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Number Lines―A Lesson in the Planning Stage

This is a Tweet that has stayed in my mind for more than 7 years. I’m finally figuring out how to use it in the classroom. Here I describe my process for planning a lesson that would engage students in thinking about number lines and place value.

Marilyn BurnsFebruary 12, 2024

Division General Interest Number and Operations Numerical Reasoning Place Value Problem Solving Real-World Problems Word Problems

Mulling about Teaching Division

Teachers often report that division is hard to teach. How can we help build students’ understanding? Read on for an introductory division lesson I taught to fourth graders.

Marilyn BurnsJanuary 18, 2024

Addition Do The Math General Interest Interviews One-on-One Listening to Learn Math and Literature Number and Operations Numerical Reasoning Place Value

A Children’s Book, Differentiating Math Instruction, and More

I love incorporating children’s books into math lessons. Since most of my teaching focuses on math, it’s a treat for me to read a book aloud to a class. After the students have a chance to enjoy the story and respond to the illustrations, then I use the book as a springboard for a math lesson.

Marilyn BurnsAugust 31, 2021

General Interest Interviews One-on-One Listening to Learn Place Value

How I Got Hooked on One-on-One Math Interviews

Yes, that’s a photo of me, taken about 30 years ago when I was conducting my first ever math interview. That was an extraordinary experience. It dramatically shifted my professional focus and, after all these years, has finally resulted in Listening to Learn, a digital interview tool to help K–5 teachers learn about how their students reason.

Marilyn BurnsMay 25, 2021

General Interest Number and Operations Numerical Reasoning Place Value

A Reponse to Joe Schwartz’s Blog about Algorithms

I was recently planning to teach my friend Ruth Cossey’s elementary math methods class at Mills College in Oakland, California. Digging through my collection of student work, I found a paper from a third grader I had interviewed. When doing interviews, I typically ask students to figure out answers in their heads, but I agreed when Nomar asked for paper and pencil for some of the problems.

Marilyn BurnsApril 4, 2016

Assessment General Interest Interviews One-on-One Number and Operations Place Value Videos

Place Value: How to Assess Students’ Understanding

Place value is one of the most important foundational concepts about our number system. Watch my assessment interviews of second graders and learn how you can find out what your students understand about place value.

Marilyn BurnsJanuary 18, 2016

Place Value

Number Lines―A Lesson in the Planning Stage

Mulling about Teaching Division

A Children’s Book, Differentiating Math Instruction, and More

How I Got Hooked on One-on-One Math Interviews

A Reponse to Joe Schwartz’s Blog about Algorithms

Place Value: How to Assess Students’ Understanding

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Place Value

Number Lines―A Lesson in the Planning Stage

Mulling about Teaching Division

A Children’s Book, Differentiating Math Instruction, and More

How I Got Hooked on One-on-One Math Interviews

A Reponse to Joe Schwartz’s Blog about Algorithms

Place Value: How to Assess Students’ Understanding

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