Education is always seeking out new ways to teach our children as they are the way of the future. With that in mind, the way that we are teaching the children constantly changes on a daily basis. This is true for the way that students at Hillside Elementary where a teacher is no longer teaching math in a stagnant way. Instead, she brings her love of teaching and math together in a bright new way.
Educator embraces new approach to math #dyscalculia
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One educator teaches math one-on-one in a new style.
One summer a few years ago she was introduced to the concept of using guided math and workshops. Instead of teaching from the front of the classroom, she works with the students in a group lesson that allows for one on one attention with the students in a different format than previously done before. Read more in the article to learn more about her teaching style and how it’s changed her classroom!
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One-on-one time is just one of the four rotating stations where there are also hands-on activities, computer learning and traditional problem-solving with pencil and paper. Each small group spends approximately 15 minutes at each station.
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Teacher Amy Falcone uses Sammons and Newton research as innovative way to teach 4th graders at Westside School District.
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Program revolves around breaking class time up in to 15 minutes of small groups allowing teacher one on one time with each student.
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Inspired many other teachers to implement the approach and received Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and $10,000 from the National Science Foundation.
