Amy Benavides

Mom. Wife. Teach. Travel. Read. Shop. Math. Craft. Smile!

[Greg Tang @gregtangmath]

Good article! Agree there is an overemphasis on “marketing” math. My best sessions are when kids work hard to make sense of typically boring topics for them like rounding, subtraction w/regrouping, fractions. No context or fancy tasks. Kids still love it! https://t.co/cueATuKW0k

[Greg Tang @gregtangmath]

When you want to build number sense, use linear models like Candice's kids! Harder for our brain to make sense of 100 in 2 dimensions ("flat") and 1,000 in 3 dimensions (large cube). This is also why number lines are a better tool for building number sense than hundred chart!

[Amy Benavides @AmyBenavides33c]

Yes, yes, and yes!!!!

[Yeap Ban Har @ban_har]

Textbooks are not meant to instruct teachers what to do but to inspire them to bring to life well-researched lessons.

[Greg Tang @gregtangmath]

I am proud to be the son of very hard working immigrants. I ache for our country.

[Greg Tang @gregtangmath]

It’s all about good judgment. Too much of this: “everyone has to give graded homework” or “nobody is allowed to give homework” or “worksheets are bad” or “open-ended problems are good” or “never give timed tests.” Can’t we do better than these extreme, all-or-nothing views?

[Yeap Ban Har @ban_har]

Do children develop visualisation, generalization, number sense and metacognition as they learn to do computation? They should.

[Amy Benavides @AmyBenavides33c]

Just attended an @gregtangmath workshop yesterday and look at what type of problem popped up in our skills review today! Immediate application! @Homer33c

[Amy Benavides @AmyBenavides33c]

Another amazing learning experience with @gregtangmath!!! @Homer33c https://t.co/dUj0i1CoAL

[Yeap Ban Har @ban_har]

A quiet classroom is suspicious.

[Amy Benavides @AmyBenavides33c]

Prepping for Parent University sessions! #oneday33C

[Amy Benavides @AmyBenavides33c]

@gregtangmath I introduced my kiddos to Kakooma this week and they LOVE it!!! Some even picked it as their activity of choice when they had some "U Pick" time. I do math intervention and Kakooma is a great and fun way to help increase fluency and fill those gaps. Thanks!

[Amy Benavides @AmyBenavides33c]

Fierce concentration in a competitive game of Kakooma @gregtangmath #33cPride

[Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher]

What's something you've learned from a fellow T? (via T @momof3andIteach)

[Amy Benavides @AmyBenavides33c]

This mathematician asked to practice multiplication using area models rather than play a math game on the iPad! #33cPride @gregtangmath

[Amy Benavides @AmyBenavides33c]

Oh, the suspense! Multiplication Jenga: Don't let the tower fall! #33cPride #mathISfun

[Jamie Silverboard @Ms_Silverboard]

"Teach concept before convention. Reasons before rules. Knowledge before notation. Sense before symbols. Learn before label." @gregtangmath

[Amy Benavides @AmyBenavides33c]

Greg Tang = mind blown! Can't wait to bring these math gems back and put them in action! @gregtangmath #homer33c #Homer33CPride

[Amy Benavides @AmyBenavides33c]

Place value IS fun!!!!! #33CPride