Archive for February, 2010

Strength or Weakness?

Posted in Inspiration on 02/15/2010 06:30 am

I was looking for quotes for my inspiration blogs and found this story. As I struggle with how to best help all the teachers and schools with whom I have worked, this story will always encourage me. I hope it … Continue Reading

Irregular! Impossible? Important!: Area & Perimeter of Irregular Polygons

“Information’s pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.” -Clarence Day, The Crow’s Nest

Last week I received a comment and a request from Anne, an academic coach at an Elementary school in Georgia. I first heard from Anne this August … Continue Reading

Formative Assessment via Clipboard Cruising

Posted in Differentiated Instruction, Tabor Rotation on 02/10/2010 06:00 am

“A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.” -John  Ciardi

“The test

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A Mathematical Happy Meal

Posted in Inspiration, Math Activities, Math Games, Uncategorized on 02/08/2010 06:29 am

The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good.” -Brian Tracy

The greatest waste in the

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Pour the Concrete First!

Posted in Math Activities, Math Games, Mathematics on 02/05/2010 06:00 am

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” —  T.S. Eliot

A few weeks ago I watched a … Continue Reading

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