As always I hope that you are all happy, healthy, and loved. I think the administrators out need some extra love they have been going through it. Administrators have become Covid testers,…
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I hope this email finds you happy, healthy, and loved today. I usually like to go with the flow as much as possible. I present problems to students, see what…
It’s interesting, I observe a lot of math lessons, strategies, and procedures being taught. However, in terms of vocabulary being taught, I most frequently hear the terms numerator and denominator. Yet, other than…
When young students are initially introduced to subtraction, it’s taught to them as “take away”. Unfortunately, too many students never learn to see it any other way. In the early…
Just a few weeks back, I was working in a second grade classroom, and a student “Marco” was really struggling with a grouping or repeated addition type problem. “ The…
Teaching is tough and sometimes I have to wonder if I’m not the problem! I have been working with a class of fifth graders on measurement conversions and plotting those…
There is a debate amongst teachers using Cognitively Guided Instruction in Math (CGI Math) as to whether or not to keep posing the same problem type for a week or two,…
As you facilitate learning in your classroom your apt to notice trends in students’ thinking, partial conceptions, representations, and areas in need of growth. You can use students’ independent practice as…
Once you have taught your students how to sit beside one another, point to their work and explain to their partner what they did to solve, and how to…
“How to Coach Your Math Partner” Strategic partnerships play a crucial role in problem solving classrooms. Teachers must decide which students could benefit most by working together. This decision…
