January 2020 - Glad Academics

Teach 2nd Graders Multiplication and Division

January 20, 2020 Consulting, Instructional Coaching by Gladminister

The California 3rd grade math standard suggests that scholars should be “developing understanding of multiplication and division and strategies for multiplication and division within 100.” The California 2nd grade math standard says nothing about multiplication or division. Times tables have long been a major obstacle of unsuspecting scholars going into the third grade…but they do
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Order of Operations: Exponential Problems

January 16, 2020 Teaching Insights by Gladminister

Order of Operations: Exponential Problems Exponents can be written in different forms. For example as: Once you prioritize your order of operations acronym, you can prioritize the exponent accordingly, even in radical form. Connect radicals to exponents Radicals are generally rewritten as a fractional exponent when the fractional exponent (x) is 0 < x <
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Order of Operations: Groups > Parentheses

January 11, 2020 Teaching Insights by Gladminister

Students usually know to do what is in the “parentheses” first. And yet, there are many nuances to consider. So, let’s propose we use the word “Groups” rather than “Parentheses” so that we can make things easier (on all of us) to learn the rules. Why Groups? The reason is simple: parentheses is too limiting
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Order of Operations: Prioritize the Acronym

January 10, 2020 Teaching Insights by Gladminister

PEMDAS problems still? Let us first admit that we may need a different tool or method to explain the order of operations. In fact, many websites and teachers treat PEMDAS synonymously with the order of operations. Below, we make the case that prioritizing the parts of the acronym can help you be more accurate and
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Teachers: You Can Use Code To Teach

January 6, 2020 Instructional Coaching by Gladminister

With many coding camps and sites popping up, we recognize an increasing desire to learn and teach coding. Our years of research reveal an increasing demand for coders. But, we also see the lack of educational equity that often denies even inner city students access to coding. You can do something about this. You can
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Teach 2nd Graders Multiplication and Division

Order of Operations: Exponential Problems

Order of Operations: Groups > Parentheses

Order of Operations: Prioritize the Acronym

Teachers: You Can Use Code To Teach

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Month: January 2020

Teach 2nd Graders Multiplication and Division

Order of Operations: Exponential Problems

Order of Operations: Groups > Parentheses

Order of Operations: Prioritize the Acronym

Teachers: You Can Use Code To Teach