In my previous post about examples, I described different uses of examples in teaching mathematics. In this post I’ll give a series of examples for us to be conscious about sequencing examples in
Six ways to give feedback to students to keep them in the task of learning
There are two types of assessment based on its goals or use. One is what I call assessment in the service of teaching. The second is what I call assessment in
How to orchestrate a mathematically productive class discussion
Show and tell activity (aka lecture method) may work for some but never in a mathematics class. Getting students to explain and ask questions are nice but only when the explanation
Prerequisite knowledge for calculus
This post describes foundational reasoning abilities and mathematical knowledge students need to develop before beginning a course in calculus. 1. Covariational reasoning