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Category Archives: Algebra 1 Honors

Getting Right into the Math

September 3, 2014

On the first day of school, students tend to expect the typical ice breaker activities, the lists of rules and …

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Principles to Actions opens the door to the Chinese Room

August 19, 2014

A recent post on Dan Meyer’s blog began a discussion about the amount of real learning going on in math classes, …

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Can math class be creative?

July 1, 2014

Consider this eight grader’s take on how to encourage creativity and deeper math learning in your class.

Research Results to Transform Math Learning

June 10, 2014

More from Stanford’s Jo Boaler: read about recent research that is sure to make you reflect on your own teaching …

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Number Talks

June 9, 2014

Watch Professor Jo Boaler from Stanford University explain how to use number talks to help students increase number sense, become …

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Solution to last week’s problem

March 24, 2014

Jill, Adina, and Susan had $837 all together. Jill had the least amount of money. Before they went to the …

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Problem of the Week 3/19/2014

March 19, 2014

Jill, Adina, and Susan had $837 all together. Jill had the least amount of money. Before they went to the …

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Mathematical Practice #8

July 2, 2013

Click here for a great post by Bill McCallum about Mathematical Practice 8 with a great example related to equations …

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Changing Direction in Inequalities: Why?

June 27, 2013

The writers of the Common Core Standards for Mathematics have provided us with several Progressions Documents that track the progression …

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What kind of understanding do we want for our students?

April 24, 2013

How often have you taught a topic, which your students seem to understand, only to be confronted by their inability to …

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