Emily Sliman
Chalk Talk and Claim-Support-Question are two routines for developing students’ ability to use multiple representations and encouraging classroom discussion.
Lisa Berger
An analysis of problems from state assessments and other sources helps preservice teachers discover analogous mathematical representations.
Lingguo Bu
The relationship between a midpoint and an average showcases the interplay between procedural knowledge and conceptual knowledge in learning mathematics for teaching.
Amy F. Hillen and LuAnn Malik
A card-sorting task can help students extend their understanding of functions and functional relationships.
Marion D. Cohen
Studying mathematics-related fiction and poetry helps students develop an appreciation for both mathematics and literature and an understanding of the connection between the two.
522 MATHEMATICS TEACHER Vol. 106, No. 7 • March 2013 SOLUTIONS to calendar 1 . 2009 and then 6016. Only 2009 satisffie the conditions of the problem: 74012009 = 2003. No other date is possiibl since 74012000 2002.998 and 74013000 2003.247. The next year when April Fools Day is a perfect-square year will be 6016: 20042
MatheMatical lens MatheMatics teacher Vol. 106, No. 7 • March 2013 seNdhil reVuluri This photograph was taken in the office of a pediatrician by Sendhil Revuluri, senior curriculum developer at the University of Illinois at Chicago.