Robert Kaplinsky

I don't often talk about living in homeless shelters or a group home because they're not my favorite memories to relive. However I decided to present about it because knowing stories helps educators better empathize. You can watch the presentation here: robertkaplinsky.com/5-struggles-yo…

Have your experiences as a math student been rocky like mine? Here's my story. I'd love to read about yours too. #MyMathStory robertkaplinsky.com/my-math-story/

Don't forget about the 100+ free challenging tasks for secondary math teachers at map.mathshell.org/lessons.php. There are around 20 per grade level.

I created a mini workshop called How To Use An Open Middle Problem that has K-1, 2-5, and 6-12 examples. It includes everything from why you want to use them, how to use them, and how to prepare ahead of the lesson. Learn more here: grassrootsworkshops.com/workshops/how-…

If you use the Smarter Balanced assessment for the Common Core standardized math test, avoid making this score interpretation mistake. robertkaplinsky.com/avoid-sbac-sco…

Wondering about how to integrated problem-based lessons into your curriculum? Here are two ways to do it and one to avoid. robertkaplinsky.com/two-ways-integ…

Here are many of my lessons learned (often the hard way) from over 70 days of lesson study with 3rd grade to high school teachers. robertkaplinsky.com/lessons-learne…

Here's a 5-min video from Leah Alcala explaining a growth mindset building math warm up called "My Favorite No". youtube.com/watch?v=uuDjke…

I've heard lots of great ideas in presentations, but I often need more time to think about an idea, try it out, and learn more. That's why I made my six-week online workshop to help teach math through problem solving. Learn more at: robertkaplinsky.com/eps/

Are you using 3-act tasks but looking for realistic ways to assess students' work? If so, then read this post about four options to choose from. robertkaplinsky.com/4-ways-assess-…

Schools and districts waste a lot of time and money on initiatives that never go anywhere. It doesn't have to be this way, and I believe that by incorporating a few business principles, we can save our sanity and reduce our burn out. robertkaplinsky.com/heres-how-scho…

What if there was a way to alter how you taught students or trained teachers so that they were more receptive to what you had to share? There is. And this blog post applies advertising techniques to education. robertkaplinsky.com/the-5-types-of…

Looking for some free, short growth mindset videos you can show your students? Check out these videos from ClassDojo: ideas.classdojo.com/b/growth-minds… #MTBoS

It's frustrating to find students' hidden misconceptions when it's too late to do anything about them. So check out my free webinar called Three Engaging Methods To Uncover And Fix Hidden Student Misconceptions for tips on what we can do. Watch here: info.robertkaplinsky.com/threemethods

Dinner. Spent talking about math edu and a session @CAMT_TX with @debatemathpod Rob Baier, @TheMathGuru and @robertkaplinsky - whose videos I used to help guide conversations about scientific notation in my classroom. Thank you Rob for the invitation! @_CrystalMWatson

Have you ever noticed that experts sometimes have a hard time being understood? Perhaps this happens because the expert is so familiar with their topic that everything makes sense to them and they can't remember when they didn't understand. Blog: robertkaplinsky.com/you-might-be-t…

Does understanding the Math Practices seem impossible? I think so and I rewrote them in an attempt to make them readable. In this blog post I share my revised version of MP 3 as well as a link to download all 8 Math Practices in English or Spanish. robertkaplinsky.com/making-the-ccs…

This lesson uses a clip from Austin Powers where Dr. Evil demands far too little money to teach calculating compound interest. How much should he have asked for? robertkaplinsky.com/work/dr-evil/

Does understanding the Math Practices seem impossible? I think so and I rewrote them in an attempt to make them readable. In this blog post I share my revised version of MP 2 as well as a link to download all 8 Math Practices in English or Spanish. robertkaplinsky.com/making-the-ccs…

Want a problem based lesson for every #CCSS standard from elementary through high school? @geoffKrall has it for you here: bit.ly/2dH62Vo #MTBoS

I created a $45 mini workshop called How To Use An Open Middle Problem that has K-1, 2-5, & 6-12 examples. It includes how to prepare to use a problem & how to use it virtually including video footage from a class I taught remotely. grassrootsworkshops.com/workshops/how-… #MTBoS #iteachmath #pd