-authored with Robin Pemantle). I wrote about it in my previous post, where I forgot to mention that I link to many resources throughout the book. If readers want to know more about a certain tool or technique, they will have…

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15.12.2024

Tangram Puzzles – Henri's Math Education Blog

When I was a beginning K-5 teacher in the 1970’s, my father-in-law introduced me to pentominoes. It was clear to me that there had to be some way to incorporate those in my teaching. It wasn’t long before I instituted a weekly "math lab" session for my students: every Friday, they had an opportunity to…

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15.12.2024

NCTM on Data Science – Henri's Math Education Blog

The National Council of Teachers of Math issued an official statement about data science. It is a Joint Position of NCTM, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Statistical Association, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the Computer Science Teachers Association. It is a short document, and you should read the whole thing,…

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15.12.2024

Another Use for the Lab Gear – Henri's Math Education Blog

I am the creator of the Lab Gear, a manipulative environment for learning algebra. It is more expensive than the better-known algebra tiles, in their various versions, but it is much more effective in the classroom. At least that is the opinion of those teachers I know who have used both. As one of them…

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