Posts By: Glenna Tabor

How to Begin Using Small Groups in Math

“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.…

Long-Range Planning for Differentiated Instruction

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” -Mark Twain I’ve posted several blogs on the topic of planning effectively. [Read https://glennatabor.com/2010/09/how-to-plan-for-small-groups-in-math/] Part of my on-going support of schools with whom I have worked is assisting them in the planning process.…

Scheduling Remediation in Math

“Dreams 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.…

34 Posts in 35 Days…

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.…

Practice, Not Programs

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.” – Viktor Frankl Throughout the year I am thankful for so many things. Dedicated people with undying passion and vision keep me going and inspire me to continue on my mission.…

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.…

Interest=Motivation=Passion

“As teachers we need to know what interests [students], what they love so as to turn such interests into education growth in knowledge and positive attitudes.” -Bruce Hammonds Why is an abstract, multi-media piece of art posted in today’s blog about differentiated instruction? Keep reading… Yesterday, as I began my workday and was pondering how to answer middle school and high school teacher requests, my mind was elsewhere.…