The Entire Curriculum Myth
ARE WE FOCUSSED ON THE GROWTH? For years I fell victim to ‘the entire curriculum in a year myth.’ It caused me to rush through lessons, freak out when I […]
Math Teaching Resources
How to Create and Implement Learning Stations – Online Course
Enroll in the Course Here Would you like to have more engaged students, with less classroom management issues? Differentiate your remediation so that you can reach each student effectively, and […]
Give Students as Long as They Need
How many repetitions does it take to learn a new skill? I’ve heard various reports all saying between 15 and 30. But the truth is, that is true only under […]
The Value of Immediate Feedback
One of the most important resources you can provide to someone learning a new skill is instant feedback. No matter what skill you’re trying to learn, having someone immediately tell […]
We Penalize Failure, but Don’t Expect Mastery
“The traditional teaching model penalizes failure, but does not expect mastery.” ~ Salman Khan, of KhanAcademy.org If you had told me several years ago, that my teaching style penalized students […]
Students Say They Want an A but They Won’t Do the Work to Earn it
I often hear teachers complain that their students say that they want an A in their class, but they’re unwilling to do the work necessary to earn it. Even when […]
Teacher Time Saver Tip – Grading the Do Now
In what may be the greatest book on classroom management ever written, The First Days of School, Dr. Harry Wong stresses the importance of starting every class correctly. This means […]
Are We Focusing on Student Growth – A Checklist
Are you focusing on your students’ growth or are you emphasizing other factors that we educators sometimes tend to focus on? Ask yourself the following: When one student doesn’t pass […]
5 Concerns that Worry Math Teachers
1) Prerequisite Knowledge Often, math skills build on previously learned material. If a student lacks the required prerequisite knowledge to complete the task at hand, the teacher is left with […]
5 End of the Year Projects for your Math Class
1) Stock Market Activity I actually turn this into a full week activity. I start by showing a Shark Tank episode, to help students understand ‘ownership of a company.’ Which […]