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What Does It Mean to "Use Appropriate Tools Strategically"?
Everything you need to know about Mathematical Practice #5!
Sarah Stecher
2 days ago

How To Teach Content You Don't Like
Read about the lesson I used to hate...and what made me change my mind.
Sarah Stecher
Feb 24

What Does It Mean to "Model with Mathematics"?
Unpacking MP4: what it is, how to teach it, and why it matters.
Sarah Stecher
Feb 3

How to Amp up Your Lesson Debrief
Tips for facilitating a debrief for maximum impact.
Sarah Stecher
Nov 11, 2024

What Does It Mean to "Attend to Precision"?
Everything you need to know about Mathematical Practice #6!
Sarah Stecher
Oct 21, 2024

Changing How We Teach Rates of Change
Get the resources from our 2024 NCTM session.
Sarah Stecher
Sep 30, 2024

Unpacking Productive Struggle (Part 2)
Practical tips for knowing when and how to help students navigate productive struggle.
Sarah Stecher
May 19, 2024

Unpacking Productive Struggle (Part 1)
Beyond posters and slogans: understanding productive struggle and why it matters.
Sarah Stecher
Mar 19, 2024

5 Myths About Math
How to respond to the most common misconceptions people have about math.
Sarah Stecher
Jan 5, 2024

How to Turn Any Worksheet Into a Review Game
Make review days engaging by gamifying your practice problems.
Sarah Stecher
Dec 2, 2023

What Does the Research Say About EFFL?
Get a high-level summary of our recent article in NCTM's Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 journal.
Sarah Stecher
Nov 30, 2023

4 Lessons We Learned While Substitute Teaching
Lindsey and Sarah reflect on their experience substitute teaching.
Lindsey Gallas
Nov 25, 2023

3 Things I Learned at NCTM
My biggest take-aways from the sessions I attended at the 2023 NCTM Annual Conference.
Sarah Stecher
Oct 29, 2023

#EFFL REVOLUTION
Luke was invited to give a 5-minute IGNITE talk at NCTM 2023 in Washington D.C. Here it is!
Luke Wilcox
Oct 20, 2023

What We're Getting Wrong About Math Class
A new take on the priority and possibilities of centering student thinking.
Sarah Stecher
Oct 13, 2023

Homework Is Broken. Here's How We Can Fix It.
Karen Sleno explains how she's totally changed her approach to homework this year.
Karen Sleno
Oct 6, 2023

Revisiting and Refining Classroom Norms
Tools to make sure old norms are still being upheld and strategies for introducing some new ones.
Sarah Stecher
Sep 30, 2023

What Does an EFFL Lesson Look Like?
Watch video footage of Sarah teaching an Experience First, Formalize Later lesson.
Sarah Stecher
Sep 20, 2023

Focusing vs Funneling Questions
How to help students arrive at the main idea without taking over the thinking.
Sarah Stecher
Jul 30, 2023

Why I Ditched My Textbook
Four reasons why I stopped using a textbook and what I did instead.
Sarah Stecher
Jul 25, 2023
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