Mathematical Best Practices

There are numerous best practices to teaching math including:

• I Do, You Do, We Do
• Visual and Mnemonic Aides
• Projects
• Hands on Manipulatives
• Group Work
• Do Now
• Technology (Khan Academy, PowerPoint, Videos)

There are also numerous websites that discuss best practices for teaching math to ensure student learning and engagement:

http://www.pennsbury.k12.pa.us/pennsbury/Departments/Curriculum/Best%20Practices/Mathematics/Recommendations%20on%20Teaching%20Math.pdf

https://www.andrews.edu/sed/leadership_dept/webinars/presentationdocuments/the_effective_mathematics_classrroom.pdf

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/math-CCSS-resources/7508

In my opinion, the best teaching practice for math classroom is student engagement because experience is the best teacher.  That is why I prefer project based learning (PBL) strategies.