In the journal article, Principal and Coach as Partners, Metamorphosis founder Lucy West raises provocative questions about the roles and relationships between coaches and principals. She challenges us to consider what it means to work as partners. Lucy invites...
Are you looking for creative and intelligent ways to connect with your kids before bedtime or just encourage them to develop a positive view of mathematics over the summer? Then, take a look at these riveting stories for the little ones in your life. “I SPY NUMBERS”...
As promised, here are math games you can play with elementary-aged children through to about 4th grade that only require a regular deck of cards or a pair of dice. Any of the card games that appear to use a special deck of cards can be played with a regular deck of...
This video clip takes place in a fifth-grade class. The Metamorphosis coach has not worked with this teacher or class previously and she is new to talk moves. Before the lesson, the Metamorphosis coach met with the classroom teacher and her colleagues. They worked...
The teacher in the video has been practicing the usual talk moves—turn and talk, say more about that, and repeat back for about a month to cultivate listening skills and new habits for explaining their thinking and attending to a math problem until they understand it....
How often in the hectic school day do you take the time to find out what kids are thinking about? How often do you start a lesson by asking students what they wonder about the topic at hand? How often do you encourage kids to hypothesize or ask questions? If you are...
