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The London-area Catholic school board is changing how it delivers math lessons by adding an online component. “One of the things we really want to focus on in our board is changing the math narrative, ...
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If math was never your strongest subject, take a number. But veteran teacher Courtney Phillips discovered math is hidden in an ancient game. In 20 years as a 4th grade teacher, she observed that math ...
Four years ago, I was given a fantastic opportunity to be a math coach for a primary years program. But when I started, there was no framework to work within, no script to follow. I was starting from ...