Category: Mathematics
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Unwrap 5 Sweet Ideas to use Google Slides in the Writing Classroom
Guest blog by Autumn Riley, Digital Learning Coach in Mansfield ISD Finding the right tools and strategies to support our students’ writing can be a treat, and what could be sweeter than incorporating the tasty digital tools of Google Slides into our classrooms? Slides might not be your typical go to writing tool, but it…
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A-Z of Classroom Transformation Ideas Part 3
This series of articles is a collaboration from Samantha Miller, Katelynn Fox, Jodi Roper, and myself. In the past, we have featured a transformation here and there and even broken down the steps to successful transformations. But today is one of the biggest posts we have attempted. We are highlighting 26 of the BEST transformations…
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A-Z of Classroom Transformation Ideas Part 2
This series of articles is a collaboration from Samantha Miller, Katelynn Fox, Jodi Roper, and myself. In the past, we have featured a transformation here and there and even broken down the steps to successful transformations. But today is one of the biggest posts we have attempted. We are highlighting 26 of the BEST transformations…
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A-Z of Classroom Transformation Ideas Part 1
This series of articles are a collaboration from Samantha Miller, Katelynn Fox, Jodi Roper, and myself. In the past, we have featured a transformation here and there and even broken down the steps to successful transformations. But today is one of the biggest posts we have attempted. We are highlighting 26 of the BEST transformations…
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How to Set Up Breakout Boxes in the Classroom
▲ Guest blog by Katelynn Fox, 3rd grade Math and Science teacher at Martha Reid Leadership Academy in Mansfield ISD. Ooh, breakout boxes!! My newest obsession and classroom tool. If you haven’t heard about Breakout Boxes, you are missing out on some excellent fun, student engaging, and inquiry based learning in your classroom. We have…
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Book Review: Mathematical Mindsets
The book Mathematical Mindsets By Jo Boaler is definitely worth the read it is impactful and has great information available to all leaders. This book is a must-read for any administrator or math teacher no matter what level they teach in. It is not the easiest book to read, and it will definitely require an…
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Reconsider Worksheets
I watched a Webinar: Why we should reconsider using worksheets (and what we should be doing instead) by Robert Kaplinsky and it was brilliant! This is just a summary of what I have heard. Watch the webinar here. Robert Kaplinsky hand-out: Click to access Why-We-Should-Reconsider-Using-Worksheets-Handout-Elementary.pdf This was an hour-long webinar and it was totally…
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Collaborative Learning: 10 Strategies that Work
Collaborative learning, a situation in which a few students get together and help each other learn, either through completing the task or by teaching each other. By using collaborative learning the engagement of any lesson or activity increases, it allows all students to participate and no student to be left “invisible”. Collected here are 10…
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Thinking Mathematically this Summer
It’s time for that final bell to ring, releasing kids for the summer. As you encourage them to keep reading these next few months, I also challenge you to extend that excitement to doing math. Remember that doing math can look and feel very different – enjoyable, challenging, and yes, even fun. This post includes…
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Classroom Transformation: Arrgh You Ready To Learn
Guest blog by Jodi Roper and Lisa Watson, 2nd-grade team teachers from Martha Reid Leadership Academy in Mansfield ISD. Have you ever been so excited for your students to get to class? This was our feeling a few weeks ago. We had transformed the room into a huge pirate ship and had pirated themed activities…
Vision in Practice 