I am asking for a class set of calculators for students to borrow while they are sitting in my class.
Middle school students work a lot with formulas and processes.
Doing the multiplication and division embedded in problem solving can often slow them down. I incorporate calculators into daily lessons to strengthen number sense, estimation and problem solving skills. I create lessons that strengthen and develop students' conceptual understanding and fluency.
Calculators serve a very specific purpose in the math classroom: for students to use them as one of the many tools they have in their learning toolbox. We have to rethink what it means to teach students how to do basic math in the technological age.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
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