Make a prediction. What percent of instructional time is dedicated to answering homework questions from the previous day? Now...time yoursel...

It was the Tuesday before Homecoming at BHS. I remember the vivid details like it happened yesterday. My 2nd hour Precal students were tak...

#msSunFun My students absolutely love to play games in math class! One of my students recently asked, "Do we play a game every single...

Based on Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, we know students are smart in many ways. I have one daughter who is word sma...

The strengths of principals vary from building to building and state to state. Yet I'm convinced excellence with every step in regards t...

Middle school tends to be a giant transition for students. With the need for time management and organizational skills, our students encount...

The homework assigned to my algebra students either prompts students to apply concepts learned in class or investigate upcoming concepts. My...

What's your opinion on the integration of technology in today's classrooms? Watch this YouTube video to see what students at our hig...

You know the first day of school is coming soon if... you simply cannot remember the last day you didn't make a trip to Staples or Wal...

Becoming a Common Core teacher. What exactly does that mean to you? Moving from the sage on the stage to the guide on the side. Requir...

Hello to my blogging friends! I apologize for my absence. I've hit the stretch of my summer with consecutive plans...one week at the bea...

As a middle school math teacher and an avid scrapbooker, I've had a blast setting up my classroom with a festive decor. I'm not sure...

Are you a new or veteran middle school teacher? Are you brainstorming ways to improve your classroom? Middle school can be tricky...stuc...

Journal writing is one of four tasks included in our MATHercise routine. My students respond to two prompts each week. I wholeheartedly beli...

It's official...my summer vacation is a reality! After the last day of school, I spent 2.5 weeks working with our new Common Core math s...

In my state, the department of education plans for grades 3-8 to implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in the fall. In response t...

How do middle school teachers manage student work? Some days keeping up with student work feels like the neverending battle of picking up ...

My math classroom is bustling with activity from day to day. My students work cooperatively in teams of four students. And this combinatio...

Math is a subject that calls its participants to a need for accuracy. What are the options when students make mistakes while reasoning m...

My last day of school was Monday. It was bittersweet for me because my oldest daughter is leaving my building and starting high school in th...