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Bray, Wendy S.; Johnson, Jillian D.; Rivera, Nancy; Fink, Lee-Ann; Bauduin, Charity; Schoen, Robert C. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2019
As part of the Foundations for Success in STEM project at Florida State University, more than thirty teams of teachers have used the Formative Assessment Collaborative Team (FACT) meeting model to work together toward better understanding of their students' mathematical thinking and its implications for instruction. This article provides a brief…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Teacher Collaboration, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
Bray, Wendy S.; Blais, Tanya Vik – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2017
When asked to determine the number of tens in twenty-five, most second graders who have had instruction on place value can quickly provide the correct answer of two. However, when asked to show how the numeral 2 is represented in a set of twenty-five objects, many children struggle to draw a connection between the digit 2 and twenty objects in the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 2, Mathematical Concepts
Bray, Wendy S.; Abreu-Sanchez, Laura – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2010
One mathematical focus for third graders is to develop deep understanding of fractions and fraction equivalence, including comparing fractions through use of models and reasoning strategies. Before reading further, consider how you might solve the following problem: Which fraction is greater, 14/24 or 17/36? The initial impulse of many adults is…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Mathematics Instruction, Thinking Skills, Elementary School Mathematics
Bray, Wendy S. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2009
Achieving equity in elementary school mathematics instruction involves meeting a diverse range of student learning needs that are inevitably present in mixed-ability classrooms. An instructional strategy that the author has found useful in working toward equity in mathematics class is to introduce opportunities for students to learn to make good…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary School Mathematics, Educational Opportunities, Individualized Instruction
Bray, Wendy S.; Dixon, Juli K.; Martinez, Marina – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2006
Instructional settings are developed for conceptual understanding of measurement for the fourth-grade students to engage limited English proficient (LEP) students in effectively communicating about mathematics. When naturally enticed to compare solutions, the students were motivated to explain their mathematical thinking and understand the…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary Education, Grade 4