They Have To Touch It, Use It, Or See It
The amount of vocabulary that is embedded in the measurement and geometry Common Core State Standards is staggering. Along with most things in math, I feel that more than ever […]
I Wish Innovation Day Could Be Every Day
On the Friday before our spring break I woke up at 5:30AM, absolutely 100%, completely awake. I was the most excited I’ve been to go to school since the first […]
A Week To Go…
We are a week away from Innovation Day! This day is 100% student designed and created. Students do 100% of the work. They spend 100% of the time working on […]
The Power of Student Feedback
Today we had a special day called Celebration of Cultures. Third and fourth grade classrooms adopted a country in the world to learn about leading up to this day, then […]
Research-based proof that students use cell phones for LEARNING
Reblogged from CSH Greenwich Middle School Faculty Blog: February 17, 2013 By: Lisa Nielsen A new study conducted by TRU provides a body of research which supports the idea that […]
Student Data and Balance
Reblogged from Educational Aspirations: Teachers in K-12 often use student data on a regular basis. Student achievement data can be used to qualify students for reading, gifted, remedial, enrichment, acceleration, differentiation, and […]
"Common Sense" and the Common Core
Reblogged from Resource – Full: Remember the old game of telephone? A small group would be sitting in a line or circle. The first person would whisper a sentence to […]
