Nancy Frey's Blog, page 12
September 5, 2023
The Development of Working Memory
Do children ever surprise you with answers to your questions that go far beyond what you expected them to say or write? Have you been “wowed” by a child’s response to a question by an immediate and correct answer? Why do children learn some things […]
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September 4, 2023
4 Steps To Becoming The Thriving (Math) Teacher You Want to Be
As we head into a new school year, we see and feel the excitement and passion we teachers bring to a fresh classroom. How can we honor that feeling and sustain it through the school year? And how can we empower ourselves to become more […]
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August 29, 2023
Managing Manipulatives During Math Class…From Playful to Purposeful
Has this ever happened to you…you prepare a manipulatives-based lesson, explain the expectations to your students, pass out all the materials, and then they choose to play around with the manipulatives instead of using them to show their math thinking? Or is it just me??? […]
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August 24, 2023
Sensory Memory: Learning from the Five Senses
As you look at a newborn, have you wondered when babies start learning, or pondered the purpose of the early days and weeks when a baby spends most of their waking hours in search of a bottle or breast for feeding? The answers may surprise […]
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August 23, 2023
What Our New Staff Need from Us
It is not uncommon to feel a mix of emotions as we get closer to the start of a new year, and this is especially true with new teachers. The educational terrain has been a bit rugged (to say the least) and yet they courageously […]
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August 22, 2023
Tips to Avoid Teacher Burnout
As you embark on your new year of teaching, it’s important to reflect on how to pace yourself and avoid burnout. As a more than thirty year veteran of teaching middle school science, I always characterized teaching as “all encompassing”–so I get it. Being passionate […]
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August 16, 2023
Making Time for Rich Whole-Group Discussions in Mathematics
I’d been circulating listening to small groups work on a problem-solving task when I looked up at the clock. 15 minutes left! Our whole-class discussion would have to be brief. Should I take the reins and share my own solution for efficiency? I called everyone […]
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Making Making Time for Rich Whole-Group Discussions in Mathematics
I’d been circulating listening to small groups work on a problem-solving task when I looked up at the clock. 15 minutes left! Our whole-class discussion would have to be brief. Should I take the reins and share my own solution for efficiency? I called everyone […]
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August 14, 2023
#CorwinTalks: Strategies to Engage All Families
Develop an Asset-Based Approach to Partnering with Families By Tyrone Howard The work of equity-informed school-family partnerships must operate from an asset-based perspective where school personnel see families, parents, and caregivers as possessing essential knowledge about how to best support their children. Asset-based approaches also […]
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August 10, 2023
Creating Conditions to Grow Great School Leaders
We know that a tree is only as strong as its roots. It is the strength of the root system that tethers a tree to the earth and gives it the strength to weather fierce winds. We would argue the same goes for leadership development. […]
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