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Free Resources to Get You Started

XYZ Quiz
Many students experience math as meaningless memorization of squiggles and rules, while only some—like those who naturally “see the shark” in the quiz—are guided to notice the underlying structure that makes math figureoutable.
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The Major Strategies ebook
✔ All Four Operations Learn the major strategies for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
✔ The Major Models Distinguish between strategies and models.
✔ Examples of Each Strategy Study each strategy as represented on multiple models.
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Place Value ebook
✔ Place Value vs Place Labeling. Learn the difference between place value and place labeling and why it's important.
✔ Activities to Build Place Value. Classroom-ready activities with teacher tips.
✔ Problem Strings to Build Place Value. Sample questions, modeling, and facilitation tips.
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I Have, You Need Instructional Routine
Want to help your students build relationships to friendly numbers?
✔ Make It Accessible. Choose numbers that provide the appropriate amount of challenge for your students.
✔ Keep a Written Record. Encourage the noticing of patterns and make predictions.
✔ Develop Relationships. Have conversations about strategies and why they work.
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Developing Math and Reasoning Workshop
Math teachers, are you frustrated ...
✔ by unrealistic expectations of teaching students who seem so unprepared?
✔ by new methods and models you're expected to teach?
✔ that your students should be more successful since you are putting in so much effort?

This workshop will transform how you think about teaching mathematics and give you practical tools to use immediately.
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Math is FigureOutAble Podcast
Join thousands of math educators who tune in weekly for practical strategies, inspiring stories, and conversations about transforming mathematics education. Each episode provides actionable insights you can bring to your classroom immediately, along with the research and reasoning behind effective mathematics instruction.
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Publications

Problem String Books

Each book in this series provides carefully crafted problem strings designed to develop specific mathematical strategies. With detailed facilitation notes and model examples, these books make it easy to implement powerful problem-based instruction in your classroom.

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Foundations for Strategies Series

Build the foundational understanding students need to develop sophisticated mathematical strategies. This series breaks down the essential concepts and relationships that form the building blocks of numerical reasoning across all four operations.

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Developing Mathematical Reasoning Book

The comprehensive guide to helping students become powerful mathematical thinkers. Learn how to facilitate problem strings, ask the right questions, and create a classroom culture where students figure out mathematics rather than memorize procedures.

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Developing Mathematical Reasoning Series

Developing Mathematical Reasoning: The Strategies, Models, and Lessons to Teach the Big Ideas in Grades K-2, is now available! This grade-level specific resource provides everything you need to build powerful mathematical thinking with your youngest learners. More grade levels coming soon.

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