A recent op ed piece in the New York Times highlights a study that reveals homework matters…but only for math. The journal, Economics of Education Review featured the research that compared student performance and homework assigned in that su bject. Practicing later in the day, away from the classroom setting, proved to have little or… Continue reading »
Mar
15
National Singapore Math Summer Institute: July 26-29 in Denver, Colorado
by kellitrainer
by Kelli Trainer, Math in Focus National Consultant The first annual National Singapore Math Summer Institute has brought together a talented community of educators, researchers and students who share a common goal of becoming agents of change. Below are a few quotes…some spoken with enthusiasm in a keynote speech…others merely overheard in passing. “We are… Continue reading »
Feb
20
Popcorn, Purging & Problem Solving [challenge]
by kellitrainer
There was a time when I equated great teaching to the number of resources you could inherit from retiring teachers to simply stockpile in file cabinets. I had books and lessons for every single unit that could be taught across all subjects and all grades. You can imagine that I may have spent more time… Continue reading »
