by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 6, 2017 | Common Core, Education |
If you follow my escapades on Twitter, you know that I have a 4.9-year-old daughter named Pickle. (Seen here, age 2.7) Pickle, how many cars do you have? P: Five! Let’s count them. P: Otay! 1-2-3-4! How many are there? P: Five!#tmwyk pic.twitter.com/MKO1EguIag —...
by Matt Vaudrey | May 22, 2017 | Actual Math, Common Core |
Today, we mushed together four of my favorite things from #mtbos: Notice and Wonder (from Annie and Max) Krispy Kreme Me (3-Act lesson from Graham) The problem-solving framework (remixed from Robert) The Estimation barbell (from Andrew) Since there are loads of...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 12, 2016 | Common Core, Education |
Dear Claire, For the last three weeks, we’ve started class each day with an Appetizer; something quick and accessible to every student to get the math juices flowing. Last week’s Visual Pattern was a textbook example of how I hope Appetizers get students...
by Matt Vaudrey | Sep 4, 2016 | Actual Math, Common Core |
Dear Claire, I stumbled (re-stumbled?) upon Fawn’s post about the first two days. Sprinkled with her usual wit and ornery charm, the visual pattern process struck me, especially since we’re hitting that hard next week as we “create equations and...
by Matt Vaudrey | Jul 26, 2014 | Common Core, Education |
“Sure! I’d love to have you demo a lesson!” Ms. B’s eyes widened as a smile grew on her face. I was surprised and thankful that she was so open to the idea. “Great!” I replied. “What unit are you doing right now?”...
by Matt Vaudrey | Jun 7, 2014 | Common Core |
Marcia and I were discussing the need for a Common Core mascot this morning. She’s a dog person, so we came up with… The Common Corgi. Submitted by Matt Enlow: Got an idea? Tell me about it: ~Matt “My Corgi Is Not Common”...
