Compiling the Station
At this moment in time, you have taken one math standard and broken it into all the prerequisite skills needed to accomplish this task. For example: If the standard was […]
Differentiation
Differentiation via Remediation Stations – part 4 – Practice
When a coach teaches an athlete the proper form of some skill (swinging a gulf club, throwing a football, shooting a basketball, etc.), the coach first demonstrates, then (s)he has […]
Differentiation via Remediation Stations – part 3 – the RETEACH
Have you ever tried to learn a new skill, but didn’t catch everything the first time you were taught? What did you do? I recently had to replace some pieces […]
Differentiation via Remediation Stations – part 2 – The Outline
Mrs. Greene’s class has been working on long division, and like many classrooms around the country, almost half of the students are not getting it, and about to be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]