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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Writing About Our Thoughts While Problem Solving in Mathematics

I love shared writing that leaves "tracks of your thinking."   Those "literacy folks" think they have cornered the market on writing about your thinking, but I just don't agree.  Take a moment and read this extended response about how you think when you estimate of a cost and how you think when you are obtaining an exact cost.

Isn't it lovely...(sigh).
Deborah Devine

4 comments:

  1. Hi Deborah:
    That IS lovely!
    That's how we know you're a good teacher!

    This has really motivated me to put more effort into the WHY as well as the HOW.
    As usual, I am leaving your site with new ideas. Thanks.

    Kim
    Finding JOY in 6th Grade

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  2. Kim,
    Thanks. Putting more effort into the WHY is what the new Common Core Standards are all about!
    Deborah

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  3. It is very lovely Deborah and completely brilliant!!
    Thanks for sharing all of your fabulous ideas, I don't get to say it enough and I apologize for that!
    Kristen

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  4. What a wonderful example of math literacy in action! It is awesome! I will share this with my math coaches. They will be jealous!!

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