Here’s a letter I sent to over 100 of my closest friends. I just wanted to make sure I included YOU…because I know you care! Good Morning Dear Friends and Math Leaders, As many of you are aware the Revised Mathematics Standards have been posted for the...
I’ll start by saying I’m not against textbooks. I support what’s best for kids. I had the opportunity to speak at GACIS today and I shared a major concern of mine with a group of decision makers across Georgia. Recently, I’ve been inundated...
First off…if you’re an elementary school teacher and you’re not reading Joe Schwartz’s blog, stop reading this, go subscribe and come back! Great stuff! It seems we are always diving into the same conversations with our teachers which is...
“Why do you blog?” was the question that Dan Meyer recently asked and I thought it was a really good one. I’m relatively new to the #MTBoS although I have been a “blog creeper” for some time…I figure I’ll share my response: So...
Imagine having a conference with your child’s 2nd grade teacher and the teacher says… “your child is doing really well in reading and a lot of her questions stretch my thinking”. As a parent you’d become super stoked, proud of your...
Take a moment to think about how we learn language. We start out by listening to parents and family members for the first two years of our life and then we eventually begin to talk. Only after we have learned to listen and verbalize our language are we able to...
