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Everyone Can Learn Math
Everyone can learn math. It’s time to put an end to the phrase, “I am not a math person,” and get everyone to adopt the growth mindset (the truth of which has been proved by learning and brain researchers) and get rid of the fixed mindset. Research shows that everyone can learn math. Attitude and …
45 Growth Mindset Tweets
The sources for these 45 Growth Mindset Tweets are https://www.youcubed.org/ and numerous other sources. The first purpose of this 45GrowthMindsetTweets project is to write down 45 valuable things (there is nothing special about ’45’) to understand about how we learn and how the brain works. The second purpose is to help everyone learn that they …
NCSM & TODOS Position Statement (2016)
In 2016, the NCSM (National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics) and TODOS: Mathematics for ALL release a position statement entitled, Mathematics Education Through the Lens of Social Justice: Acknowledgment, Actions, and Accountability. This is an important document to read and all math educators need to work toward achieving its goals.
How Can Schools Connect With Students?
How Can High-Poverty Schools Connect With Students? link (By William Parrett and Kathleen Budge) This is one of the single best articles on successful schools I’ve read in years. That is, how schools can help each and every student be successful. That is, how the teachers and staff at a school help each and every …
How Should We React to a Formula Sheet that Appears Overwhelming at First Glance?
A formula/reference sheet (for geometry, algebra, or trigonometry, for example) can be overwhelming. We can turn it into a useful tool by doing the following: Identify and focus on the big key ideas of the sheet, with which we need to become fluent (know deeply and use effectively). Become familiar with the overall structure and …
Why Should I (students) Learn Math?
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Math Anxiety – Manage and Befriend It
Why anxiety is a feature and not a bug Math Anxiety is real, but is it not a disease. Anxiety is apprehension about the unsure future. It is seeing that there is a possibility of possibilities. There is an excellent article (titled, Author Talks: Make anxiety your ally) and series of short videos by Dr. …
Situational Awareness
This is going to be unfortunately random. Some day I need to organize this. I will use SA for Situational Awareness (or Situation Awareness). Most of the writing (I’ve found, so far) on SA is for police work, the Coast Guard, etc. However, I feel it is for everyone. Here are a few articles I …
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