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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!

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