by Shannon McCartney | Sep 1, 2017 | Audience - Teachers
I’ve walked in to dozens of different schools around the country (and outside of it!) in the last month. In fact, I’ve been working with teacher for the last 14 days in a row, and I see the prep that goes into the school year. Teachers pour hours and dollars into...
by Shannon McCartney | Aug 25, 2017 | *Fractions, *Intervention Strategies, *Math Workshop, *Number Talks
Fractions are hard. There are few kids (or even teachers!) who would say they love fractions. I recently found an excellent book that presents strategies to help teachers develop fraction sense in their students! Fractions have become a big focus in our project...
by Shannon McCartney | Aug 11, 2017 | *Technology, Audience - Teachers, Audience - Upper Elementary (3-5)
If you thought Desmos was just for middle/high school students (like me!), you would be wrong! I recently developed a whole new appreciation and excitement for using this amazing tool in elementary school! I learned about Desmos from a colleague, Emily Kappel...
by Shannon McCartney | Aug 4, 2017 | *Curriculum, *Intervention Strategies, *Math Games, *Math Workshop, *Motor Skills (Fine and Gross), Audience - K-5
We know accurate vocabulary is important, but how can I focus on integrating vocabulary into my day without feeling like I’m just adding one extra thing?? We have so many things on our instructional plate in math. Number talks, model drawings in journal, lessons,...
by Shannon McCartney | Jul 19, 2017 | *Addition, *Math Mights, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2), Audience - Upper Elementary (3-5)
Ever get confused by all the strategies out there for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division? What if there were a fun, friendly, character that you could associate with each strategy to help you keep them straight?? Introducing the Math Mights! Strategic...
