by vmillerbennett | May 22, 2024 | Blog
As the school year draws to a close, it’s a time of mixed emotions for many K-12 mathematics teachers. There’s a sense of accomplishment in seeing your students grow, coupled with the exhaustion of months of hard work. As you prepare for a well-deserved...
by vmillerbennett | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog
A search on the internet for “CUBES math strategy” yields about 36 million results. Seeing a bright, cheery, and colorful CUBES poster on display in mathematics classrooms is a typical occurrence. Elementary and middle school mathematics teachers who are familiar with...
by vmillerbennett | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog
Recently, I was working alongside one of my colleagues and we were presenting at a professional learning event designed for High School mathematics teachers. Though our focus was not necessarily mathematics vocabulary, one of the teachers shared that she expected...
by vmillerbennett | Mar 21, 2023 | Blog
Mathematics is a crucial subject that serves as a foundation for many concepts, processes and skills that all students will need in their lives. The challenges faced by today’s educators when teaching elementary mathematics can have a profound impact on student...
by vmillerbennett | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog
Just before the pandemic, I was given an incredible opportunity to spend some time with a brilliant group of 8 and 9 year old students. Our collective goal was to simply learn from each other during a mathematics lesson that I designed. Though the teacher and I met...
