by Jennifer Van Blair | Jun 23, 2021 | Math
The biggest concern I have heard from teachers about teaching math is that the abilities of their students are widely varied. Teachers are concerned that they aren’t reaching ALL learners. They have students that need additional time to build their confidence...
by Jennifer Van Blair | Dec 31, 2020 | Technology
Online learning and closures as a result of the global pandemic have shown us that we have to be creative. Many places are physically closed. Others require travel that is no longer encouraged for the time being. But what about when things begin to return to normal?...
by Jennifer Van Blair | Dec 27, 2020 | Technology
Remember that scene in Ferris Bueller’s day off where Ben Stein stood in front of the class fishing engaged learners? Hopefully you don’t feel like this as a teacher. We also don’t want our students to be as tuned out as the students in this scene....
by Jennifer Van Blair | Dec 21, 2020 | Math
Math Just Isn’t My Thing How common is it to hear someone say, “I just am not good at math?” Math is one of those content areas that many students, and adults, believe come naturally from birth. You either have math skills, or you don’t. As a...
by Jennifer Van Blair | Dec 18, 2020 | Math
Why are math word problems so hard? They are, after all, just stories. In fact, there are 8 different types of math word problems. Teaching our students these types of problems will make solving math word problems more successful for our students. So what are the 8...
