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Planning for Pandemic Math Instructional Gaps - IgnitED
Post pandemic planning is definitely NOT the same as pre-pandemic planning. The students are missing instruction from multiple grade levels in addition to the gaps that were there before the Pandemic. As a result of the missing instructional content, the pacing of my lessons is off and how much content I can cover during one … Planning for Pandemic Math Instructional Gaps Read More »
3 Reasons Why Math Teachers Need to Teach Context Clues in Problem Solving - IgnitED
In most reading classes, students are taught fix up strategies. Fix up strategies are what good readers use when they come to an unfamiliar word or when they stop understanding what they’re reading. The assumption that most math teachers have is that the students will use these fix up strategies in their math classroom which … 3 Reasons Why Math Teachers Need to Teach Context Clues in Problem Solving Read More »
End of the School Year Critical Teacher Reflections - IgnitED
Towards the end of the school year, I go through this process where I think about the things that worked well and not so well with my students. I figured that most teachers would have some sort of process similar to mine. As I began to gather information to write this blog post, I was … End of the School Year Critical Teacher Reflections Read More »
3 Steps for Creating a Digital Interactive Notebook - IgnitED
I’ve been using interactive notebooks for six years now. These notebooks have been my saving grace with teaching students who may not be that into math. When my school district announced that we would be virtual until October, I began to search the Internet for the digital version of my interactive notebook. I was really … 3 Steps for Creating a Digital Interactive Notebook Read More »
Why is Rounding Whole Numbers So Difficult? - IgnitED
While scrolling through my Facebook timeline, a post from one of the teacher groups caught my eye. The post was a teacher asking the question, “Why is rounding so hard? What do you use to teach rounding?” The first thought that came to my mind was it’s not the rounding that’s difficult, it’s the disconnect … Why is Rounding Whole Numbers So Difficult? Read More »
Problem Solving: Connecting the Math to Reading - IgnitED
I began teaching during a time when there wasn’t text messaging and parents didn’t shove a cell phone or iPad in their child’s hand to keep them entertained. Live streaming was a mystery and Netscape Navigator was the most popular Internet search engine. After twenty years of teaching, textbooks have been replaced with Kindles and … Problem Solving: Connecting the Math to Reading Read More »
Preparing for Math Intervention Using the A.L.I.G.N. Planning Process - IgnitED
When I was a first-year teacher, the veteran teachers would always tell me, “How you begin your school year is how you’ll end the school year.” Twenty years later this statement is still true. Not just for classroom management, but for all thing’s education. Getting struggling students on grade level is not a quick or … Preparing for Math Intervention Using the A.L.I.G.N. Planning Process Read More »
3 Simple Steps for Recording Teaching Videos - IgnitED
The harsh reality of distance learning is that NOT every child will make it to the live lesson. Unfortunately, this leaves teachers with no other choice but either to record their live video lessons or create separate lessons. The problem with recording the live lesson is there are other children who may interrupt the flow … 3 Simple Steps for Recording Teaching Videos Read More »
What are Evidence-Based Math Intervention Strategies? - IgnitED
You may have heard the phrase “evidence-based” before since this buzzword gets thrown around in all types of fields, but what does it actually mean? We know from research that students with math learning disabilities struggle to understand concepts in the classroom. What are the best ways for you to help these students? In this blog … What are Evidence-Based Math Intervention Strategies? Read More »