This blog post originally appeared at the Room 241 blog for Concordia University, Portland and was written by Jennifer...
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Mathematics teaching and social, emotional, and academic development
ISA’s work in the area of social, emotional, and academic development (SEAD) has been piloted by teachers and coaches...
What Do You Believe About the Subject You Teach?
Math is often a student’s most dreaded subject. Students are sometimes told that you are either “math-minded” or you...
Not a Math Person?
Math is often a student’s most dreaded subject. Students are sometimes told that you are either “math-minded” or you...
An Inquiry-based Math Lesson
After several months of working together, ISA math coach Julie Arcement is ready to observe a teacher she has coached...
Coaching for Rigorous Mathematics Instruction
ISA math coach Julie Arcement often begins the initial coaching session by sharing background information about...
The Inquiry-based Approach to Teaching Math: Teaching Students to be Mathematical Thinkers
Mary Ellen Tyrell and Sapphira Hendrix do not teach at the same schools. They do not know each other. They do not...
Developing Mathematical Thinkers: Moving Students from Rote to Rigor
This is the second in a three-part series on the ISA Whole School Reform Approach. This month the focus is on ISA’s...
Video: Using Inquiry to Develop Curriculum
Teachers use essential questions and an inquiry approach with peers to develop a data and statistics course.
A Strategy for Moving Through Math Anxiety: Maze Moments
ISA math teacher, John McCrann, has been blogging for EdWeek this year. His blog, Prove It: Math and Education Policy...
ISA Coaching: A Math Teacher’s Perspective
Mary Ellen Tyrrell teaches Geometry at the Institute for Health Professions in Queens, NY. She is a fourth-year math...
ISA Mathematics and Writing Formative Assessments: Using Student Data to Inform Continuous Organizational Improvement
ISA has designed mathematics and writing formative assessments that are grade level appropriate for 9th and 10th...
