Cathleen M. Alexander and Rebecca C. Ambrose
When students are
asked to write original story problems about fractional amounts, it can
illustrate their misunderstandings about fractions. Think about the situations
your students would describe to model 1/2 + 2/3.
Ivan Cheng
By using lines to represent fractions, algebra students are able to gain a new perspective on slope and find a new way to perform operations on fractions.
Anne M. Collins
Follow the journey of a teacher who changed his practice to meet the needs of all students while maintaining high expectations for all.
S. Ash Azgün-Koca and Thomas G. Edwards
Students make a slam dunk, first with spaghetti and a scatter plot, then with a graphing calculator.
Jeanny Gilpin
Read one teacher’s story about building a Math Matters club, and why her students arrived at school before first bell to participate enthusiastically.