Archive for July 6th, 2013
The answers to the question about July 4th
First Question: The U.S. is 237 years old this year!
Second Question: If we read on the internet that the U.S. was celebrating its 232nd birthday, the year would have been 2008! Ahhhh…we have to read it very carefully…
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Successful Strategies for Guided Math Groups: Nonlinguistic Representations
Marzano (2001) found that nonlinguistic strategies move student achievement. This is exactly aligned with the mathematical practices – using models, representations, sketches, drawings, diagrams and pictures to name a few. Make sure that in each unit of study you use these items. Here are a few examples to get you started (there are lots more on my Pinterest boards).
Happy Mathing,
Dr. Nicki
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