Nix Math Tricks

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See Nix Live!

  • NCTM Annual Meeting

  • April 27, 2018           Washington D.C.


  • Twitter Math Camp (TMC)

  • July 20, 2018            Cleveland, OH


  • ATMNE (Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England)

  • December 6, 2018     Warwick, RI

  • NCTM Annual Meeting

  • April 4, 2019             San Diego, CA



Unveiling the Magic Session Description

Math is magical and beautiful. Unlike sleight of hand magic, math tricks become even more amazing when they’re explained. When we decide to Nix the Tricks that doesn’t mean we stamp out all the weird and fun shortcuts, but instead we dive in and explore them! Come to this session to play with math and uncover some deep truths.



Nix the Tricks Session Description

Being a mathematics student is about critical thinking, justification and using tools of past experiences to solve new problems. Students who approach every topic as a series of steps to memorize are not learning math. In this session we will explore how to replace some popular tricks with teaching for understanding.

 
                                                            
Interested in scheduling a Nix the Tricks session for your school, district or conference? Send an email to NixTheTricks@gmail.com
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