There are only a few instructional days left with each of my classes before end-of-year testing begins and things have been getting a bit crazy, as they tend to do this time of year. I finally finished up the coursework for this workshop last weekend and have spent some time letting it all ruminate in my head, partly because I’m a…
So, this week is kind of where it all starts to come together. How to take everything we know to plan a really engaging lesson that students latch on to and that moves their thinking forward. Being an Ignition Expert means you, as the teacher, take into account where students have been mathematically, anticipate strategies and thinking they will use, and…