Part 2: Responding to The Power of Mathematics Learning Trajectories in Early Learning and Primary Classrooms
By Douglas Clements | March 14, 2018
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2:40 pm

Edward Schroeter’s article is simply lovely—this is exactly what we had hoped learning trajectories (LTs) would offer teachers/caregivers and their children. Ed and his co-teacher, Katherine Benz used the LTs to learn more about the mathematics (clicking...
Part 1: The Power of Mathematics Learning Trajectories in Early Learning and Primary Classrooms
By Edward Schroeter | March 2, 2018
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12:50 pm

I vividly recall one fateful Professional Activity Day at the end of June 2016 when the Vice-Principal of my K to 8 elementary school turned to her kindergarten and grade 1 to 3 teachers and pointed out research that shows children’s preschool mathematics...
Classroom Assessment in Mathematics: Paying Attention to Students’ Mathematical Thinking
By Christine Suurtamm | November 20, 2017
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11:12 am

Assessment does not merely occur at the end of a unit or course. Rather, it occurs constantly and is an integral part of daily classroom practice. Assessment is at the heart of teachers’ work as it focuses on paying attention to students’ mathematical...
Tired of Lifeless End-of-year Student Surveys? Try This Instead.
By Jeffrey Wilhelm & Adam Fachler | June 20, 2017
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9:34 am

We couldn’t believe what we were reading. Or rather, what we weren’t reading.
Our students - the ones we had just spent the whole year helping and supporting - had just phoned in our end-of-year survey.
What was the deal? We had an amazing...
Identifying Risk and Raising Resilience
By Robert Dunn | May 29, 2017
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9:53 am

When we think about school improvement planning to impact student achievement, the most at-risk students are of prime concern. The process of school improvement involves identifying at-risk students and planning strategies to promote their learning.
What...
Who Makes the Biggest Impact?
By Mark Chubb | March 6, 2017
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1:16 pm

Who Makes the Biggest Impact?
A few years ago I had the opportunity to listen to Damian Cooper (expert on assessment and evaluation here in Ontario) give a talk at OAME. He shared an analogy with us that I found particularly interesting. He talked about...
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