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EXPLORE STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES

EXPLORE 5 RELEVANT EXAMPLES OF PRACTICES

Relevant mathematics practices illustrate the many ways that children thrive and find voice and meaning in the mathematics that they do.

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From "Harm" to Hope: 3 Ways to Get Started with Math Intervention

Lou Matthews

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From "Harm" to Hope: 3 Ways to Get Started with Math Intervention

Author: Lou Edward Matthews, @loumatthewslive Contributors: Sherita Flake, Catrish Griffin, Shereen Holmes, Marla Hunter, Eulanda Seals...

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Here's How I Think About Culturally Relevant Teaching in Mathematics: 3 Keys to Getting Started

Lou Matthews

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Here's How I Think About Culturally Relevant Teaching in Mathematics: 3 Keys to Getting Started

Sometimes culturally relevant teaching gets lost in all of the other stuff about 'good teaching'. If you aren't careful it is easy to miss.

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The 'teaching' stopped...the children sang! My failed attempt(s) at responsive teaching

Lou Matthews

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The 'teaching' stopped...the children sang! My failed attempt(s) at responsive teaching

I sat near the back of the junior high school mathematics classroom in Gomoa Fetteh, Ghana as the teacher started his lesson. At times...

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My "Hidden" STEM Shame - Cassandra's Story

Lou Matthews

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My "Hidden" STEM Shame - Cassandra's Story

"I left her office feeling nothing but shame because of my gender. No one encouraged me in STEM..."

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Math Power. Community Power?

Lou Matthews

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Math Power. Community Power?

What's your last conversation with a parent or friend over common core (or anything mathematics) been like? Let me guess..."I don't...

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