Today while I was at Meyer Middle School, while the teachers met for their daily team meeting, the big issue that was discussed was a group of 4 students, in this case they happened to be boys, that were consistently being disruptive in class. Not only are they deterring from their own learning, but they […]
LeeAnn’s last post about the ken-ken puzzles got me thinking about other kinds of math games that might be good for students to look at and play with both inside and outside of class. A middle school math teacher recommended this one that she uses with her students quite often. Some of the games are […]
“Last night, the school board voted on student uniforms. Teacher uniforms are still being debated. BUT….the law says that uniforms must be provided if students are eligible for free lunch. (assistance must be provided to those eligible for reduced lunch) Our school has over 70 % free and reduced lunch students. The solution? Change the […]
http://teachhighschoolmath.blogspot.com/ This was from one of the people that Langford put on her list, and there were a couple of interesting ideas that I found. One of these things was the idea of switching seats. This particular teacher has his students switch seats at the beginning of every chapter. First of all, would you personally […]
While I was reading a post from a fellow blogger, one in particular caught my attention http://sweeneymath.blogspot.com/ . What to do when a student fails, or is failing? Not necessarily just a test or a class, but even when they fail to comprehend a topic or idea, as a teacher what are you supposed to […]