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…
What is a unit rate and why should a sixth grader care about this concept?
First, letâs define unit rate. A rate is a ratio that compares quantities in different units. Rates are commonly found in everyday life. The prices in grocery stores and department stores are rates.…
âMy students knew how to solve the problem! They were just stuck on the math vocabulary words they didnât know!â
âI never thought of using a math vocabulary game. I just introduce the words before the lesson and have them copy it in their notebooks.â…
Integer: a number with no fractional part; includes the counting numbers {1, 2, 3, âŠ}, zero {0}, and the negative of the counting numbers {-1, -2, -3, âŠ}
The term integer is not typically used in a secondary studentâs everyday life. Thereâs no shortened version for texting it.…
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”    -Dorothy Parker
One of the most powerful tools a teacher has available is objective observation. In a differentiated math classroom, especially one that makes use of math stations, observation is essential. I was reminded of this in a conversation with an administrator who had hired me to assist her school in the sophisticating the ways in which they instruct mathematics.…
âDo you use IPads in the Technology/Application Station of Tabor Rotation?â
âWhat apps do you recommend?â
âCould I write a grant to get more technology in my classroom?â
These questions are frequently asked by Tabor Rotation teachers in math and science, since one of the Tabor Rotation Stations is the Technology/Application Station.…
âThe doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.â -Flora Whittemore
âMy basic principle is that you donât make decisions because they are easy; you donât make them because they are cheap; you donât make them because theyâre popular; you make them because theyâre right.â…
What is a unit rate and why should a sixth grader care about this concept?
First, letâs define unit rate. A rate is a ratio that compares quantities in different units. Rates are commonly found in everyday life. The prices in grocery stores and department stores are rates.…
âMy students knew how to solve the problem! They were just stuck on the math vocabulary words they didnât know!â
âI never thought of using a math vocabulary game. I just introduce the words before the lesson and have them copy it in their notebooks.â…
Integer: a number with no fractional part; includes the counting numbers {1, 2, 3, âŠ}, zero {0}, and the negative of the counting numbers {-1, -2, -3, âŠ}
The term integer is not typically used in a secondary studentâs everyday life. Thereâs no shortened version for texting it.…