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  • Ten Simple & Easy Ways to Differentiate

    When planning lessons, I always ask myself, “Are all of my kids doing the same thing?”  If that answer is yes, then I am not differentiating appropriately.  It’s kinda of a nerdy passion of mine to maximize differentiation.  That being said, my room is not differentiated 100% of the time.  There are times when time […]

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  • Teach Like a Pirate {Twenty-First Century Skills}

    I’m incredibly sad to say that this is the second to last Learn Like a Pirate post.  I have really enjoyed reading this book and I can’t wait to see the transformation in my teaching and the dynamic in my classroom next year.  #bringonthestudent-ledclassroom Paul kicks off this chapter with a powerful message that really […]

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  • Building Mathematical Comprehension {Chapter 5}

    Many times throughout this book, I had major AHA! moments when relating reading comprehension strategies to mathematics.  This chapter, however, was the exception.  I find that my students constantly struggle with completing word problems because they have a hard time “seeing” what is happening in the problem at hand.  Despite knowing that they struggle, I […]

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  • Learn Like a Pirate {Active Learning}

    Throughout this entire book study, I have really enjoyed the ideas and concepts that Solarz has presented but I have really struggled with there to begin.  How do I bring all of these procedures and ideas to life?  This chapter really seemed to allow me to take a peak into his classroom!  And obviously, fall […]

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  • 5 Strategies to Help Your Students Generate Questions

    Yesterday, I shared my weekly post in the Building Mathematical Comprehension book study.  As I said in that post, this chapter is so long and full of great ideas.  So full, that I had to break it up into two posts.  Today’s post is all about the strategies that Sammons suggests to help your students […]

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  • Building Mathematical Comprehension {Chapter 4}

    Welcome back to this excellent book study hosted by A Teacher Mom!  I am seriously loving working my way through this book.  I can’t help but think as I read each chapter that I should have made these connections myself.  Since I didn’t, I’m so thankful that I am participating in this book study.  I […]

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