This week’s recommendation comes from:
Kristin Klingensmith
IFL Mathematics Fellow
Kristin says, “Early on in my 20+ year journey in education, I realized that being successful in mathematics had to be about more than completing timed tests quickly and accurately. I was fortunate to work alongside other educators and mentors who felt the same. This article offers a starting place for thinking more broadly about what success in math class can and should look like and pushing against the belief that only some people are “math people”. After all, we are all people and we all do math, so we are all math people!”
Creating an Environment Where All Students See That They Can Be Good at Math
Crystal Frommert
“Sometimes it’s not the student who is failing the assessment—it might be that the assessment is failing to fully assess the abilities of the student.” – Crystal Frommert, Middle School Math Teacher
Middle school math teacher Crystal Frommert asked her followers on Twitter as well as some of her colleagues how we measure if a person is “good” at math. This article includes some of those responses, perceptions about what it means to be “good at math”, and some ways to get students to see themselves as the mathematicians they are.