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Cisco Spiral Math with Deeper Thinking Questions Sample: Week 12
A math teacher at Cisco Junior High creates spiral math activities using open questions to push for deeper thinking.
School Districts and Tutoring Providers Explore Outcomes-Based Contracting K-12 Math Education
This blog post provides highlights from the Outcomes-Based Contracting Summit co-organized by Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research and Third Sector. Ector County Independent School District Superintendent Scott Muri was a part...
Math Notebooks
Students at Valor use math notebooks to organize their math notes and progress through content.
Video Pairing
When students are watching a video, adding activities like interactive handouts, reflection questions, and checks for understanding makes the learning more active.
Self-Paced Progress through Playlists
Teachers at Valor have created a series of playlists built to review math standards and students work through them individually, at their own pace.
Creating Warm-Ups to Fill Skill Gaps
Students have a daily warm-up activity that addresses learning needs and applies cross-curricular skills in math.
Virtual Manipulatives
Students can show mastery of mathematical concepts by using virtual manipulatives to visually solve a problem.
Prompting Deeper Thinking through Open Questions
Cisco’s 7th grade math teacher asks questions that require students to use prior knowledge, mathematical processes, and mathematical language in their answer.
Common Launch
While Navigate Math is a self-paced course, the class always opens with a common learning experience.
Grade-Level and Personalized Supports with OER
Learn about WLA’s innovative OER model, where students take two math and ELA courses, alternating daily, to better support all students' needs.
Third and Fourth Grade Mastery-Based Grading
At Mt. Vernon Elementary School, mastery-based grading was implemented to support and encourage students to easily determine their own mastery guided by teacher feedback.