Does Common Core Math or just the Paradigm Shift of how we need to teach math differently have you a little overwhelmed? Join me in Nashville (April 9-10) or Atlanta (May 7-8) for a fun-filled two days! Let’s bring back the JOY of teaching mathematics with some makin’ ‘n’ takin’ and a whole lot of fun! I promise you will walk away from these two days enlightened and excited. You just might never teach math the same way again!
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I was given a referral by a colleague who asked if I was interested in doing any work in the Dutch Caribbean. At first, I thought he was joking. But when it turned out that he wasn't, I told him I would MAKE time! My destination: an island called Sint Eustatius,...
Fact fluency still matters, but timed tests often do more harm than good, despite the teacher's best intentions. Instead of resulting in the development of mathematical fluency for students, timed tests usually result in student anxiety. It's time for educators to...
Fidelity isn't a word you often hear in the education world, but this unlikely word is completely applicable to teachers in their classrooms. The Oxford English Dictionary provides the following definition: Fidelity (n.): faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief,...