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Instructional Materials Matter: Interpreting Remainders in Division

Instructional Materials Matter: Interpreting Remainders in Division

by Jody Guarino | Mar 20, 2018 | Grades 3–5

By Jody Guarino We know instructional materials play a key role in student learning experiences but how do we ensure our students are learning from coherent high-quality instructional materials that engage them in critical thinking and provide opportunities to “do...
Fraction division part I: How do you know when it is division?

Fraction division part I: How do you know when it is division?

by William McCallum | Aug 16, 2017 | Grades 6–8

By William McCallum and Kristin Umland In her book Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics, Liping Ma wrote about this question and how teachers responded to it: Write a story problem for $1 ¾ \div ½$. [Pause here and think about the answer yourself.] Many people...

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