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Kids Summarizing

Back in the spring, I resolved to make a practice of having students summarize each others’ thoughts whenever I have classroom opportunities. This summer, I got the opportunity to give this technique a sustained go, when I taught at SPMPS (which was completely awesome btw). And: It is an effing game-changer. This summer, when I … Continue reading Kids Summarizing →

Ben Blum-Smith Lessons, Math Education 21 Comments September 8, 2013September 9, 2013 5 Minutes

Teaching proof writing

I’m at BEAM 7 (formerly SPMPS) right now. I just taught a week-long, 18 hour course on number theory to 11 awesome middle schoolers. I’ve done this twice before, in 2013 and 2014. (Back then it was 20 hrs, and I totally sorely missed those last two!) The main objective of the course is some … Continue reading Teaching proof writing →

Ben Blum-Smith Lessons, Math Education 3 Comments July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 6 Minutes

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