Direct Instruction
The Direct instruction strategy is highly teacher-directed and is among the most commonly used. Direct instruction strategy is effective when the teacher is providing information. The teacher is the provider and…
READ MOREMonth: January 2016
Concept Based Teaching
On the opposite end of the instructional spectrum from the procedural approach to teaching mathematics is the conceptual approach. Where procedural-based instruction provides mathematics facts, algorithms, and formulas that can…
READ MOREProblem Centered Mathematics Projects
Problem Centered Mathematics Projects(PCMP) is aimed at helping children construct and use increasingly abstract units of number. Initially for young children, a number like 27 means only 27 single…
READ MORESupporting Ten Structured Thinking
Supporting Ten Structured Thinking(STST) instruction provides conceptual supports to make connections between number words and multi-unit groupings more explicit. The English words used to denote numbers less than one hundred…
READ MORECause a change
If we want to cause a change in the world we need to change the way we think and act. We need to start with the students who are the…
READ MOREMy Believe
I believe that teaching profession is one aspect of my life that allows me to reach my own intellectual and spiritual potential. I believe that teaching is the most humanitarian…
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