by CristinaM. | Mar 24, 2019 | language and literature, writing |
Open-ended tasks have their place. But structure creates challenge. I was discussing this with another teacher on Twitter and I found it difficult to make my thinking clear in 240 characters so here is the extension. Open-ended tasks have their advantages that,...
by CristinaM. | Sep 13, 2014 | inquiry, math, thinking |
One way to differentiate in math class is creating open-ended tasks and questions (I talked about several differentiation strategies I use here – Mathematically Speaking). I think it is useful to clarify the scheme of mathematical problems – below I used Foong...
by CristinaM. | Aug 17, 2014 | assessment, education, math, planning |
This is a response to Damian Watson who asked me on Twitter to share some materials I created to keep track of student progress in math. I will, however, insert some photos, too, because some charts seem confusing without the aid of a visual. I think it is also...
by CristinaM. | Apr 27, 2014 | activities, inquiry, thinking |
This was originally supposed to be a simple reply to Aviva Dunsiger’s blog post. I soon realized it would have been too short and thus I could have been easily misunderstood. It all started with my question: “How do these projects enable deeper thinking?”, question...
by CristinaM. | Oct 17, 2013 | activities, inquiry, math, thinking |
This post was prompted by looking at Aviva Dunsiger’s Twitter stream – she is working on patterns with her students. I would like to engage with her 6th-grade class on Skype (my students are in 2nd grade) so we can do some Math together. I am briefly...
