Posts Tagged: Small Group Instruction

More About Small Groups in Math

“I can’t ever go back to teaching difficult concepts to the whole group. Quite frankly, by the time I finished passing out manipulatives to the class and monitored their use, I just wanted to collect them and end the lesson. Small groups are a gift to my students.”…

Small Groups in Math

I was “on the road, again” in San Antonio, Texas last week. No, I wasn’t there to eat the hottest hamburger in the world—the “4 Horsemen” which has the 4 hottest peppers in the world on it. Maybe I should explain…my son and I watch “Man vs.…

My Addiction

“She says that all energy is borrowed; at some point you have to return it.” -Jake Sully, from the movie, Avatar I admit it. While on the road and humming a familiar Willie Nelson tune, I’ve been feeding my addiction. For the past few months, Tabor Rotation has been shared with elementary, middle, intermediate, and junior high schools in south Texas, north Texas, and central Texas.…

How to Plan for Small Groups in Math

Have you heard this saying, “If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail?” Or this one, “Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.” Maybe Winnie-the-Pooh (as written by A. A. Milne) said it best, “Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.”…

A Snowball of Success

“Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. Several teachers have written me asking about the scheduling of readiness groups and the vigor with which the readiness groups should be taught.…

Scheduling Assessment in Tabor Rotation

“Every piece of the puzzle that doesn’t fit gets you closer to the answer.” – Cynthia Copeland Lewis “Doctors and scientists said that breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead.”    …

Tabor Rotation Time Line

I’m sending a WOO HOO to all the educators who attended the Tabor Rotation sessions at CAMT 2010 in San Antonio this past weekend! Your attendance and enthusiasm indicated your desire to more effectively implement small-group, differentiated instruction in mathematics. Many of you requested the Tabor Rotation Time Line for Elementary School.…

CAMT 2010–Got Questions?

Thank you to all the CAMT participants who attended my morning session on Tabor Rotation–what a FANTASTIC audience!!! I’ll be posting the time line and other requested resources tonight. I’m at CAMT all day Friday and will be available to answer questions, share ideas, or discuss professional development possibilities.…

Frogs, Buttons, & Venn Diagrams

One of the most frequently “hit” blogs I’ve ever posted continues to be, Irregular! Impossible? Important! Area & Perimeter of Irregular Polygons. [https://glennatabor.com/2010/02/irregular-impossible-important-area-perimeter-of-irregular-polygons/]. My summer mission continues to be helping parents make creative linkages between mathematical concepts and every day activities. Our children are switching rooms and the oldest is rearranging her furniture next week…so get ready for practical application of area and perimeter of regular and irregular polygons… As I was doing more research on irregular polygons by reading several articles, watching videos, and reviewing some of my own activities, I thought about the parents who might want to help lay the foundation for their child to understand complex concepts such as polygons, irregular polygons, area, and perimeter.…