âIâm a high school teacher who teaches Algebra. There is so much information to cover, that I really need to lecture. I know I shouldnât just lectureâŚHELP!â
Iâm glad youâre thinking about ways to âshake upâ whatâs going on in your classroom to best meet the needs of your students.…
âHow many students should be in a group?â
The PGCPS website [http://www.pgcps.org/~elc/learning1.html] gives this simple and easy to understand description for small groups:
Size
The smallest group is two. The largest recommended is six. Generally, in smaller groups each member participates more, fewer social skills are required, and groups can work more quickly.…
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” -Anne Frank
“How can I use the Tabor Rotation Framework if I’m a resource teacher and we only have pull out for 30 minutes per group of students?”
Many schools choose to “push in” rather than “pull out” when they provide resource services to their students.…
“The key is in not spending time, but in investing it.” -Stephen R. Covey
“Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.” -Rodin
“I get that the Whole-Group Mini-Lessons shouldn’t be 45 minutes long since the students aren’t listening after 10 or 15 minutes anyway.…
âEducation is knowing where to go to find out what you need to know; and itâs knowing how to use the information you get.â -William Feather
âYou can always find a capable helping hand at the end of your own sleeve.â -Zig Ziglar
It’s just a few hours away from winter break for schools, but dedicated educators are still asking for more to prepare for the coming semester.…
Fred Haise: I know why my numbers were wrong. I only figured it for two people.
Jack Swigert: Maybe I should just hold my breath.
-from the movie, âApollo 13â
âWeâve made our Whole-Group Mini-Lesson on Fridays about problem solving. Word problems, especially multi-step ones, are really challenging for our students.…
âWhat is the most useful game youâve ever played with your students?â
If I had $20 to spend on games, the commercial game I would select is the card game called the 24 Game. [www.24game.com]
Created in 1988 by Robert Sun, it has engaged and fascinated every student Iâve ever had.…
“I want to begin using small groups in math and like the Tabor Rotation Framework. How do I “dip in my big toe?”
1. Divide your class into 4 heterogeneously mixed groups.
*The groups should not be the same as any other group which occurs in your room.…
âDreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions. ” Edgar Cayce
Many educators, who have attended my workshops concerned with simplifying small-group, differentiated instruction in mathematics using the Tabor Rotation Framework, have submitted questions. Before the year is over, my goal is to respond to as many of these questions as possible.…
One of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2010 was to post regularly on my blog. Being a goal-oriented, recovering Type A personality (quit chuckling all of you who know me well and find the word recovering slightly amusing), I set a goal of at least 100 blog posts for the year.…
