Jeanette Nicholas, Teacher, Belle Fourche Middle School Jeanette Nicholas is a math teacher at Belle Fourche Middle School in South Dakota. She has 35 years of math teaching experience. As students return to class this fall, K–12 teachers and administrators face many challenges—and math instruction is high on the list. Although state assessment data from…
As a teacher, you know those students who struggle with math, afraid of getting problems wrong or believing they will never understand. Their math anxiety is an obstacle to learning, but we, teachers, don’t always know how to ease their fears. Imagine you are offered a new math software designed to help your students by…
As we approach the end of the school year, many students are preparing for the dreaded final exam. Why is it that so many students struggle to feel prepared for an exam that covers everything they’ve learned over the course of the year? They obviously knew that material at some point, and in most cases…
Hello everyone, Although the school year is nearing its end, things are just as active as ever here at Get More Math! First off, as always, we have our weekly Thursday Three webinar. Teacher and GMM expert April Foster will be discussing how to best prune priorities, sift through student data, and more. You can…
Regardless of how much you’ve used Get More Math, you know the importance of reviewing and revisiting old skills taught to students. One of the most common complaints that teachers have in regard to their students learning is the lack of retention. Students do very well understanding material presented to them today, but they often…
