What did you take away from the first module?

Learning Mathematics for Teachers: an online course for teachers

Grade 3 Inquiry into arrays: 


This rectangle has been partitioned to make the calculation easier to do:
(10 x 4) + (4 x 4) = 40 + 16 = 56

The image above can be described simply as a 14 by 4 array.  Why are arrays so important?  What key elements of arithmetic do they illustrate?  I've included this snapshot of mathematics that I was leading today just as an illustration....our posts do not need to be lengthy...what we have here in the blog is merely a forum for sharing our thoughts as we learn through this PD opportunity.

There are 17 of us taking part in the Jo Boaler course Learning Mathematics for Teachers so I thought it would be useful to create a blog for us to share our thoughts and learning.  The participating group is:

• Maria Haeberli 
• Frances Paton
• Rebecca Navarro
• Joy Walker
• Katherine Matthews
• Lisa Conner
• Dawn Mellen
• Jeff Spratt
• Michelle Hill
• Margo Bonner
• Laura Carlson
• Sarah Osborne
• Ceri Sheikh
• Louisa Waring
• Laura Rhead
• Bindu Menon
• Neil McCallion

So, virtually the entire primary phase is represented here.  All of you will be made authors for your posts, however, you will not be able to edit the posts of others, only your own.