Mighty Math Tasks!
…how our state wanted math tasks to be: open-ended, higher-level, and engaging. This idea fascinated me! Our state had recently adopted the Common Core State Standards, and the level of…
…how our state wanted math tasks to be: open-ended, higher-level, and engaging. This idea fascinated me! Our state had recently adopted the Common Core State Standards, and the level of…
…removes all the pieces from that spot on his or her board. Players keep taking turns rolling dice and removing cereal until one person has removed all the cereal from…
…way too much to do and never enough time to do it all. Piles of papers stack up everywhere, with no time to file anything away properly, and the number…
Wouldn’t it be awesome to find a free tech tool for creating collections of online resources, photos, and documents all in one place? Look no further! Welcome to MrOwl, a…
…learning explorations, you can learn many management strategies that will help you all day long. The most important strategy of all is a good quiet signal. Perhaps “quiet signal” isn’t…
…“There are 10 apples, and it takes 2 minutes to peel each apple. How many minutes in all are needed to peel the apples?” A typical method of solving this…
…lesson extension ideas. Explore Fractions, Decimals, and Percents After having your students sort and count jelly beans by color, ask them to represent the number of each color as a fractional…
…structures, Numbered Heads Together, along with suggestions for using it in your classroom. To learn more about the structural approach and how to use each strategy, read his book, Cooperative…
…went viral. Dozens of teachers commented on those posts to tell me how much they loved Plickers and about all the interesting things they were doing with the program. Free…
…you might like better. I personally like Overcast because it allows me to create multiple playlists, and it also allows me to “star” my favorite episodes so I can listen…
…interesting ideas to help the regular ed teacher with physical education classes. Take a look: 1. Kristal Hart Shanahan: My daughter’s elementary PE teacher does stations. She does shoot hoops,…
…but you get the point. This step is important because freezing the time takes away the pressure of having to beat the clock. It also ensures that all students are…
