I wrote a guest blog post for the fantastic Educators’ Cooperative here in Nashville. The EdCo is a wonderful idea that sparked from a friend who had the idea to connect public school, charter school and independent school teachers. We collaborate for a week-long session in the summer and then have coffees once a month… Continue reading Unpacking a Standard
Hello, #MTBoS peeps and other friends. I’ve decided it’s time to reactivate this blog. Long story short, I’ve missed writing! I’ve been writing for the Global Math Department newsletter and it has helped fill the void, but I also realize this blog was a good outlet for my ideas. So welcome back! So as I… Continue reading Chalk Talk
After my post about “My Favorite” class starters, I’ve recently discovered a great new addition to this list. I tweeted asking the #MTBoS what their favorite math coaching resources were expecting more coaching type resources. However, I got a few responses about Fraction Talks. This would be a great resource for a version of Number… Continue reading A New Class Starter
So I’ve been sick and missed the last deadline for my #MTBoS post. But it actually gave me more time to think about what I wanted to write about. The post is supposed to be about a lesson plan. Since I’m no longer in the classroom, I knew this was going to be a tough… Continue reading Positive, Negative, or Neither
This week I have really been thinking about questioning. Actually, lets be honest. I think about questioning ALL. THE. TIME. Several years ago when our state first made the shift to CCSS, I had so much training in preparation. One of the trainings I was very excited and very nervous about was working with IFL… Continue reading Musings about Assessing & Advancing Questions
As part of the #MTBoS initiative, week 2 asks us to post something that we consider our favorite. I have been wanting to compile a list of all of my favorite was to start a class to be able to share with the teachers I coach and to have it all in one spot. So… Continue reading Class Starters
As a math coach, often my day is spent in isolation looking at data, making plans, updating a website, and/or checking email. If I’m lucky, I get to spend time in the classrooms of the teachers I am coaching. I made it a goal when I started this position to be in classrooms as much… Continue reading One Good Thing
Hello, all! Welcome to my blog. Something that I have implemented this year as the new math coach is something called the Toilet Paper. I got this idea from a blog I stumbled upon Mattson’s Musings. She talks about the idea of “micro-PD” and how she had all these ideas floating around that she wanted… Continue reading The Toilet Paper
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