Student learning is no accident!
In my second grade classroom, I’ve recently identified a troubling gap in my students’ learning… Counting. I know how important counting is… and we have been counting all year. We count while we wait in line, we count backwards and forwards, by 2s, 3s, 5s, 10s and more. We start in the hundreds, we start in the teens… So, why… Read More
One of my biggest take aways from a New Teacher Center Mentor Academy last year was, “the ones who are doing the talking are doing the learning.” The focus of that academy was Coaching for Equity, and we spent time thinking about Conditions that Support Students with Exceptionalities. Early on in that academy, one of my amazing colleagues suggested that… Read More
Whether you teach math, social studies or general music, I know you want to facilitate amazing classroom discussions! You may want to give Alexis Wiggins’ version of the SPIDER Web Discussion strategy a try. She has been refining this strategy for seven years and shares her experiences and her rubrics! While students are the ones discussing, the teacher is still… Read More
So, your school department actually has a manual for you and it’s full of printables… They were designed by educators and statisticians… and people that must know more about teaching this content than you do… so why aren’t you students engaged? Well, I am writing this post to make sure you don’t “throw out the baby with the bath water!”… Read More
Jigsaw it! Regardless of the subject, brain research tells us we need many rehearsals (+20…yikes!) for new learning to stick! Learners rehearse learning when they are actually engaged in it. And, just to be clear… a worksheet with 20 math problems does not equal 20 rehearsals…( awwww, maaaan!) So, let’s consider the value of a jigsaw!
According to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), the 4Cs: Critical thinking and problem solving, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity and Innovation are infused in learning. Watch and listen to how ASCD describes 21st Century Skills. In the video P21’s video library, the section titled “In Practice,” features sample lessons incorporating 21st Century Skills for any grade level/ content area…. Read More
Brilliant suggestion from my amazing friend at Teach Anyway:
To learn more about what it feels like to be a student with learning or attention difficulties, follow this link. You can select the criteria (grade and specific challenges) and you will be lead through a simulated experience and hear from students experiencing similar challenges. Powerful stuff!
www.understood.org/en/through-your-childs-eyes
Brilliant!!Before students show what they know, give them a chance to put their heads together, suggests educator Howie Hua:
🚨Genius Hack Alert!!!🚨
👀Hint cards!!! Have you tried this?? 🏆
Hint cards are my FAVORITE way to scaffold for a variety of learner needs in the same room.
🌈I use hint cards for all subjects. Here’s how I use them to differentiate in my math classroom, but keep an eye 👀out for my writing hint cards soon!✍🏻
#differentiation #mathintervention
