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Dr. Juli K. Dixon

Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education

Dr. Juli Dixon is Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Central Florida. She has published numerous books, textbooks, and articles. Dr. Dixon delivers keynotes, presentations, and workshops throughout North America. She is an author of HMH’s Into Math, GO Math, AGA, Math180and Waggle. She is a leader of DNA MATH, author of Solution Tree’s The Fact Tactics™ Fluency Program: Building Reasoning Skills for Multiplication in Grades 3-6, and co-author of the Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching K-12 book and video series. She published A Stroke of Luck: A Girl’s Second Chance at Life with her daughter, Jessica Dixon. Especially important to Dr. Dixon is the need to support each and every student. This is accomplished through her leadership on HMH’s intervention, adaptive learning, and core instructional resources.

 
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In this article are six features that, when taken together, constitute a reinvention of intervention in the math classroom.

Dr. Juli K. Dixon
Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education

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This article explains why to provide scaffolding "just in time," i.e., when students demonstrate the need, not "just in case."

Dr. Juli K. Dixon
Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education

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If students understand mathematics conceptually, they will be more likely to apply procedures flexibly and precisely.

Dr. Juli K. Dixon
Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education

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A math teaching expert explains what "shushing" entails and how it encourages students to participate in class.

Dr. Juli K. Dixon
Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education

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In this final post in the series, a mathematics teaching expert shares her views on teacher planning.

Dr. Juli K. Dixon
Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education

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In this fifth post in her series, mathematics teaching expert Dr. Juli K. Dixon looks at intervention in the form of small group instruction.

Dr. Juli K. Dixon
Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education

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Dr. Juli K. Dixon
Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education

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Dr. Juli K. Dixon
Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education

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Dr. Juli K. Dixon
Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education

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Dr. Juli K. Dixon
Professor of Mathematics Education; Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Post-Secondary Mathematics Education