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Ep 101: Strategies!

Episode 101

What comes to mind when someone says the word "strategy"?  There are at least four different meanings for the word "strategy" in mathematics teaching…

3 years, 7 months ago

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Ep 100: Celebrating Place Value

Episode 100

We love that we've been able to make 100 episodes! We also love that 1 hundred is 10 tens, so let's talk place value! In this episode Pam and Kim dis…

3 years, 7 months ago

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Ep 99: If Not Algorithms, Then What? Finale!

Episode 99

In the last 5 episodes we've laid out the most important strategies for students to be able to solve for all four operations. So what? In this episod…

3 years, 8 months ago

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Ep 98: If Not the Division Algorithm, Then What?

Episode 98

Division is figure-out-able! In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the four main strategies students need to develop to solve any division problem that…

3 years, 8 months ago

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Ep 97: If Not the Multiplication Algorithm, Then What?

Episode 97

What are the five major strategies for multiplication? In this episode Pam and Kim name and give examples of each of the five major multiplication st…

3 years, 8 months ago

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Ep 96: If Not the Subtraction Algorithm, Then What?

Episode 96

It's time for subtraction! In this episode Pam and Kim name and give examples of the four main subtraction strategies students need to own to solve a…

3 years, 8 months ago

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Ep 95: If Not the Addition Algorithm, Then What?

Episode 95

What are the major strategies students need to know to solve any addition problem that is reasonable to solve without a calculator? In this episode P…

3 years, 9 months ago

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Ep 94: If Not Algorithms, Then What?

Episode 94

We want students to be real problem solvers, and we know that means much more than helping them get correct answers. But we never want to put student…

3 years, 9 months ago

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Ep 93: Partnering With Parents: Do Correct Answers Matter?

When we feel passionately about the way we teach, we can sometimes inadvertently miscommunicate when speaking with parents. In this episode, Pam and …

3 years, 9 months ago

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Ep 92: Partnering With Parents: Math Night!

Episode 92

Partnering with parents can be a blast! In this episode Pam and Kim describe how they organize and run math nights to help parents experience mathema…

3 years, 9 months ago

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