âThe journey for an education starts with a childhood question.â    – David L. Finn
As I played âConversion Concentrationâ with a small group of students at the Games Station, one student asked the inevitable question about conversions,
âWhy do we have to learn this stuff?â…
This week’s MOVE AHEAD @ HOME math game videos help learners make tens and understand improper fractions.
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Did you know that understanding how to break numbers into tens and ones can be one of the most powerful tools for a 1st or 2nd grader? Itâs trueâespecially if learning about tens and ones means making a tower with LEGOÂŽ bricks playing the TENS AND ONES 1st GRADE game!…
The most popular math station during a week of Tabor Rotation? In every survey, formal or informal, the answer is always Teacher Time. This is the guided math station, of the Tabor Rotation Framework, where teachers plan to teach a small group of the most difficult concepts for the week.…
I began writing this blog post after receiving an email from a teacher who wanted a copy of several of the games I used during a demonstration lesson involving fractional concepts. Not wanting to just give her “fish” I thought about how to give her more.…
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.”    -Colin Powell
Building conceptual understanding for math can be done through almost anything. I’ve witnessed the most powerful understanding of fractions by cooking with my children. When we double or half the recipe it develops fractional understanding at the middle school level.…
âItâs been my observation that people who understand the to-do list and âtwo-fersâ get the maximum benefit from their time. What is a âtwo-ferâ? Example: I never get in a line at an airport without something to read.â -Zig Ziglar
Traveling has taught me a lot about patience, but it’s also taught me a lot about purpose.…
This week I traveled east on TX Highway 150 to the small town of Coldspring, Texas. Although the downtown shops and restaurants looked quaint and inviting, I drove straight past them to one of the best parts of Coldspring–its students. I had the honor of working with a fifth grade class from Coldspring Intermediate.…
âTrue scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is not memory but judgment.â -James Russell Lowell
Do any of you remember being thrilled about learning how to simplify fractions? I memorized some rules for how to do it and used these rules to complete worksheets filled with fractions.…
âWe learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.â -Lloyd Alexander
âI never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.â -Albert Einstein
I was never more aware of how important hands-on instruction is until I taught concepts like decimals.…
“There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.”    Warren G. Bennis
“I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life.”    …
This week’s MOVE AHEAD @ HOME math game videos help learners make tens and understand improper fractions.
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Did you know that understanding how to break numbers into tens and ones can be one of the most powerful tools for a 1st or 2nd grader? Itâs trueâespecially if learning about tens and ones means making a tower with LEGOÂŽ bricks playing the TENS AND ONES 1st GRADE game!…