by admin | May 24, 2013 | Blog
Excitement! Not what was expected when we recently attended an NSTA Webinar sponsored by The NSTA Learning Center, for familiarizing ourselves with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and how they intersect with Common Core in Mathematics and English Language...
by admin | May 21, 2013 | Blog
In a recent blog post, I shared my impression of the Becoming Vogh show at the Denver Art Museum. Van Gogh became my teacher in absentia through this wonderfully curated show and I was fortunate to be in Denver when it was happening. Since it’s not always possible to...
by admin | May 17, 2013 | Blog
I’ve always been a talker. When I was about three years old, my parents would proudly show off what my dad always called my “proclivity for language” by asking me, in front of visiting company, to say what was then said to be the longest name in the Philadelphia...
by aperkins | May 14, 2013 | Blog
Summer reading is the single summer activity that is most related to summer learning (Heyns, 1978). However, summer reading experiences are not equitable for students from high poverty homes or areas as compared to their peers. Students, on average, attend school for...
by jmosier | May 10, 2013 | Blog
This begins a sharing blog of Mathematics CCSS sources that optimize professional learning opportunities for mathematics colleagues and hopefully affect student learning and engagement. Every additional post or comment will be dated, recognized, and posted. Roland...
by rodaniel | May 7, 2013 | Blog
In part I of this two part series, I introduced a couple of ideas I have about defining perseverance in problem solving and some instructional shifts that need to happen in order to achieve those goals. In this post, I take a much more direct approach in trying to lay...
by smcneely | May 3, 2013 | Blog
For adolescents, the leap from middle to high school is fraught with anxiety and anticipation. It’s also a time of great concern for parents who release their children to an environment of more responsibility and choice. The degree to which middle and high...
by dwalker | Apr 30, 2013 | Blog
Just this week I’ve read two blogs about whether the Common Core State Standards encourage or inhibit creativity on the part of students and teachers. One blog written by Lexington, Kentucky educator Rene Boss posited that the standards themselves are neutral and...
by admin | Apr 26, 2013 | Blog
I was intrigued by a recent feature on National Public Radio online called, “A ‘Whom Do You Hang With?’ Map of America”, which highlighted several websites or individuals who are mapping the United States, not by political and geographic boundaries, but by some of...
by rodaniel | Apr 23, 2013 | Blog
I think the Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs) have the potential to be the game changers that we need in mathematics education. They by themselves create opportunity/demand for changes in instructional practice. At worst they call for instructional practices...
