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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

George E. Abshire teaches at Jenks Middle School, Jenks Public Schools, Jenks, Oklahoma. In 1997, he was Oklahoma’s Teacher of the Year and a finalist for National Teacher of the Year.

Resources created by George E. Abshire

Meaningful mathematics: using balances for problem solving
Using balances to represent equations forces students to find their own meaning in mathematical problems.
By Grayson Wheatley and George E. Abshire.