Tackling the Learning Loss Caused by the Pandemic
The last two school years have been tough on everyone on account of the pandemic. Teachers had to learn to teach through new mediums under changing circumstances while tackling new […]
Differentiation
4 Ways Math Teachers can Differentiate Instruction
There are different ways to differentiate instruction. Which is the best one for math teachers? Which will have the best impact on your students?
Encourage Your Students to Take Risks, Experiment, and Make Mistakes
There are lots of benefits when students try new ways to solve a problem. Unfortunately, the way we currently structure our instructional design promotes memorization and discourages experimentation and risks. […]
How to Stop Students from Using the PhotoMath App
Math teachers are getting more and more frustrated with PhotoMath and other apps that literally do the students’ homework for them. Just download the app, point your phone’s camera at […]
How to reteach multiple prerequisite skills at the same time
How can you reach every student in the room when they all need help developing different skills? The problem with teaching math Many math concepts build upon each other. The […]
Why Teachers Resist Differentiated Instruction
People are resistant to change; teachers are no different. When a teacher first hears me talk about differentiated instruction, and how I create learning stations and activities to remediate each […]
Challenging your Stronger Students while Still Reaching Your Struggling Ones
Jafar had finished all of his work. Having nothing to do, he began talking to the students around him. His teacher reminded him not to bother Lilly (a struggling student), […]
What is Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated instruction has meant a lot of different things throughout the history of education Recently, a lot of the talk around differentiation involves alternative assessments. Which meant checking for comprehension […]
Why Station Rotations Failed for My Students
What is a Station Rotation Station Rotations are a type of differentiation that has the teacher put the students into different groups within the classroom. Each group then performs a […]
How to Differentiate Instruction in Your Math Class
In “How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms”, Carol Tomlinson says that there are three types of ways to differentiate your instruction. You can differentiate the content you present […]