How to encourage problem solving: Letting students own their own discoveries.

Math is all about patterns: How do I help my students find patterns?

Using the rectangle problem to set the stage for better learning with the locker problem.

Having students communicate their understanding.

Making sense of student work.

Incorporating group work into lessons.

Working one-on-one with students.

Asking questions instead of giving answers.

Using written reflections in mathematics.

Group work in the classroom.

Connecting mathematics to the world outside the classroom.

Using mathematical representations to understand fraction division

Journaling in the science classroom

Using Notebooks in the science classroom