Description
Research shows that thousands of hours of meaningful practice are the key to excellence in mathematics. Because of this, children who are talented in mathematics must not only progress through their curriculum at the proper pace, but they must also be exposed to material that inspires and nurtures their gift.
A failure to find mathematics challenging, interesting, or relevant are significant factors when students lose interest in mathematics. Children who are talented in mathematics must be exposed to material that lights a fire and fuels their gift. This session will give valuable information to help you foster your students’ passion for mathematics.
In this 1-hour course, you will learn:
- How to nurture a passion for math
- Important uses for mathematics in real life
- How to create intriguing worksheets
- Famous math mistakes
- The importance of decimals
- Problem-solving techniques
- Engaging strategies for teaching math to gifted students
Other courses in this series:
10 Challenging Math Problems and Strategies to Successfully Solve Them
Pathway to Mathematical Understanding in Early Childhood
The Missing Part in Most Math Instruction – How to Think Algebraically
Daniel – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great content, I enjoyed trying to solve some of these problems!
Carlos – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting course!
Paula – BEXLEY CITY (verified owner) –
I found the mathematical tasks and problems fascinating and engaging. I think my students would also find many of them interesting.
Sean – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Interesting and fun at the same time.
Anthony – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
great material on math for gifted students
Jose – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very engaging and entertaining. His stories were really interesting.
Krystal – CHARDON LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was very informational.
Liliana – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it, pretty easy and helped me learn more things.
Makenna – PIQUA CITY (verified owner) –
Awesome!!!
krystal – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
fun
Teresa – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
interesting
Jose – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course
Bonnie – MADISON-PLAINS LOCAL (verified owner) –
This is was easy to follow course with a lot of solid information.
Martín – ROSCOE ISD (verified owner) –
Very specific strategies. Seems lower level than high school
Kaitlyn – TEAYS VALLEY LOCAL (verified owner) –
The nurturing passions were helpful but I felt like all the stuff in between was a little unnecessary.
Nicole – SPRINGFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It was very informative and the speaker made it very interesting and engaging. I learned a lot from him.
Alisha – BIG WALNUT LOCAL (verified owner) –
Good
EDWARD – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great.
John – BETHEL-TATE LOCAL (verified owner) –
I love the different strategies on solving the questions
Crisoforo – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
This is an excellet course and I would recommend other teachers to look into it and attend it.
Shelley – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
Good strategies and interesting presenter!
Oscar – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I loved how there was many examples of easy strategies to do to make things more fun for the students. I liked the examples provided of why math in the real world is important and how many of the concepts that students learn have some importance in simple things like the number of pounds a airplane can transport or how a simple mistake on a decimal can prove to be valuable for a person’s life.
Deb – BOWLING GREEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
basic ideas
Lindsay – ROSCOE ISD (verified owner) –
The basic idea is to challenge students and not only use worksheets. Most of the examples were aimed at higher grades and not what I teach.
Jenna – MIAMI TRACE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Excellent
Brittany – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was an informative course!
Landria – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Good and useful information that I can actually use in my classroom. Thoughtful approaches and ideas that make math fun.
Andrea – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
great
Ivory – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course teaches effective student engagement and real-life problem-solving.
Amy – BOWLING GREEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very informational with some good strategies to use sprinkled in.
Judith – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting
Gustavo – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This excellent course that kept me engaged and interested, provided insights I will use for teaching a nurturing not only my students, but with my own children as well.
Matt – RIDGEWOOD LOCAL (verified owner) –
It was fine. Kind of a repeat of some others.
Nicole – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Angela – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
This course was very similar to one of the other courses by the same teacher.
Bradley – SANDUSKY CITY (verified owner) –
A little too elementary for my group of students, but I like the presenter.
Ana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I think these douse was good and it makes you think outside the box.
Dana – GREEN LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course seemed repetitive of another course of his that I have listened to.
Dee – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner) –
i do not like these courses
Lisa – SPRINGFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Fantastic course! Very interesting and enjoyable. Thank you!
Jan – NEW BREMEN LOCAL (verified owner) –
Helpful ideas.
Tess – NEW BREMEN LOCAL (verified owner) –
Only 3 to 5 slides pertained to what I could use in fifth grade. There were some good ideas, so it was still beneficial!
Denise – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
I liked this course as it opened my eyes to several things in my own teaching of math.
SILVIA – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I love how he simplify the way you can make people see a Math situation.
Dwayne – PARMA CITY (verified owner) –
This was a good reminder that students need interesting material that appropriately challenges them. They also need to develop the skill needed to think through challenging situations.
Louis – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
This class was on a topic that is often forgotten. It was a real new way of thinking for me.
Beckitt – SPRINGFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I did not think this corse was applicable for teachers of primary students.
Pam – PARMA CITY (verified owner) –
This course is easy to understand and it opens a teacher’s eyes to the importance of Math in real life situations.
Nichole – MECHANICSBURG EXEMPTED VILLAGE (verified owner) –
There are a lot of great ideas for gifted math instruction and his books are really good resources for classroom use.
Jose – Los Angeles Unified School District (verified owner) –
Good ideas for keeping students engaged. Well presented.