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August 18, 2018

23 Math Websites for Middle School Students

Finding the right tools to engage your students, assess their progress, and close learning gaps is one of the most important jobs of a teacher. Websites and online applications can be a great resource to help reinforce concepts and help students gain mastery of skills and standards especially during Math Workshop. After asking in my Surviving Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grade Math (for Teachers) ... View Post

Teaching Students Goal Setting

August 12, 2018

Teaching Students About the Importance of Goal Setting

As an educator, you are well aware of the importance of goal setting. You are never without a specific set of goals for your students, your classroom, and yourself. But have you taken the time to work with your students on setting their own personal goals or talked about the importance of goal setting? Teaching our students about the importance of goal setting is giving them a powerful tool for ... View Post

Back to School Supplies for Teachers

August 6, 2018

15 Items Every Teacher Needs for Back to School

Though we all wish summer would stick around forever, it’s time to start thinking about back to school again. As much as we’d rather spend our days on the beach or hanging out with our own kids, we’ve got to get those supply lists ready and stock up on all of our classroom needs before the students wipe out all of the good stuff! Whether you’re a first-time teacher or a seasoned veteran of the ... View Post

Grading Math Workshop

August 3, 2018

Grading and Math Workshop… How Does it Work?

So many of you have messaged me about the struggle when it comes to grading your students work in Math Workshop and how either you HAVE to grade it for students to actually take action or you need to grade it to make sure that they are understanding what is going on. First, I want to remind you... Math Workshop stations are REVIEW MATERIAL! This is material that students have already had a full ... View Post

Dear Teacher

July 25, 2018

Dear Teacher… A Letter You Must Read

Dear Teacher, First, we want to thank you for everything that you do. You delight in our children on their good days and stand beside them through the challenging ones. You put their needs before your own. You gauge your own personal success on our children’s accomplishments. There is no way to put into words the gratitude that we feel for all of the love, caring, and effort that you put into ... View Post

Math Workshop in Middle School

July 21, 2018

7 Reasons to Use Math Workshop in Middle School

As challenging as it must be to incorporate our mathematical standards in each year, it is just as challenging to meet the needs of a classroom full of learners. The goal is clear each year, we must teach the standards and show growth but the pathway to get from Point A to Point B is not always as clear. We must change things up and that is where Math Workshop and Guided Math play a crucial ... View Post

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Jennifer Jochen

Jennifer Smith Jochen has been an educator since 2003 with experience in elementary, middle school and college. Math has been her passion since a young age which no doubt resulted in her secondary math teaching career. Currently Jennifer is a Differentiated Curriculum Designer and Staff Developer traveling the nation to train teachers on the effectiveness of Interactive Notebooks, Math Workshop and All Things Math. When she is not traveling and training she lives in Fort Worth, TX with her husband and dachshunds where they are working to renovate their home together while channeling their inner JoJo and Chip!

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