Interactive Teaching Made Easy

…the Replay of Powerful Strategies for Building Math Vocabulary Understanding math vocabulary is critical to the conceptual development of almost every mathematical concept, but it can be difficult to find…

Interactive Whiteboards and Web Tools

Interactive whiteboards are more than just glorified overhead projectors – the interactive tools allow teachers to create lessons that actively engage students in creative ways. They also allow us to…

How to Form Cooperative Learning Teams

…of six?If students stay together all day, six weeks is still the optimal number of weeks to keep teams together. I have learned this through my own experience. After this…

Hands On Geometry – Part II

…to create a net, measure each side, find the area of each side, and add it all together. Volume Back to the food again! Using the marshmallows (they are cheap

6 Reasons to Teach Calculator Skills

…to solve math problems. Calculators help kids overcome computational limitations. Kids often have the conceptual understanding to solve problems that are much more difficult than their computational ability would allow….

Mighty Math Tasks!

…through the mathematical process. What does this mean exactly? Well, it means that all the math tasks I have created since that training are open ended. This was really hard…

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…the neuro science behind this: http://www.edutopia.org/neuroscience-brain-based-learning-emotional-safety This all adds up to a team of classmates who are all supporting each other which helps the teacher to free him or herself…