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 […]
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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 […]
How Learning Gains Work
Learning Gain = a year’s worth of growth as measured by the state’s standardized test. The formula is explained below: Students who take the Math Diagnostic in Florida receive a […]
We’re Doing Differentiation All Wrong
Two accommodations for lower level learners that you always see are (1) assign them less problems, and (2) have them do the easier problems. Here’s why these are both TERRIBLE […]