6 Reasons to Teach Calculator Skills

…For example, a student might know they need to divide a 2-digit number by another 2-digit number, but if he or she hasn’t mastered this skill, the answer will be…

Mighty Math Tasks!

will learn really quickly that one million is a really hard number to work with in this problem and will change to a smaller number. While the students were working,…

Out with Answer Keys – In with QR Codes!

You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with more information about, well, anything!…

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…like to share with you 3 teaching strategies that I use together that incorporate three popular programs. It can be used with kids from K-8 by adapting these strategies for…

Sweet Statistics: Jelly Bean Data Analysis

will weigh their eggs, then count the jelly beans inside. Then they will try to predict the number of jelly beans inside a “mystery egg” based on its weight.  If you’d…

What are Cooperative Learning Structures?

…Learning. It’s the best resource around for cooperative learning, and it clearly explains dozens of structures! Sample Structure: Numbered Heads Together Number students off from 1 to 4 within their…

Teachers, Help MrOwl Help YOU!

…photos and documents to your topic branches Share collections of resources with others Connect and collaborate with others who share your interests Watch the Replay of the Discover MrOwl Webinar…

Quiet Signals and Timers

…timer on their Smartphone as a count down or count up timer. The obvious problem with using this strategy is that you have to have your phone on and you…