by Alicia | Jul 31, 2018 | 21st Century Skills, Differentiating Instruction, Engaging Students in Learning, Instructional Strategies, Thinking Math
“The ones that are doing the talking are doing the learning.” I know that. But, no matter how many times I say it, the impact on student learning in front of me is profound and somehow surprising. There is no example stronger than that of talking about...
by Alicia | Jun 19, 2018 | Differentiating Instruction, Instructional Strategies, math, Using Questioning/ Prompts and Discussion Techniques
If teaching fifth and sixth graders has taught me anything, it’s that fractions and decimals can be ABSTRACT and TRICKY… and that kids have to be developmentally ready to perform operations on them. The good news is- the standards aren’t encouraging...
