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Math Practice At Home: Modeling with Math

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) include eight “Mathematical Practices” that teachers and students are encouraged to use throughout their mathematical lives. These are different from the...

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Using the Area Model to Solve Math Problems

The area model is one way of organizing our place-value calculations while completing a multi-step multiplication problem. Just like any other multiplication "method" or "algorithm," the area model...

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Barbie has taught math and worked in student support at community colleges and other postsecondary schools for twenty years. Most of her students were math-insecure. Barbie is also a parent and regular school volunteer, using her math teaching skills alongside local teachers to support and bolster the students and families as much as she can.

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