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Crunching the Numbers: The Debate Over Calculator Use in Math Education
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Crunching the Numbers: The Debate Over Calculator Use in Math Education

Are calculators essential tools for modern math education, or do they promote dependency? This blog post delves into the arguments for and against calculator use, exploring how they can either empower students to tackle higher-order math concepts or potentially hinder the development of essential computational skills.

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Podcast: NHASCD Spotlight
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Podcast: NHASCD Spotlight

I had the honor of being a guest on the New Hampshire ASCD Spotlight Podcast with Bill Carozza. We had a great discussion about Universal Design for Learning and some of the framework’s applications in mathematics as well as effective professional learning.

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The Math IEP Naughty List
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The Math IEP Naughty List

These ideas for the Math IEP Naughty List are born from reviewing countless IEPs and training and consulting on writing effective math IEP goals.

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Reteaching vs. Remediation
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Reteaching vs. Remediation

In working with schools over the past couple of years I see a lot of words used interchangeably that do not really mean the same thing: words like reteaching, remediation, intervention, etc. These words are not synonyms and their application in classrooms is quite different.

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