Monthly Archives: November 2008

Questioning Techniques

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Jackie

This recent comment1 regarding students who are afraid of being wrong, reminded me of a resource I recently shared at a PD session for math teachers. These questions are a good starting point for creating classroom discussions in a math … Continue reading →

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Surprised again

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Jackie

We’ve begun our second unit, “As the Cube Turns” in my IMP4 classes. We are about two weeks into the unit and today students started asking, “When are we ever going to use programming in real life?”.  I honestly didn’t … Continue reading →

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