We spend a lot of time thinking about what, when, and how students learn best. But where is just as important. Students participating in Teach to One: Math learn in an environment that is carefully designed to create a positive, inspirational, and fun environment for learning. Every Math Center is different. Some […]
How to Create a Math Super Team: Key Roles in Teacher Collaboration
[This article was published in collaboration with Next Generation Learning Challenges. It originally appeared on NGLC’s Next Gen Learning in Action EdWeek blog] Super teams are all around us in popular culture these days. Whether it’s the Justice League, The Avengers, or the Golden State Warriors, we’re used to celebrating […]
Social and Emotional Learning: What is a Growth Mindset?
This primer takes a closer look at student attitudes about learning and failure to explain how and why these underlying beliefs can dramatically shape success. This is part of our social and emotional learning series highlighting Complete Learners, which is part of Teach to One: Math’s Complete Learner Design Tenet. […]
Year in Review: Partner School Highlights from 2017-2018
From parent engagement and best practices to collaboration and culture-building, here’s a look back at a few highlights from the 2017-2018 school year.
#ThankATeacher: Celebrating and Recognizing the Role of Teachers
[We’re excited to celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week. Check our Twitter and Facebook pages all week as the New Classrooms team shares thanks for the incredible role that teachers play in their students’ lives. Share your own gratitude by using #ThankATeacher.] I remember how my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Hahn, made […]
Report: Four Takeaways on Teacher Collaboration in America
Teacher collaboration means different things in different schools. Activities include informal classroom observations, co-teaching models, common planning around instruction and curriculum, and data-driven discussions. However it’s defined, the prevalence of these types of collaboration vary widely across the country, according to a recent report from the RAND Corporation. The report, The Prevalence […]
The Teacher’s Role in Personalized Learning: Making Math Relevant
[This article originally appeared on EdWeek’s Next Gen Learning in Action blog. It is part four in our series on the teacher’s role in personalized learning in collaboration with Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC). To view the entire series, visit our Teacher’s Role page.] What is your most memorable math lesson? […]
Four Personalized Learning Ideas to Inspire Educators This Year
With a new year comes reflection, resolution, and fresh starts. Looking for strategies to inspire? As you ring in the second “start” of the school year, check out these personalized learning ideas for mixing up your classroom routine, boosting parent engagement, mastering a new technology, and more!
1. New Year, New
The Teacher’s Role in Independent Learning
This article was originally published on EdWeek’s Next Generation Learning in Action Blog.
What do you think of when you hear independent learning?
Many people imagine students on laptops. But when integrated with a holistic personalized learning model that includes multiple learning modalities, it can be much more than
Teacher as Director: Four Questions to Promote Small Group Collaboration
This article was originally published on EdWeek’s Next Generation Learning in Action Blog.
Poke your head into any school around the country and you are likely to see students working in small groups. Why do educators see small group collaboration as a model to facilitate learning?
Small groups help