Coleman: To Solve the Problem Below, Try Using a Tape Diagram. It’s an Example of How Different Ways of Doing Math Can Make Hard Problems Easy

By LauraMarie Coleman

September 10, 2019

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LauraMarie Coleman works with and coaches teachers on professional development for Great Minds. Previously, she was a special education classroom teacher and an instructional coach, working with alternative and special education students and teachers in grades K-8, in Binghamton, New York.

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Coleman: To Solve the Problem Below, Try Using a Tape Diagram. It’s an Example of How Different Ways of Doing Math Can Make Hard Problems Easy

Education news and commentary, delivered right to your inbox.

Most Popular

‘A Bankrupt Concept of Math’: Some Educators Argue Calculus Should Be Dethroned

Hackers Use Stolen Student Data Against Minneapolis Schools in Brazen New Threat

Ransomware Group Claims Massive Data Leak But MN Files’ Whereabouts a Mystery

If March Madness Were about Social Mobility, We’d Be Cheering Florida Atlantic U

Tough Love: Study Shows Kids Benefit from Teachers With High Grading Standards

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