Awakened: Hope for the Year Ahead
…when educators face the reality of their current teaching situations. The glow of excitement about the new school year may be fading, and many feel overwhelmed by the challenges ahead….
…when educators face the reality of their current teaching situations. The glow of excitement about the new school year may be fading, and many feel overwhelmed by the challenges ahead….
…with the new way to use place value to multiply two-digit numbers using manipulatives. First the teacher should provide a hands-on practice time so that students begin to get comfortable…
…How to Play Find the States Showdown: The first Leader selects a number card from the State Numbers deck and announces the number to the team. Everyone looks at the…
Advice from Real Teachers Today I’m excited to introduce a new blog series called Advice from Real Teachers. I’ll regularly I’ll post a call for teacher questions on my Facebook…
Episode 2 Summary Do you get the back-to-school blues when you think about starting a new school year? In episode 2 of Inspired Teaching Made Easy, I share several actionable…
…You can actually see the extruder lay down the plastic! How 3D Printers Can Impact Learning Having a 3D printer in the classroom can add a new dimension to the…
…prefer. Then follow my step-by-step directions to guide your students through the activity. Be sure to read the management tip at the end to avoid making the newbie mistake that…
…match what we thought we knew about a topic. When students experience cognitive dissonance, they become eager to learn and open to new ideas, so it’s the perfect time to…
…own card. Next, they switch task cards and solve the new problem. Finally, they share, check, and discuss their answers. They repeat the steps with two new cards. For more…
…free up space & assist in clean up. Each center box is labeled with a number and has 4 colored folders inside – one for each learning group in my…
…to read and understand the language of mathematics than on the ability to perform mathematics computation. In other words … Math is more than a numbers game. Years ago, standardized…
…Day, the Easy Way, but after reading Mathematical Mindsets, I knew it was time to update that presentation with these new research-based practices. I asked Dr. Boaler for permission to…