When I was young, school often felt like a place of quiet monotony, where the air seemed to hum with the drone of teachers’ voices…
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Strategies for End of the Year Math Assessments
Springtime is here! The weather is getting warmer, and the sun is shining longer. Not only does springtime bring a season of change and excitement,…
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Let’s Play Bingo!
I remember when I was a little girl in school, I loved to play bingo in the classroom. I can’t remember how we played…
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Teaching During a Pandemic
As a math teacher, I am stickler for rules. There are no shades of gray, just black and white. I function well when I know…
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Teaching Students to Self-Evaluate
I am always thinking of ways to improve my craft as a teacher. At the end of each two-week unit, I reflect on my teaching.…
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Targeting High Achievers in Middle School Math
In every classroom, there are students with varying levels of understanding regardless of the content. Teachers have a enormous task of reaching all those levels…
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Five Ways to Increase Students’ NWEA Math Scores
I believe every teacher wants to see their students grow. Students’ growth make us feel like our work is not in vain. Their growth validates…
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Don’t Start Your School Year Without …
Bloom’s Taxonomy Math Prompts Many authors write materials for teachers to use Bloom’s Taxonomy during Reading. From this, teachers create activities for students to complete…
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Online Resources for Project Based Learning
Today was the last day of a three-day professional development (PD) regarding project based learning (PBL). This PD was facilitated by Illinois Math & Science…
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I had the pleasure of attending the Fusion 2015 Conference in Chicago, IL on July 7th – 9th. The conference increased my understanding of the…
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