Agreat way for students to work collaboratively and show their thinking is by having them make a poster. This can be hard to manage sometimes, but I have a few tips to help. 1. Create a template for a math poster for the students at the beginning of the...
Irecently coined the phrase High Status/Low Risk share as an effective way to interrupt the status quo in the classroom in terms of which voices are considered “smart”. This move works well during turn and talk or small group work when I can listen in to the students...
Give students mathematical language by connecting it to the colloquial terms they are using. When children have access to precise vocabulary, they can express their ideas more clearly and feel more confident to participate in discussions. I love the Collect and...
Turn to Metamorphosis Teaching Learning Communities. We have 20 years of experience. We work on line or in person to coach your teachers to use proven methods to increase student learning in mathematics. Our side-by-side, “we’re in this together” approach gives...
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...
