Recently I attended the Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference. While at KATM, I presented Cognitively Guided Instruction and the Common Core: How do they Connect? I began the discussion with background information on CGI. Cognitively Guided Instruction is…
I was recently contacted by an instructional coach from a school district where I work regularly. She and her teachers were working on math units aligned to common core. They were trying to determine whether students should be allowed to…
Rigor is a word receiving a lot of attention in regards to the common core state standards. So what does it mean in terms of teaching and learning? The 8 mathematical practices and the college and career readiness standards give…
It’s a Friday evening and I have just drifted off into the loveliest dream. I am the young and beautiful Julie Andrews falling for the dashing Christopher Plummer on the movie set of my favorite musical, “The Sound of Music”. …