Differentiation via Remediation Stations – part 1
Solving a math problem involves correctly performing a series of operations. Consider all the skills needed to add mixed numbers: The teacher can teach adding mixed numbers until she’s blue […]
Articles by Chris Skierski
Transforming Teacher Relationships on Teams (by Matt Foster of TeamTomEducation.com)
By Matt Foster After car duty, one teacher walked into his partner’s room and complained, “I just can’t stand working with her! All she does is talk about herself and […]
Classroom Posters
Golden Rule of Algebra Be Rational, Get Real […]
5 Things ALL Teachers Should Do this Summer
Duh! Teaching is hard. You need to recharge your battery. So travel, sleep in, vacation, eat out, do what you need to do to recover from the year you just […]
Epiphany from Error – the Mistake I Made that Revolutionized the Way I Teach Math
In my first year teaching intensive math to Pre-Algebra students, I was very frustrated with my students’ lack of basic skills. So I began teaching the fundamentals: times tables, […]
How to Use Data to Drive Instruction
Data driven instruction is the new craze in education. Before that it was cooperative learning groups. Before that it was learning styles…. Remember that brief moment in time when web-quests […]
5 Mistakes All Teachers Are Making
We’ve all had that student who just didn’t get it. This could be for a multitude of reasons. It could be: – attendance issues – not paying attention – academically […]
Reaching the Unteachable – how to succeed using differentiation
How to Reach Your Lowest Student Kwame was a level one student, meaning he was in the bottom 25% of students in the state. He was a behavioral issue […]
Differentiation for Everyone: Reaching Them Where They Are
If everyone in the room is at a different place, how can I reach each student, where they are, and give them the time and support that they need to […]
Whole Group Instruction Sucks!
Each student learns at different rates, requiring varied amounts of review and practice. Yet teachers constantly teach a one size fits all lesson, expecting everyone to achieve mastery simultaneously. For […]