As another testing season arrives with all the frustrations and anxiety that accompanies it, I have been reflecting on the power of positive in when working with ANY learner in ANY learning environment. I was reminded of this by several recent events.
I went to garage sales this past weekend to hunt for frames.…
“The world is full of people who have dreams of playing at Carnegie Hall, of running a marathon, and of owning their own business. The difference between the people who make it across the finish line and everyone else is one simple thing: an action plan.” …
An Aha Moment, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension.
Aha moments can also be seen inside the brain. WebMD.com describes a scientific study in which researchers found an increased activity in a small part of the right lobe of the brain when the participants reported creative insight during problem solving.…
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” -George Bernard Shaw
The Texas drought may have dried up our pond, but it offered our two youngest children the opportunity to play in the biggest mud puddle they’d ever seen.…
I am always amazed and appreciative for the comments I receive from participants in my conference sessions. Here’s just a few quotes to encourage them. These educators, even though it’s the middle of their summer, are still persevering and discovering new ways to reach their students…
Slaying sacred cows makes great steaks. …
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.…
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.…
How can a teacher become more efficient in the classroom?
How can our schools make the most of
mathematical minutes?
What does RtI (Response to Intervention)
look like in a high school classroom?
What does a week of small-group, differentiated instruction look like?
Help!
Elementary & secondary level teachers, administrators, leadership teams, departments, and districts are looking for good examples of small-group, differentiated instruction in mathematics.…
This weekend we spring forward in time. For some, this weekend is the beginning of spring break. For others, this weekend was the chance to do a little spring cleaning.
Every year this season marks the beginning of state testing. The focus, for so many, becomes how well the students will perform.…
