Flexible Groupings: The Right Way to Group Students by Ability
Flexible groupings allow students to work at their own level while also providing opportunities for collaborative learning.
Differentiation
When His Students Demanded Self-Paced Learning, This Teacher Listened
With self-paced learning, you don’t value speed, you value mastery. So instead of scaffolding rigor I’m going to scaffold the time students are given.
My Favorite Math Lesson Ever: The Sieve of Eratosthenes
The Sieve of Eratosthenes helps students have fun finding patterns in the numbers up to 100. And there’s always another layer for any age to uncover.
Differentiated Instruction using Technology in Math
How to effectively differentiate instruction with technology in your middle school math class. Stop wasting time and start meeting student needs.
Avoid These Three Motivation Killers in Your Classroom
Learn how to avoid the three classroom motivation killers that will sap your students’ energy and excitement for learning.
Is an Out-Of-Control-Classroom Always a Bad Thing?
When we stand in front of a classroom, we can envision the possibility, of an uprising that will lead to an out-of-control classroom. But there are also side-effects to tightly controlling student behavior. Once we take ownership of rules, decisions, and sources of motivation, our students no longer need to.
The Risks of Teaching to the Test
If you or your children spend time in schools, you’ve experienced waves of reforms meant to “fix” education. Whether we are considering Data-Driven Instruction or Response …
Data-Driven Math Instruction: A Gradual Approach
In a previous post, I described my first steps toward creating a gamified math class using Khan Academy. I didn’t set out with gamification as a …
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Gamification vs Game-Based Learning – Does it Make a Difference?
Gamifying my 5th grade math course has been one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of my teaching career. After introducing gamification, I am finding …
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