Coaches should encourage students to focus on speed and accuracy when competing in the Calculator Applications test. Although this is true about all problems on a test, initially it should be what students work on when they are mastering the number crunchers. After students are t...
All Number Sense coaches should encourage their students to work on speed and accuracy. Since there is a 10-minute time limit and all work needs to be done mentally, students that participate in the Number Sense contest are always performing under stressful situations. Students n...
Any responsible individual needs to intervene against negative words and actions. Teachers, coaches, parents and any other individual needs to model good behavior. This will inspire students and children to learn how to behave properly. Young people need good role models. What we...
Students that you teach or coach should be rewarded for their pursuit of excellence. I do not define excellence as being a perfect score on an assignment or assessment. I do not define it as winning the first place trophy at a tournament. In general, what I stress is that student...
As a coach, you need to know what to do at the site of a mathematics contest. Soon after arriving at the site you should find the location for registration. At this location you will receive a copy of the updated schedule, room assignments, grading area and other important info...
I have always admired individuals that are the voice of those that are often not heard. In my lifetime I have attempted to do the same. I feel that representing those individuals is something that I learned from a young age. I remember listening to my parents talking to other lab...
Learning to share is an attribute that all of us need to possess. Although when it comes to sharing, we think of sharing material things. I feel that sharing of knowledge and experiences is also very important. Helping others have success by sharing what you know is something tha...
Teachers, coaches and parents need to realize that praise should be earned. Too many students and children are praised to improve self-esteem when praise is not deserved. It should be noted that students and children realize in most instances, when praise is not really heartfelt....
When coaching my mathematics team, I made sure that each team member understood how team goals impacted individual performances. My experience was that team goals impacted individual performances positively. Initially, students felt that they needed to focus on individual goals t...
Every responsible individual needs to be aware that spoken or written words matter. What you say or write can impact the lives of others. Your goal is to be careful with what you say or write. Be aware that you have the ability to improve or destroy the lives of many people. A...
