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10 Differentiation Hacks that Won’t Drain Your Planning Time

For years, we have all been told that we need to tailor our teaching to meet the various diverse needs of our students, with only

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Teach Strategies for Word Problems in Math that Stick

Word problems stump virtually every child in our classrooms. When students are faced with them, they often freeze, guess, or strip numbers from a word

15 Surprising Ways We Create Unintentional Barriers That Limit Student Growth

You pour your heart into lesson plans, stay late grading, and deeply care about your students. Yet, despite your best efforts, some kiddos just aren’t

Building Number Sense with Anything Goes Cards: A Versatile Tool for Upper Elementary Math

You finally get your students settled into small groups. You have at least three levels at your math table, your independent workers need something meaningful,