Just found out I need to visit and observe a teacher next week. So thankful the year is almost over. As we were visiting, we talked about how these last few weeks feel like herding cats. Do you feel us?
Here are some End-of-the-Year activities to help make the last few days and weeks...
Motivating Students to Shift from I Can't to Look at Me Now!
Returning to the classroom after 20 years as an administrator, I wondered, did I still have the "magic touch?" I was the team leader of 4 new teachers. We met over lunch earlier that month; we bonded instantly, laughing and sharing...
My husband and I were watching “This Is Us.” Remember the episode where Randal and Beth are playing “Worst Case Scenario” in preparation for dinner with Deja and Malik. They are preparing their minds for the possible news that Deja and Malik want to tell them....
6 Insanely Useful Tips for October in the Math Classroom
When looking at the gorgeous scenery from my sister's hiking adventures, a spark of envy stirs inside me. How did she get to the place where she exerted so much energy to climb mountains and find that exhilarating? Slow, steady, and...
Culturally responsive mathematics teaching has been widely studied, but it sometimes can be difficult to implement. Teachers are faced with ever-changing dynamics. What role does culture play in math class?
I was coaching Quin this week.
She is a new teacher this year teaching math. We were brainstorming some back-to-school activities that would engage students and tie into math. We wanted to help students ease back into school and also do some informal assessments. One activity we decided on...
