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Just Success – Shifting the Structure of Math Class
As educators and adults, we know the formula for being successful in a math class. Engage in problems, ask questions, take notes, complete assignments, ask more questions, study, and then master tests! Unfortunately, our students have not always mastered this, and our traditional model of math classes has not effectively taught this to students, especially those students that have struggled…
Math Emotions: Helping Students Process Mistakes with Online Practice Systems
I’m more of a math therapist than a math teacher.
An Oakland teacher said this line on a conference call a year ago while talking about his students’ use of online math practice systems. This line, more than any other, synthesizes the interesting challenge of using online practice systems with struggling math students. The advantages of online practice are numerous – instant feedback…
Making Mangahigh Less of a Game
Want to play a game?
Try a question. You just got it wrong. Try another? Got it wrong again. Try another. Wrong again. Try 7 more? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Do you want to play again? I thought not.
The difference between games we like and games we don’t is often, we’re pretty good at the games we like. Our students, masters of playing games, don’t waste time…