Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Place Value not Face Value
One cannot understand the numbers in our number system without understanding place value. Simply put,…
Parents
SD #60's 5th Annual Parent Conference
SD#60 (Fort St John, BC) will be hosting its Annual Parent Conference on April 21.…
Parents
Basic Facts: Mental Math as a Foundation for Multiplication Fact Strategies
Basic Facts are still very important. Although newer curricula put a greater emphasis on problem…
Middle School/Secondary School Math
Pi Day Approaches!
Mathematicians tend to celebrate 3/14 as Pi Day in honour of the important relationship that…
Middle School/Secondary School Math
North Central Zone Conference Sessions
Thanks to all of you who participated in my two math sessions here in Prince…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
What Do I Do When My Kids Don't Get the Math?
Thanks to all of the participants my session at the BCTF’s New Teachers’ Conference in…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Using a Rubric in Math Problem Solving
If we want students to become better problem solvers, not only must we provide situations…
General Math
Suspended Sense Making…
“Suspended sense making” – that was the phrase that stood out to me recently at…
Middle School/Secondary School Math
We assess what we believe is important.
Why are some things perceived as a “waste of time”? I visited a high school…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
100 Day!
It is that time of year again when primary classes are celebrating the 100th day…
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