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A group of smiling teens and adults prepare food together on a sunny day, wearing gloves and casual clothes, standing by a table outside near a red building. Reminiscent of the teamwork found in Math Class or at the Starting Line of a PBL project, one person playfully poses with cooking tongs.
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PBL in a Math Class: A Journey to the Starting Line

You can bring PBL principles into any math class immediately with four simple strategies—no large project required.
PBL in a Math Class: A Journey to the Starting Line
Two young men sit at a table working together on a laptop, surrounded by papers and notebooks in a classroom or study setting, diligently reviewing a grading guide provided by their college professor.
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Three Principles that Guide my Grading as a College Professor

“Grading” for me means more than just marking mistakes and putting a number or letter on an assignment. This is because, for the last ten years, I have used specifications grading in all my classes.
Three Principles that Guide my Grading as a College Professor
A group of students sits at tables, attentively facing a teacher standing by a whiteboard covered in graphs and notes. Some students hold notebooks and pens, engaged in a classroom discussion as the teacher skillfully leads the teaching session.
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Giving Teachers a chance to “Test Drive” their Lessons

M’s fourth graders were buzzing as they worked in pairs to solve the math problem M. had just presented to them. The other educators in the room circulated and listened in as students used academic language to discuss their answers with each other, jotting down notes about what their partner had said and the language they had used. 
Giving Teachers a chance to “Test Drive” their Lessons
A boy wearing glasses and a green-blue shirt writes on a whiteboard filled with text, drawings, and a cartoon speech bubble, crafting what could become the next Rafia success story.

How Rafia Made It All Add Up

She spent the next five days obsessing over the problem amidst reams of paper, half-chewed pencils and scattered notebooks
How Rafia Made It All Add Up
Text on graph paper spells dear math; MATH is in bold, colorful letters with faint cursive writing inside, while Dear is in black script. The background is a light blue grid, echoing the sometimes dreadful feeling that comes with opening a new math problem.
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“Dear Math, You are Dreadful”

15-year veteran math teacher, Sarah Strong, and her high school student, Gigi Butterfield, get into why kids hate math (at least some of them), and what to do about it.
“Dear Math, You are Dreadful”
Three people are in a well-lit room with two large whiteboards. One person stands by a whiteboard explaining charts as part of a collaborative teaching session, while another listens attentively. A third person holds a microphone nearby, capturing insights into math education.
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Doing Lesson Study in Math

Alec Patton interviewed MAIC Director Daisy Sharrock, and Improvement Coaches ...
Doing Lesson Study in Math
A person with long hair sits at a computer, viewing a pixelated landscape with mountains and greenery on the screen—perhaps exploring the possibilities of educational video games as part of a project-based learning experience. Another person is partly visible behind a divider.
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Educational Video Games And Transdisciplinary PBL

The above scene occurred in a recent session of the Minecraft Mathematics Middle School...
Educational Video Games And Transdisciplinary PBL
A close-up of a handwritten math problem on lined paper explores the relationship between hours and diameter. In this collaborative learning environment, a table labeled X and Y presents numbers: 5, 42; 6, 68; 7, 99. Additional notes are visible but unclear.
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Designing a Collaborative Learning Environment in Math

What do I want for my students? I want them to be active learners, able to ask questions...
Designing a Collaborative Learning Environment in Math
Two hands with a textured, wrinkled appearance, resembling an art effect or digital filter, stand as a visual A to Z of life’s stages. The background is a blurry mix of turquoise and darker shades, enhancing the focus on the hands and creating a differentiated lesson in artistry.
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A Differentiated Lesson, A To Z

My students have a wide range of background knowledge in mathematics. They also process...
A Differentiated Lesson, A To Z
Sculpture made from knotted ropes and polyhedral shapes, featuring logos like Pepsi. This artwork, reminiscent of math projects and deeper learning principles, boasts a geometric abstract design and is displayed indoors.
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Deeper Learning In Common Core Math Projects

Would teachers continue to be able to personalize and bring in adult world connections through math...
Deeper Learning In Common Core Math Projects
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