Below is a letter to parents, summarizing  our school’s philosophy around summer homework and math support. It ends with a set of links to dozens

Notes on Math Fluency – Part One  How should children acquire math fluency? There is a rising volume of debate on thistopic, world-wide, and a

Inequality is a Waste We Cannot Afford We are all aware that minorities are underrepresented in STEM fields in the US — they earn only

We Need to Stop Giving Timed Tests in Math – What Shall We Do Instead? We highly recommend this ASCD audio interview with Jennifer Bay-Williams,

We Need to Stop Giving Timed Tests in Math – What Does the Research Say? We are often criticized for opposing timed tests. “How will

We were inspired by this article from Edutopia;  “When Teachers Overcome Math Anxiety, Students Benefit”, by Shelby Strong. Here’s a quote that struck home: “Methods

The Beauty of Base Ten Blocks I (Kathleen) was working with a 4th grader years ago. She was struggling in math class, and came in

……… … Silence … 27 faces looking at us.  Expectantly. Politely. Silently.   The two of us (Kathleen and Corrinne)  have visited dozens of classrooms

~Kathleen Jalalpour Last Friday, I attended a virtual conference held by the British Columbia Association of Math Teachers. The keynote speaker, Michael Pruner, challenged us