Teaching At Its Best


Music, Math, & The Mind

Music, Math, & The Mind


Teaching Kids About Forest Regeneration

Teaching Kids About Forest Regeneration


As a multi-grade teacher in a small church school, it is hard to teach hands-on math because of time constraints.…

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Raising Chickens:  A Noteworthy Teaching Success Through Chicken Husbandry

Raising Chickens:  A Noteworthy Teaching Success Through Chicken Husbandry


Guest post by Carrie Sullivan I had an opportunity to take a summer professional development offered by Oregon Agriculture.  This course provides…

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Back to School with Real-life Experiences: Get Going with Google Tours

Back to School with Real-life Experiences: Get Going with Google Tours


The idea of bringing the outside world of mathematics into a 20 x 40 square foot space to 30 squirrelly…

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How a Student Transformed Her Learning When Exposed to Next Generation Science Standards

How a Student Transformed Her Learning When Exposed to Next Generation Science Standards


Two years ago our district began the process of textbook adoption for science. With the state recently adopting the new…

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Do Multiple Ways Matter: Using Tech to Make the Connection

Do Multiple Ways Matter: Using Tech to Make the Connection


  Let's be clear counting in small quantities is a skill most kids do naturally without much prompting or coaching needed,…

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Bringing Math Into the Real World with Technology

Bringing Math Into the Real World with Technology


Okay you know the feeling it's math, and kids come into your classroom with all sorts of prior experiences and…

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Teaching Invasive Species in the Classroom to meet Next Generation Science Standards [VIDEO]

Teaching Invasive Species in the Classroom to meet Next Generation Science Standards [VIDEO]


Learn about Teaching Invasive Species in the Classroom to meet Next Generation Science Standards with online continuing education instructor and…

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Helping Students of Mixed Abilities Achieve in the Special Ed Math Classroom

Helping Students of Mixed Abilities Achieve in the Special Ed Math Classroom


There is nothing in the world more that I would want to do as a profession than be a high…

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How Mindset Can Transform Your Math Class

How Mindset Can Transform Your Math Class


One of the things I truly enjoy about teaching is that I also enjoy learning, and decades into my teaching…

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Featured Course: Preschool Mathematics

Featured Course: Preschool Mathematics


Welcome to 2017! This year we are excited to feature a different continuing education course every month that we know…

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