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Siddhi Desai; Farshid Safi – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2023
A primary goal of ethnomodeling is to value, sustain, and in some instances introduce cultural practices and traditions that have often been lost or overshadowed because of an emphasis on modern methods (Orey & Rosa, 2010). Through an ethnomodeling task focusing on geometric transformations, the authors share a Model It! activity to engage…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Activities, Secondary School Mathematics
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Karoline Smucker; Francisco SepĂșlveda; Travis Weiland; Susan Cannon; Stephanie Casey; Sunghwan Byun – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2024
Statistics has been a content domain in the mathematics curriculum for decades. However, statistics is a distinct discipline from mathematics and there are important differences in how one should teach the two disciplines. In this article, the authors consider how these differences can inform an adaptation to the 5 Practices for Orchestrating…
Descriptors: Statistics, Statistics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Peterson, Blake E.; Stockero, Shari L.; Leatham, Keith R.; Van Zoest, Laura R. – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2022
What is a teacher to do when students share an idea with underlying mathematics that is different from that of the student contribution being discussed? Could such situations be avoided to begin with? In this article, the authors share strategies that can help teachers better keep the mathematics related to the student contribution under…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Skills, Secondary School Mathematics
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Armstrong, Addie; McQuillan, Dan – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
Valid proofs need not be in the traditional two-column format. This classroom activity allows students to explore, discuss, and use specialized facts to create a general statement of truth.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Validity, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Activities