by Gerald Aungst | Nov 8, 2015 | Math, Problem Solving, Thinking Skills
This post first appeared at the Corwin Connect blog. It’s the time of year we celebrate scary things: ghosts, goblins, clowns, pumpkin spice (whatever that is). There is one creepy thing with the power to raise the hairs on necks everywhere and which rarely gets...
by Gerald Aungst | Sep 13, 2015 | Gifted, Math
As both a teacher and administrator, I often heard from parents whose children were exceptionally good at math. “My daughter already knows how to multiply four-digit numbers, so third grade math is too easy for her. She needs to be accelerated.” There’s...
by Gerald Aungst | Aug 20, 2015 | Differentiation, Math, Technology
If you are a math teacher, you’ve likely heard of Photomath. The smartphone app, which debuted in early 2015, allows a student to take a photograph of a mathematical equation and then provides not only the solution to that equation, but the steps...
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 | Jul 28, 2015 | Equity, Leadership
While attending the PA Association of School Administrators’ Summer Symposium this week, I will be live-blogging some of the presentations. Come back to this page at 10:00 a.m. on July 28, 2015 for the opening session with renowned authors and thought leaders...
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...
