Math often feels disconnected from the real lives of students. They learn the steps, solve equations and check their work, ...
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Porter’s Chapel Academy teacher Frances Warren uses her civil engineering background to turn math and science instruction ...
Students often struggle to connect math with the real world. Word problems—a combination of words, numbers, and mathematical operations—can be a perfect vehicle to take abstract numbers off the page.
These student-constructed problems foster collaboration, communication, and a sense of ownership over learning.