One of the biggest challenges I face with high school students and their understanding of math is that reading is difficult for them. When provided with vocabulary and notes, many students can’t seem to connect that information to solve word problems. Finally I had an AHA! Moment in my career… I realize that many of [...]
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What would you rather do to grab your students’ attention? Write a word problem on the board or create a short video of the same word problem, using GoAnimate? I choose GoAnimate! More and more, I have geared my Math lessons toward problem solving, and away from numbers on a page or a worksheet. I want my students to problem solve. When I watch them work to solve a “real world” problem, it makes me proud.
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