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From Read-Draw-Write (RDW) to Modeling–How Students Experience Problem Solving in Eureka Math²

Coherence is a key feature of the Eureka Math2® curriculum. The problem-solving process employed in Grade Levels K–9 is a major part of that coherence. In Grade Levels...

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Response to Intervention with Eureka Math²

Response to Intervention (RTI), also referred to as a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), is a framework that describes both core and additional instruction. Within...

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K–5 Eureka Math² in Summer School

Flexible Tools for Responsive Teaching and Engaging Learning

Why is it a good idea to use  Eureka Math2® in a summer school program? There are several reasons! Most...

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Conceptual Understanding

Beyond the Algorithm: Building A Conceptual Understanding of Division

January 19, 2017
STRATEGY
Conceptual Understanding

How far is the moon?

January 15, 2017
Imagine staring up at the moon on a spring evening and wondering, “how far away is the moon?” What would you do to figure out how far away it is?...
Models

Solving Word Problems Using Tape Diagrams (Part 1)

January 14, 2017
In my 10 years as a 7th and 8th-grade teacher, I never once saw a tape diagram. I was hesitant to use this model, but as I began to really study tape...
Conceptual Understanding

Using Context to Understand the Rational Number System

January 13, 2017
STRATEGY
The Productive Struggle
Conceptual Understanding

The Productive Struggle

January 11, 2017
The CCSS have been in existence for nearly 5 years. This time of transition has not been easy and it has challenged our way of thinking about...
High-Quality Curriculum Instructional Design

The Anatomy of a Eureka Math Lesson

January 10, 2017
Not all Eureka Math lessons are formatted in the same way, but lessons in the same grade-band all follow a similar structure. Lessons in A Story of...
Conceptual Understanding

Fractional Division Interpretation: What is the Difference Between “Partitive” and “Measurement”?

January 8, 2017
Recently during a national mathematics conference, I posed the question, “How many of us understand the difference between partitive and measurement...
Studying Transformations
Conceptual Understanding

How are We Studying Transformations Differently?

January 8, 2017
If figures are what we study in mathematics, then transformations are how we relate them. Transformations are significant to the Eureka Math Geometry...
Problem Solving the RDW Way
Models Instructional Design

Problem Solving the RDW Way

January 6, 2017
STRATEGY
Instructional Design

Channeling Our Efforts as Educators

January 4, 2017
As we are challenged with thinking about math in a different way than many of us learned, it’s helpful to stop and think about how we are spending...
Models Instructional Design

Read, Draw, Write: A Better Strategy for Solving

January 4, 2017
STRATEGY
Conceptual Understanding

Precise Fraction Language

January 2, 2017
Strategy Old habits die hard. I get it. During a recent power outage, I had to laugh at how often I’d enter a room and flip the switch knowing full...

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