Category: Course Design

Math course design includes a wide range of creativity and decision-making. A design may simply consist of imitating an existing course. Instead, the design may entail a complete re-thinking of the purpose and goals of the program. These blogs present issues and ideas that arise when designing a math course from the ground up.

Creating the Mindful Cafe Homeschool Program

Creating a Homeschool Program at the Mindful Cafe Dr. Jenny is creating a homeschool program at the Mindful Cafe in Ramsey, NJ for the 2019-2020 school year. The program runs… Read more »

The Purpose of Math Education

Math Course Design When designing a math course, you need to know where your course is aiming. For your course, what is the purpose of math education? A clear purpose… Read more »

Students’ Views of Math

Different Student Views of Math Students can have radically different views of math. I’ve taught homeschoolers, dyslexic students, math teams, math-lovers, and math-haters at levels ranging from kindergarten through PhD… Read more »

Problem Solving Teaching Method

This method of teaching math is often used with advanced math students. High school math team coaches have been using this approach for years. College Problem-Solving Math courses might be… Read more »