Moving Beyond Short-Term Performance

Moving Beyond Short-Term Performance

I wonder how many times we teach for short-term performance but believe that we are teaching for understanding. I ask this question because I have had numerous conversations with teachers about their frustration when students are not able to recall previous learning....
Classroom Number Line

Classroom Number Line

Number lines have tremendous value, both in terms of instruction and learning. When considering instruction, number lines can be used to illustrate magnitude of numbers and used to compare numbers, whether it is whole numbers, decimals or fractions. The teacher can...
Number of the Day Tasks

Number of the Day Tasks

Two Options for Classrooms There is no shortage of demands placed on teachers. When considering math instruction, wouldn’t it be great to have a task that is both effective and sustainable. What I will share in this blog are two examples of a Number of the Day task....

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