This morning I used the following mental picture to assist students in understanding what happens to numbers when they multiply it by ten. It also allowed for follow up for multiplying by 100. Example...
I have just made this resource to assist my Teacher Aide(s) in meeting with regular students during Daily 5. It outlines various questions and learning based conversations to have as to what the student...
Draw a Line in the Sand It is incredibly important that when we talk about relationships, we talk about them in a purely professional sense. There have been far too many children who have...
Relationships. Such a loaded word. And so many get it wrong. They use the wrong cement, or the wrong dimensions, or don’t dig deep enough (or some dig too deep!). Getting it right is...
A pay deal offered to teachers would put some among the country’s top earners. Teachers are stuck in a stand-off with the Government over its latest pay offer. What’s been offered – and rejected – looks...
The reality of it is, building without a foundation is somewhat pointless. If you start with the finished product without laying the groundwork, you will ultimately fail. The same can happen with teaching. You...
It’s interesting to see that word “review” and “reform” getting bandied about. At one point, reform was an issue as we fought off “GERM”… Now, a review is taking place of our school system,...
As a bit of a tech guru, it saddens me to see parents trapped in the psyche that they need to not only “Keep up with the Joneses”, but need to provide their child...
It could be a seismic shift in education, tearing apart the model schools have operated on for more than 30 years. School leaders are “cautiously optimistic” about radical reforms recommended by an independent taskforce...
From the first day of full time employment at a school, I was put in charge of “Technology”, not for my design process skills, but for my knowledge of ICT and computers. I became...
This morning I used the following mental picture to assist students in understanding what happens to numbers when they multiply it by ten. It also allowed for follow up for multiplying by 100. Example...
I have just made this resource to assist my Teacher Aide(s) in meeting with regular students during Daily 5. It outlines various questions and learning based conversations to have as to what the student...
Draw a Line in the Sand It is incredibly important that when we talk about relationships, we talk about them in a purely professional sense. There have been far too many children who have...
Relationships. Such a loaded word. And so many get it wrong. They use the wrong cement, or the wrong dimensions, or don’t dig deep enough (or some dig too deep!). Getting it right is...
A pay deal offered to teachers would put some among the country’s top earners. Teachers are stuck in a stand-off with the Government over its latest pay offer. What’s been offered – and rejected – looks...
