by admin | Jan 7, 2011 | Blog
All students would be excited as well as apprehensive if a Tiger was in their classroom but a well-behaved animal would have the students’ undivided attention and the potential for learning would sky rocket. Using differentiation techniques in the classroom can...
by jmosier | Dec 10, 2010 | Blog
Recently, I participated in a webinar that addressed “Getting Started with the Common Core State Standards, First Steps for Mathematics Education Leadership.” I needed to hear what the experts are saying about the Common Core Standards (CCS) and needed advice about...
by smcneely | Dec 7, 2010 | Blog
I am in constant pursuit of objects, videos, and stories that can serve as a metaphor to open participants’ thoughts for learning. I recently came across the video here and will be sharing it with our Striving Readers Literacy coaches this week as an appetizer...
by rodaniel | Dec 3, 2010 | Blog
I’ve recently been revisiting several blog posts and resources that I wrote in the last couple of years. My renewed focus on writing in math class is a result of reading several articles (Learning from Weblogs, Reducing Gender Achievement Gap, & Talkback Project)...
by rodaniel | Oct 8, 2010 | Blog
Last month I shared my thoughts on drawing the human form and more specifically the human face. I mentioned in the post that I liked the idea of students collecting the image of a face on the computer to do this activity using the Paint program and a spreadsheet. I...
