Mighty Math Tasks!

…what she knows to make quality resources to use in the classroom. She creates products tied directly to the common core and then tries and tests them in her classroom….

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…smoothly and effectively. I’ve tried group points, individual strategies, treats, moving desks around (a lot), classroom bucks, phone calls to parents (both positive and when students are struggling) and many,…

Sweet Statistics: Jelly Bean Data Analysis

…part of the total. If appropriate, have them convert those fractions to decimals and percents. Introduce Graphing Concepts Use the jelly bean color data to introduce basic graphing concepts and…

Teachers, Help MrOwl Help YOU!

…few of the things you can do with MrOwl: Create topic-based collections of resources called “branches” Make your branches public or private Search for, save, and organize online resources Upload…

Quiet Signals and Timers

…so students know to stop and listen! Click here to check out these chimes on Amazon.com. Hand Up and Count  Hold up one hand and slowly count to 3. Teach your students…

Mathematical Problem Solving: Mindsets Matter

…encouraged for young children and struggling students. Students should only use calculators in math after they can perform the computations by hand. Mistakes are only beneficial when we learn from…