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Thinking Mathematics! content offers an uncluttered and joyous approach to school mathematics … middle school, high school, and beyond. Welcome indeed!
WITHOUT WORDS and MORE WITHOUT WORDS SOLUTIONS available here.
CURRICULUM VIDEOS: here and here . Half a million hits!
ONLINE COURSES: at www.gdaymath.com.
PROBLEM SOLVING with the MAA’s Curriculum Inspirations.
MATHEMATICAL ESSAYS GALORE!: Right here .
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RESPONSE to Nov 18, 2015, ALBERTA posting.
TANTON’S TAKE ON “BACK to BASICS”: I recently put out a 4-minute video on the current vehement call to return to “teaching the basics” in the math classroom. (CONTEXT: Middle school and up!)
Here too is my video on my take on the COMMON CORE STANDARDS: What are they (like, really, what are we actually talking about?) and what are they ultimately trying to do. overview video Always interested in feedback! (Recall … My work and focus is on middle school and high school and up.)
MOVES 2015 Conference and MATHFEST 2015 materials. Click here.
SOME EXTRAS:
Twelve Points about my Teaching
A Few Thoughts on Assessment: Some provocative thoughts on this subject of delight!
What made me a Mathematician (and why I teach the way I do).
HOW TO THINK LIKE A MATHEMATICIAN: A Teacher’s Guide for Students – FIVE PRINCIPLES
TWITTER: @jamestanton : A puzzle a day in 140 characters or less!
Books galore too!