Summer is here, school is out, and you are more than ready to rest and recharge from an always-hectic year in the classroom. You’ve spent months with every waking thought focused on your classes, lesson plans, and continuing education coursework. It’s time to give your brain a break with some fun reads that will hold your interest without making you think too terribly hard. Here are a few great pic ... View Post
Preparing Math Workshop
Preparing Math Workshop in your classroom is going to take some work from you but I know that you can do it. When I decided to implement Math Workshop in my classroom, I knew my schedule was going to be tricky but I was determined to make it work. First things first, you need to know your schedule. How are you going to use this in your classroom? In my school we had 42-45 minutes for each class ... View Post
Managing Math Workshop
Classroom management can make or break us as a teacher. When implementing a new system of learning, it is important that we take time to create our management system as well. Managing Math Workshop doesn't have to be hard and with these 4 clear steps I hope that you can see it can be done... yes, even with 7th and 8th graders. I promise! Make Conscious Decisions One of the main components of ... View Post
Organizing for Math Workshop
If you have been around my blog for awhile, or followed me on social media, you know that finding ways to interact and engage with my students that meet their learning styles was always the priority. While that began with all of my work with Interactive Notebooks (which is still a passion), I quickly learned that I could not only do that and I have implement something else. Coming for an ... View Post
What is Math Workshop?
What is Math Workshop? Math Workshop is one of the key ingredients in a Guided Math block in your math classes. Math Workshop allows for you to facilitate independent and individualized learning in a small group setting. While you are working with a small group for Guided Math, or facilitating math conferences 1-on-1, the other students in your classroom are engaged in a variety of ... View Post
10 Nerdy and Quirky Math Teacher Gifts
As we all know the right math teacher can make a world of a difference in your child's life and taking time to appreciate them with a fun math teacher gift is great way to show them how much you care. Many of us have that "one special teacher" who makes a difference in our education so why not take an extra step and show that appreciation with a quirky gift just for them! So whether you are ... View Post
