by jmosier | Oct 4, 2011 | Blog
Just recently a colleague – Roland O’Daniel – sent me a link to an incredible source, Tools for the Common Core Standards, for accessing instructional prototypes/information regarding the Common Core Standards (CCS) . The CommonCoreTools blog is by far one of...
by rodaniel | Sep 13, 2011 | Blog
As I read through Jo Ann’s last post about Example 9 from the book. I loved the connections to questioning and discourse that she developed. Example 9- ‘More Than Meets the Eye’ is definitely an opportunity for students to explore, predict, justify, check,...
by jmosier | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog
Book Study Post 2 as it relates to “linking expressions and functions,” MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE (Example 9, pages 38-40) – a resource for promoting mathematical practices: #1 – Attend to precision; #2 – Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others....
by rodaniel | Aug 22, 2011 | Blog
We, Jo Ann Mosier and I, started our study of NCTM’s “Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making” in May (Post 1, 2, 3) but due to a break this summer we were not able to finish the book study, but WE ARE BACK. Jo Ann and I will be using these...
by rodaniel | Jun 17, 2011 | Blog
I’m continuing my study of the book Focus on High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making. I’ve been going through the first four chapters again, just to get a second look at the material more closely. I found this incredible nugget in the first example on page...
