Redesigning math communities for distance learning

About Kathy: Kathy Minas is a 5th grade teacher at a public school in Los Angeles. She is an enthusiastic mathematician … More

Number string structure and design

How are number strings designed? Typically, people tend to describe number strings as having the following structure Entry problem Helper … More

Here’s another important contribution from our friend and colleague Marcelle Good — a 6th grade teacher at School of the … More

This post is from our friend and colleague Kathy Minas, a 4th grade teacher at PS 158, and an avid … More

Here’s a conversation between collaborators and friends Kara Imm (Co-Director, Math in the City) and Geoffrey Enriquez (Math Teacher, Vanguard … More

This number string is inspired by an investigation (Comparing and Scaling, Investigation 1.2) from the Connected Math Project curriculum for … More

What’s the difference between a Number String and a Number Talk?

This post was co-created by Jesse Burkett, Ranona Bowers, and Adrian Sperduto — teachers in the Hazelwood School District and … More

This post is by reader and strings enthusiast Laura Bofferding, Assistant Professor, Purdue University I was first introduced to number … More

A recent conversation between two New York City math educators, Carol Mosesson-Teig and Kara Imm Kara, I have been thinking … More

Those of you who are fans of the middle school curriculum Connected Math Project (CMP) will especially appreciate this string. … More

We recently saw the problem above on a New York CCSS-M 6th grade benchmark test. A few teachers I was … More

I recently reached out to Willem Uittenbogaard. Willem was one of the original collaborators between Math in the City (founded by … More

When designing strings, there are typically one or more helper problems before a challenge problem. For example, you might start … More

I’m embarrassed to say this, I have a vivid memory of around my fourth year of teaching 5th grade and … More