Who decides what makes a good math problem?

For the past 7 years I’ve moderated a group initially…

Open Educational Resource(OER) Math “Distributions”

The Scene

In the past decade or so, the math community has seen a veritable cornucopia of freely available (and often freely licensed) math instructional materials.

Lessons learned from homeschooling (Pt 1)

Note: This is not about the Coronavirus. It’s about…

Standards Based Grading and Creativity

If we measure something, do we kill it too?

Years ago I remember listening with rapt attention and fervor to Ken Robinsons Ted Talk “Do Schools Kill Creativity?”. It is still the most popular Ted Talk of all time.

Engaging Students in the moment not “anytime anywhere”

In times of crisis, people often revert back to what they know. In various conversations with teacher friends, I’m seeing a mix of district approaches:

• Requiring just the textbook be used for equity and access…