response Microwave Math 3 Jan 2024 I write this as PSA for colleagues at my school. I do not expect any of them will stumble upon this post, but all the same: I dedicate this to…
games… “Oops, I Forgot”: Small, Beautiful Moments 2 Jan 20228 Oct 2022 I sat with fourth grade teacher Ms. Goldman in the back of her classroom as students cleaned up materials from the class. There were 15 minutes left in the school…
in the classroom Student-Created 3 Act Tasks 10 Jul 20196 Feb 2022 Ashley, an experienced 2nd grade teacher, added the 3 Act Tasks to her repertoire this year. Among Ashley's many strengths include listening thoughtfully to students and engaging them in the design process. She…
assessment… Anchoring Online Portfolios 10 Oct 201710 Oct 2017 When I was an elementary classroom teacher, my students built elaborate portfolios to document their thinking and progress. As a specialist, I carry components of this into my practice --…
formative assessment… The Intersection of Fraction Talks & Clothesline Math: Formative Assessment and the Five Practices 8 Feb 201722 Jun 2021 My sixth graders are weary of pre-assessments. No matter how many times we discuss the goal of a pre-assessment – for me to learn more about their current strategies and…
child study… Counting to 10 in Danish: Learning from Students, Colleagues + the #MTBoS 23 Jan 201727 Nov 2018 I started this post yesterday, and then read a blog post by Kyle Pearce that filled in some of the gaps in my own thinking. Once again, I feel indebted…
response Response to Michael Pershan’s Essay, Part 2 13 Jan 201723 Feb 2017 Read Michael's essay, "Missing Factors: On Learning What You Don't Know." Read Part 1: Counting with Celine, about a student I worked with for five years. It was bittersweet to…
child study… Counting with Celine / Response to Michael Pershan’s Essay, part 1 13 Jan 201723 Feb 2017 I read Michael Pershan’s essay, "Missing Factors: On Learning What You Don't Know," twice. He described a familiar experience: when students seem stuck with operational fluency, in spite of our…
