This quote makes me laugh. Iâve never bought 64 watermelons and wondered how much it cost if I gave the farmer $200 and had $7 left. In fact, I donât like watermelons, so I would never even buy one. (What in the world would I do with 64 of them???)…
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…
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, âŚ}, zero {0}, and the negative of the counting numbers {-1, -2, -3, âŚ}
The term integer is not typically used in a secondary studentâs everyday life. Thereâs no shortened version for texting it.…
After spending a day immersed in an initial training at a recent Tabor Rotation Institute, participants placed several sticky notes on the âparking lotâ of questions. I promised I’d blog about those questions.
âWhen do you give homework?â
âWhen do you check homework?â
âWhen youâre using math stations and guided readiness groups, how will you have enough time check homework?â…
âIf I had thought about it, I wouldnât have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you canât do this.â    -Spencer Silver (inventor of Post-it adhesive)
People typically don’t read long blogs. But, this one is well worth the read! A few weeks ago, I had the incredible opportunity to visit a school who took a team of teachers who have used the Tabor Rotation Framework for a semester, a couple of available classrooms, an enthusiastic math specialist, a supportive administrative team, a little bit of time, a little bit of sweat, andâŚcreated a Math Lab!…
Fun isnât always educational and education isnât always fun, but when the two come together – it just doesnât get any better.”    -Tom Jackson
âResearch consistently shows that the more time students spend involved in learning activities, the more they learn. That is, there is a strong positive relationship between the amount of time students are actively engaged in learning activities and their achievement.…
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.…
âEvery success is built on the ability to do better than good enough.â
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.…
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, âŚ}, zero {0}, and the negative of the counting numbers {-1, -2, -3, âŚ}
The term integer is not typically used in a secondary studentâs everyday life. Thereâs no shortened version for texting it.…