The following tips and “aha” moments came from participants in Tabor Rotation Training of Trainers Institutes. They allowed me to share them with you in hopes that they might ignite your fire for sophisticating the use of guided math groups, math stations, and differentiated instruction in math using The Tabor Rotation Framework.…
“Every success is built on the ability to do better than good enough.”
I’m beginning to understand Tabor Rotation, but what are readiness groups and why are they important?
The Tabor Rotation Framework asks teachers to flexibly group students in a variety of ways. Each week includes partner work, whole-group instruction, teachable moments with individual students, small group work with students of mixed abilities, and working with small groups of students who are grouped together according to their level of understanding of the concepts that are being explored that week.…
“The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.” -Flora Whittemore
“My basic principle is that you don’t make decisions because they are easy; you don’t make them because they are cheap; you don’t make them because they’re popular; you make them because they’re right.”…
“Always behave like a duck-keep calm and unruffled on the surface, but paddle like the devil underneath.” -Lord Barbizon
“Help! My class is so much BIGGER this year…
…what do I do?”
“I just found out that I have 28-30 students. How do I use math stations now?”…
How do I know differentiating instruction works?
Will using small groups in the classroom really make a difference when they sit and listen to my lecture?
What’s the big deal about Tabor Rotation?
As one math supervisor put it,
“Tabor Rotation changes everything. It helps students think.…
“The task of leadership is not to put greatness in to humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.” -John Buchan
This summer I’ve had the honor of working with a great number of dedicated educators. These educators have come with a positive attitude and an open mind.…
How can a teacher ensure simultaneous interaction in their classroom? How do you easily and quickly group students? How can one assess the depth of their students’ understanding of a concept? One simple, interactive, and non-threatening way to do this is by using a “Value Line” and a “Folded Spectrum.”…
“The only person who behaves sensibly is my tailor. He takes my measure every time he sees me. All the rest go on with their old measurements.”
-George Bernard Shaw
I was reminded of the importance of on-going assessment while watching my children swim at the neighborhood pool.…
A friend, knowing how strongly I feel about the power of engaging students in a classroom, sent me a link to a news article. After reading the article, she said it sounded like my kind of classroom. The study, conducted with Canadian college students, compared a lecture format with an interactive format.…
What is the difference between simultaneous and sequential interaction? When I first pose this question to students, I ask them to think about the definition of each word for a couple of minutes. Then I ask them to share with their partner what they thought (Think-Pair-Share).…
