Students do so much sitting in a day. During a very long professional development, my principal looked at her watch and said, “We have just hit 75 minutes -- the length of a class period.” I was shocked at how much my body just wanted to escape my chair for a walk or a stretch break. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “Movement increases ...
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Student-Centered Math Activities
Planning student-centered math activities takes work! There is the actual planning and creating that takes time, but then there is also the actual classroom time to squeeze the activities into. I have five 7 favorite activities that are fun and engaging, but also help scaffold the learning. I think that is why I love math so much; it can be broken down into smaller components. The ...
5 Tips for Implementing Performance Tasks
The first performance task that I ever implemented was district provided and meant to replace the standard benchmark assessment. It did not go well; students felt defeated and I felt frustrated. Here is what I should have done: Before I begin, let’s talk about what a performance task is: “A performance task is any learning activity or assessment that asks students to perform to ...
School and District Information
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Using a Word Wall in Middle School
Word walls can feel like one more thing to maintain in the classroom, but when I see a student reference the word wall for help, then the word wall is well worth the extra effort. Here are a few tips I have for creating, maintaining, and maximizing the use of a middle school math word wall. Keep reading to check out Maneuvering the Middle's new Middle School Math Word Wall. 1. ...
Ideas for Organizing Math Intervention
If you are a classroom teacher, then you are probably very familiar with documenting student data and progress. Documenting the differentiation you are providing for every single student while also teaching said students can feel impossible. Hopefully, these tips for organizing your math intervention documentation will make it all more manageable. Plus, there are a few freebies to get ...
TEA STAAR Redesign
STAAR is a registered trademark of the Texas Education Agency. Maneuvering the Middle® is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Texas Education Agency or the State of Texas. For Texas Teachers If you teach middle school math in the great state of Texas, then this is for you! The STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness) has made some pretty significant changes ...
Algebra 1 STAAR Review Question Bank
Algebra 1 STAAR Review Question Bank This Algebra 1 STAAR question bank was created for Texas math teachers to provide ready-to-go practice materials in order to review Readiness Standards and practice new question formats in the STAAR Exam. The following files are included: 1. Question Bank: This file contains a link to access the questions through Google Slides. The slides ...
8th Grade Math STAAR Review Question Bank
8th Grade Math STAAR Review Question Bank This 8th grade math STAAR question bank was created for Texas math teachers to provide ready-to-go practice materials in order to review Readiness Standards and practice new question formats in the STAAR Exam. The following files are included: 1. Question Bank: This file contains a link to access the questions through Google Slides. ...
7th Grade Math STAAR Review Question Bank
7th Grade Math STAAR Review Question Bank This 7th grade math STAAR question bank was created for Texas math teachers to provide ready-to-go practice materials in order to review Readiness Standards and practice new question formats in the STAAR Exam. The following files are included: 1. Question Bank: This file contains a link to access the questions through Google Slides. ...