Virtually every successful teacher will tell you that it is far harder to unlearn bad behaviors than it is to teach correct ones.
Archive for the ‘Teaching and Learning’ Category
A Surprising Test Result
April 16th, 2012
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Over the course of my career a number of teachers adopted my “daily quiz” approach to teaching.
12 Must Read Articles on the Common Core
April 16th, 2012
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The following 12 articles are must reads for anyone interested in the implementation of the Common Core State Standards: Standards will shift teaching Teacher: Give Peas (and the Common Core Standards) a Chance Text Complexity 101 Text Complexity 102 Truth in numbers: Student proficiency in Ohio now and under the Common Core Curriculum impacts achievement! [...]
Mindsets: Success and Failure
April 14th, 2012
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“In this school the teachers won’t let you fail. They never give up on you.” – Anonymous Student There has been a lot of chatter lately about how we should embrace failure. I have previously talked about Why Do Some People Learn Faster? Wired Magazine writer, Jonah Lehrer explained “people learn how to get it [...]
A Very Special (Math) Challenge for the Common Core
March 4th, 2012
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Math teachers will have to modify many of their academic strategies as a result of the higher and broader expectations of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in mathematics.
For CCSS Math Education Some Problems are Elementary
February 26th, 2012
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Math teachers need a strong background in the subject in order to meet the needs of their students. This requirement has been intensified as the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) begins.
Never end a lesson without it!
February 20th, 2012
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Recent research may help school leaders with two important challenges that they face on a daily basis. First, in these tight budget times with fewer teachers, larger classes, and fewer resources, how do we improve student performance? How do we do more with less? What are some no-cost ways that we can improve our schools? [...]
Will the Common Core State Standards really improve student achievement?
February 19th, 2012
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Standards don’t improve student achievement. Schools and teachers teaching more rigorous standards improve student performance.
“If the CCSS is fully implemented it will fundamentally change the way math is taught.”
February 15th, 2012
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Because of that precise educational moment of truth one of the main points of emphasis with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for mathematics is the requirement to show real world applications of the material being taught. This objective, if fully embraced, will result in a significantly altered the approach to teaching math, especially at the elementary level
Great Teaching Techniques Are Not Enough: Pt. 1
February 12th, 2012
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Teachers, particularly math teachers, who know their subjects better, improve student achievement more than teachers who have less expertise in their content areas. In other words, teachers have to know math before they can teach math, and the better they know it, the better they teach it.
