Mathematical Literacy

Mathematical Literacy Integrating Literacy Development Opportunities in Your Instruction A few years ago I attended a professional development seminar designed to help American math teachers integrate best practices and strategies required for their students to be successful with the Cambridge IGCSE program. I was a guest “reference-source,” in the seminar because of the success … Read more
Confuse Them So They Learn
I recently did a lesson on the basics of reading and writing in Geometry. You know, dry, dull stuff…what’s a point, line, ray, segment, how do you write an angle, what types of angles are there, and so on. While preparing all of this information I was thinking: How can I expose misconceptions about such … Read more