Grappling with Multiple Historical Sources

This is the fifth in a series of eight resources on historical argumentation written especially for the Lesson Study Group at Mills College by educator Stan Pesick. These resources are designed to be used individually to help define inquiry questions for use in Lesson...

What Makes a Good Inquiry Question?

This is the second in a series of eight resources on historical argumentation written especially for the Lesson Study Group at Mills College by educator Stan Pesick. These resources are designed to be used individually to help define inquiry questions for use in...

Writing Historical Arguments: An Overview

This is the first in a series of eight resources on historical argumentation written especially for the Lesson Study Group at Mills College by educator Stan Pesick. These resources are designed to be used individually to help define inquiry questions for use in Lesson...

Measuring Liquid Volume

Overview In this resource, we discuss the teaching and learning of measuring liquid volume. Specifically, we attend to how students’ understanding of liquid volume might progress through the four stages of measurement. This resource builds on our measurement overview,...

Addition and Subtraction, Part 2: Initial Story Situations

Overview In this resource, we discuss the first situation types that students typically experience when introduced to addition and subtraction story problems in Kindergarten. Studying these situations allows teachers to see how students begin to understand the...
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