Melissa discusses her experience with the WIDA course on developing language for learning in mathematics, which aligns well with her district's Illustrative Mathematics (IM) curriculum. She highlights the importance of math discourse and the role of teachers as guides rather than leaders. 

Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record are back! They each have their own lists of the best ways for students to practice problem solving and they collaborate to create one essential top ten list.

In this second edition of Top Ten, Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record return with their own lists of top ten math manipulatives and collaborate to create one essential top ten list. Dr. Nicki and Ann Elise are so knowledgeable and share their favorite manipulatives and how they like to use them with students.

Ann Elise Record shares her passion for and expertise in mathematics instruction in the elementary grades.