The pandemic’s impact on teaching and learning environments has made us rethink our best teaching practices and adapt our traditional approaches to new digital-age learning options. As we enter the new year, I’d like to invite all educators to take a closer look at an
This blog is part five of a series on learning transfer. For more on teaching for transfer, see the first post, second post, third post, and fourth post. How can one of the most powerful questions help us in this moment in time: What if? What if rather than marching
The average classroom teacher will make 1,500+ educational decisions every school day. —Teach Thought, n.d. Trying to describe the job of an educator is like trying to explain the inner workings of a computer. Not only is teaching complex, but it is also constantly evolving. Our profession has historically relied upon continual reflection, refinement, and refocusing on best practices for teaching and learning based on a plethora of students’
Welp. We’re still here, in this not-so-fun space of teaching during a pandemic. Can a simple shift in mindset offer much-needed energy and impact on student learning? So glad you asked. Turns out, yes! The challenge we face as teachers is to reorient our classrooms so that transfer is the
Talk, talk, talk. The importance of math talk continues to be emphasized because we know it is important to have students talk about mathematics if we want them to develop meaning for mathematical ideas. But how do we engage students in math talk when instruction has
Over the last several months, teachers, students, and families have experienced several different learning platforms and iterations of school. Throughout the experiences, both parents and caregivers have expressed the challenges of writing instruction in a virtual or hybrid model. I’ve always recognized the challenges of writing instruction,
No matter how you are teaching--remotely, hybrid, or face-to-face--your students have a plethora of unique, real world examples of mathematics all around their homes and neighborhoods. They just may not recognize it! Student-Led Math Show-and-Tell is a simple activity that provides students the opportunity to
In March of 2020 life came to a SCREECHING halt. For a brief moment I think we all kind of looked at the “two-week quarantine” as an opportunity to slow down for a minute and count our blessings. That is, of course, only to quickly realize that