Entering the fray: Reading on screen or on paper
My profession requires that I read – a lot. Recently I became obsessed over whether or not I should be doing my professional reading on… Read More »Entering the fray: Reading on screen or on paper
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What’s the mechanism?
Sunday morning I continued my reading of Principles to Actions. This book, released by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, describes what a high-quality… Read More »What’s the mechanism?
Deconstructing math questions
Please watch this presentation given by Dan Meyer at TEDxNYED in March 2010. When I first watched this video a few months ago I immediately became fascinated by… Read More »Deconstructing math questions
Overview: NCTM’s Principles to Actions
I’m thankful that I attended this year’s NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition because this year NCTM released a new book, called Principles to Action: Ensuring… Read More »Overview: NCTM’s Principles to Actions
This week: NCTM national meeting and exposition
Later this week I’m privileged to be able to participate in this year’s NCTM National Meeting and Exposition. I haven’t attended this conference in many… Read More »This week: NCTM national meeting and exposition
The art and science of item writing
Over the past thirteen years, I’ve spent a lot of time training and mentoring large-scale assessment item writers. As a result, I’ve come to believe… Read More »The art and science of item writing
Writing test items to a single Common Core Math Standard
Yesterday I started writing the post below. When I went to develop an example that reinforced my point, I discovered that my example ended up… Read More »Writing test items to a single Common Core Math Standard