Why I Give My Students Second Chance Tests
I recently taught my child how to ride a bike. I gave her quality instruction followed by a sufficient amount of practice time. Though she was struggling to find success, […]
Differentiation
Why I Failed to Flip My Classroom
I first learned of the idea of a Flipped Classroom through Salman Khan’s Ted Talks Presentation (Salman Khan is the founder of Khan Academy), and I thought the idea was […]
What if We Taught Math Like We Teach Everything Else?
Think about how you learn a new skill? Any skill. It could be a foreign language, a musical instrument, a technique in a sporting event, an art, craft, or even […]
7 Reasons You should Differentiate with Learning Stations
What is Differentiation We are NOT talking about doing a different activity with every student on the same skill. When we talk about differentiation through Skills Based Learning Stations, we […]
Skills Based Learning Stations
At Rethink Math Teacher we help teacher use Skills Based Learning Stations to effectively reach every student in the room regardless of their level, prerequisite knowledge, or what accommodations they […]
Some Teaching Epiphanies
5 Realizations that Improved my Math Teaching When I was a first year math teacher, I had two Geometry classes. The students were supposed to memorize and correctly apply the […]
5 Mistakes I was Making as a Math Teacher
At the beginning of my math teaching career, I was not an effective teacher. At the time, I thought I was. I was a good orator and mixed in funny […]
Online Course – How to Create and Use Learning Stations
By targeting each student where they need the most support, you can help every student grow. This is why we differentiate our remediation, so that each students is getting the […]
Putting it All Together
But how? That’s the question I always get when I am working with my math teachers. How? How can I accommodate every student? How can I meet every student’s need, […]
Differentiated Remediation
I modeled how to perform the task on the board and then gave a practice problem. As I circulated the room to help, most students were stuck and not attempting to […]