I spent the last week at a lake house with my family. It was great to be away from the craziness that is New York City. It was also great for me to spend some time with the younger members of my family. As I played with them, I was reminded of all the knowledge …
Last week I had the opportunity to tag along as the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, visited Aviation High School in Long Island City. He was there to highlight the school as a model for preparing students to become both career and college ready. You can read about more about the visit in my post on the …
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How many times have you asked your students that during a lesson? I know I asked my students that question too many times to count. But I never thought about what I meant by the word understand. Richard Skemp talked about two different types of understanding back in 1976. The distinction is still important today. …
Students in NYC recently finished taking the state math test. As a result, I’ve spent the past couple of weeks watching a lot of test prep going on in classrooms. One of the strategies I see being used over and over is the use of key words. I admit that I was guilty of using …
1. All children can learn They may not learn at the same pace or in the same way. They may not need to learn the same thing at the same time. They may not have the same motivation or the same interests. But they all can learn and they all can learn math. When I …