All posts by Tyler Holzer

About Tyler Holzer

Tyler grew up all over the Midwest and has loved math all his life. When he started college in Nebraska, he declared a math major but then ended up getting a BA in history and an MA in English. Now he lives in South Park Slope with his wife, Rachel, and is the ABE/HSE Coordinator at the Fifth Avenue Committee. He is a founding member of the Community of Adult Mathematics Instructors (CAMI) and a co-creator/moderator of www.mathmemos.org.

Problem-Solving Activities, Videos, and Articles Promoting Growth Mindset

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· Appropriate for: Building teacher background knowledge, Use in class, Knowledge of teaching · Available: Lessons, Texts/Readings, Problems, Videos, Hands On Activities · Readiness: Some resources are ready for the adult ed classroom and some would need to be adapted · Engagement: 3 = very engaging

As adult education instructors, we know that our students bring all kinds of preconceived ideas about math into the classroom. Many see math as boring—a subject governed by processes, rules, and formulas that has little connection to their world. Furthermore, because they may have struggled with math in the past, they think that they will never be good at math. “I’m just not a math person.” We’ve all heard that from our students. Continue reading Problem-Solving Activities, Videos, and Articles Promoting Growth Mindset →

Great Activities for Formative Assessment and Problem-Solving in Math

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Mathematics Assessment Project
· Appropriate for: Use in class, Knowledge of teaching · Available: Lessons, Texts/Readings, Problems, Assessments · Readiness: Some resources are ready for the adult ed classroom and some would need to be adapted · Engagement: 3 = very engaging

The Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) is a joint venture between the University of California, Berkeley, and the Shell Center at the University of Nottingham, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The project aims to “design and develop well-engineered assessment tools to support US schools in implementing the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.” To meet this goal, the MAP website covers three major content areas: formative assessment, summative assessment, and professional development. Continue reading Great Activities for Formative Assessment and Problem-Solving in Math →