In my district, there are several 6th grade teams at three separate elementary schools. They are an anomaly in that they are invited to secondary professional developments & textbook trainings with other middle school teachers, but yet they are their own special group. It’s not easy to have secondary expectations, all the while being at a site with kindergarteners passing …
Calif. Math Council Takeaways
Besides the rush of presenting, I attended a whole mess of sessions that left me thinking. Here are some highlights/ideas I was left pondering….(writing this helps me digest what I saw) Cathy Fosnot – Conferring & Questioning to Spark Deeper Understanding The goal of a conferral is not to fix the math, but support the development of the math. You …
Calif. Math Council – 2016 (Pt1)
It’s Monday night and I sit here beaming because my weekend was awesome. I was fortunate enough to attend California Math Council’s Palm Springs conference. It was a weekend of connecting with fellow math educators, getting inspired, and always learning. Not only did I get to attend, I got to present—which upped the ante A LOT! 7 …