Jumpstart Your Singapore Math 2026
Registration is open! Our annual workshop, Jumpstart Your Singapore Math Practice, will be held in three cities this July: Los Angeles, Tampa, and Denver. New this year! Join us for the Elevate Your Singapore Math Practice — a intensive two-day learning experience for coaches, building and math leaders, and interventionists designed to help you envision, create, refine and support a high … [Keep Reading...]
My students love math class. In fact, many will tell you math is their favorite subject. Why? They’ll tell you it’s because Singapore math is fun. I’d say it’s because once they understand how math works, they become confident in their abilities. So what exactly is Singapore math? Wait, math from Singapore? Isn’t that … [Keep Reading...]
One of the most Frequently Asked Questions I get is, “Which "Singapore Math" curriculum should we use?”There are a lot of differences between the series' and yet, they are alike in many ways as well. To help you compare the main curriculums that have been released in the past few years, this page includes some … [Keep Reading...]
Word Problem Wednesday – Laiza’s Dress
This month's problem comes from Dimensions Math 6A and highlights the unitary method of solving problems: Laiza spent 38% of her money on a dress and the rest on a purse. If she spent $114 on the … [Keep Reading...]
Understanding trumps tricks
My friend Allison (MIT graduate in Mathematics) recently explained why she struggled with inequalities as a child. To help students remember which way the inequality sign pointed, the teacher drew … [Keep Reading...]
Dispatches from 2015 National Math Educator Conferences
This week, I'm attending the 2015 Annual Meetings of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) in Boston. I presented Strip … [Keep Reading...]
