Interdisciplinary Assessment: Combining Literacy, Science, and Mathematics by Michaela Duggan Every class at BCCS ends the year with a final. This year, I decided to try something different—instead of a […]
Rebooting Alignment by Emily Charton As a Middle School Principal and Instructional Leader, I enjoy helping teachers create and develop curriculum. Part of the coaching process is ensuring that teachers are […]
A Fresh Look at Final Exams by Megan Hyland As we begin the month of May, and start to think about the end of the school year (gulp!), it’s hard […]
Encouraging Student Reflection through Unit Trackers by Bridget Adam As I add years and experience onto my teaching belt, I have become more reflective of my practice. I challenge […]
Shouting for Equivalence by Bridget Adam The following reactions are no longer a surprise to me as I begin the year with my new 6th grade math students: In my […]
Reading Like a Historian: Text, (Math) Textbooks, and Ideology Textbooks as History As a historian, analyzing textbooks from different places and time periods is fascinating to me. I love being […]
How do you teach data distribution to 11 year olds?? by Bridget Adam The 6th grade Common Core Standard, 6.SP.5, is incredibly daunting (see below). It is the first time […]
The Evolution of Writing in a Math Classroom by Jawad Brown The Standards insist that instruction in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language be a shared responsibility within the school. […]
Division of Fractions Before and After Common Core by Bridget Adam Before Common Core Math Standards from Massachusetts (2000): MA6.N.9 Select and use appropriate operations to solve problems involving addition, […]
