We spent last week at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematical Teaching, or C.A.M.T. We met so many fabulous educators, we heard about the wonderful work happening in classrooms all over Texas, and Noelle and Kim led a professional development on Small Group Instruction. All in all, it was an amazing few days! There were two things that continued to surprise me as I ...
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4 Components of Digital Citizenship
As educators, it is crucial that we teach our students how about positive digital citizenship. But what does that mean exactly? Just like learning how to be a good citizen, students need to be taught how to be good digital leaders! This summer, I had some great takeaways after attending the Region 10 Digital Conference. I heard from some wonderful speakers, including Jennifer ...
CAMT
Thank you so much for attending our CAMT session: 6 Tips to Implementing Small Groups Below you will see the links to the files for download. These are all included in our math intervention program, Maneuvering Math™. These materials are copyrighted and are for your personal classroom use only. Please do not share with others, or place any materials on a shared drive. We ...
Video Training
Maneuvering Math Implementation training One-hour PD Easy Hands-On Activities for Integer Operations Four ideas to support integer operations that you can use at the small group table Using Area Models How to use area models to support operating with rational numbers Using Bar Models How to use bar models to set up and solve word problems Using Algebra Tiles How to ...
Google Forms in the Classroom
We have all taken those surveys after a professional development workshop asking us to provide feedback. Most likely, you completed that survey in Google Forms™. Google Forms™ does not just have to be surveys. Google Forms™ exists for any form of data collection, which makes it a perfect tool for teachers! Many features allow you to use it for your math classroom. Maneuvering the ...
5 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers
We all remember our most effective teachers. Personally, I remember Ms. Eckles; she was the first math teacher that made all my years of math all come together and CLICK. As an 8th grader at the time, I was oblivious to her skill, but now that I have been a teacher, I know that SHE WAS DOING SO MANY THINGS REALLY WELL! Today, I am sharing five things that every effective teacher does or ...
4 Ways to Use Nearpod in the Classroom
As teachers, we want to meet all of our students’ needs. But in a classroom of 30 or more students, it can feel overwhelming. EdTech tools like Nearpod make meeting your students’ needs a little bit easier. Not only is the website easy to use, but creating lessons is simple, and there are many built-in tools available within Nearpod to use to differentiate instruction in your classroom. ...
Health Insurance Alternatives for Teachers
One of the most highly discussed items that is currently impacting educators across the country is the rising cost of health care. Insurance plans that school districts are able to provide include extremely high deductibles and very high premiums (especially if you are carrying your children or entire family). Today, I want to share my personal experience with health insurance ...
GimKit: Up Your Student Engagement
Kahoot, Quizizz, Quizlet... Have you tried them all? When the weather turns nicer and your students are dreaming of summertime, their attention starts to wane. Whew, it is hard to keep students engaged! It is the perfect time to introduce something new into your classroom. One of my favorite new games to play in class is Gimkit! Gimkit was created by a high school student for ...
Daily Number Sense Routine
Developing a daily number sense routine will help students to build numerical fluency. The notebook is intended to be used independently and then for teachers to lead a discussion. The goal is to build conversations about the numbers and for students to share their thinking. While students may not have the correct answer, the value lies in the discussion and sharing of thinking. ...