There is much to learn from three elementary school teachers who meet weekly as a professional learning community (PLC). Together they identify free tech tools to support their struggling students using the rich resources in PowerUp WHAT WORKS.
Manipulatives are concrete objects that are commonly used in teaching mathematics. However, because manipulatives typically are used as part of a much broader program of math instruction, it has sometimes been unclear in research studies how much benefit children derive specifically from manipulatives as opposed to other features of instruction.
Judy Zorfass, Tracy Gray, Ph.D., PowerUp WHAT WORKS
For many students who struggle with mathematics, word problems are just a jumble of words and numbers. However, you can help students make sense of these problems by teaching them problem-solving processes.
“Cooperative learning” (i.e., jigsaw, learning together, group investigation, student teams-achievement divisions, and teams-games-tournaments) is a generic term that is used to describe an instructional arrangement for teaching academic and collaborative skills to small, heterogeneous groups of students.
Alise Brann, Tracy Gray, Ph.D., PowerUp WHAT WORKS
Help your students remember their math facts. Mnemonic instruction is particularly helpful for students with short term memory problems. Learn how to use three important strategies, key words, pegwords,and letters.
