by Gerald Aungst | Aug 11, 2015 | Math, Problem Solving
This post first appeared on the Corwin Connect blog. My wife loves her vegetable garden. Michele will spend hours with her fingers in the rich soil, nurturing her tomatoes, zucchini, lettuce, green beans, jalapenos, watermelon, and sweet potatoes. I love Michele’s...
by Gerald Aungst | Jun 7, 2015 | Education, Math
“To me, math is numbers: it’s concrete; it’s black-and-white. I don’t understand why you need to bring this conceptual thing into math — at least not at this age.” This was a quote from a parent of a ten-year-old Pennsylvania child from...
by Gerald Aungst | Sep 12, 2014 | Math, Problem Solving
Reading has gotten a lot of love recently at Brilliant or Insane. As a math guy, I feel an obligation to restore some balance to the Force. Thus, I offer the following: 8 ways to make students love math 1. Let students ask (and...
by Gerald Aungst | Aug 12, 2014 | Content and Methods, Math, Problem Solving
Districts across the United States are implementing the Common Core State Standards, and they are realigning curriculum for English Language Arts and Mathematics. Unfortunately, some of them are simply purchasing a shiny, new “Common Core Edition” of their...
by Gerald Aungst | Aug 11, 2014 | Math, Policy
ACT, the organization that produces one of the two major college entrance exams in the United States, has just reported that taking more math and science courses has little or no effect on student achievement in those subjects. In a report with the slightly...
by Gerald Aungst | Feb 26, 2012 | Collaboration, Math
You know it’s not your typical inservice day when you find the Assistant Superintendent playing Monopoly with a group of third and fourth grade teachers. That is exactly what you would have seen last Friday, however, as some of our elementary teachers learned how...
