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HEY, YOU GUYS!

by judy5ca

Jan 16, 2011

I don't watch Sesame Street anymore, but I sure do feel like Millie! HEY, YOU GUYS!

Where are you? I've posted about my class, about my article, and about the book we're reading. I'm a posting saint, but where are you?

Hey! Judy

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KimK1ca Um. I am here trying to catch up. I am being diligent. I shall post soon.

:-)K

Jan 16, 2011

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dc Sorry, Judy! It was a four-day weekend (with no pay/furlough days) for both of us, so we "took off work" for the weekend! Thanks for stepping in!

GREAT NEWS on turning some corners with your kiddos. I knew that you would end up loving some of their diverse thinking and ways of looking at the world.

Your timeline sounds wonderful...See More

Jan 17, 2011

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Jan I am truly a practice devotee. I love 2 kinds.....guided practice and distributive practice. I had huge successes just from those two things alone. I am not so much a fan of independent practice for little kids. My whole lesson each day, in math, was pretty much guided practice. Here are Madeline's 4 short questions and answers about the principles...See MoreI am truly a practice devotee. I love 2 kinds.....guided practice and distributive practice. I had huge successes just from those two things alone. I am not so much a fan of independent practice for little kids. My whole lesson each day, in math, was pretty much guided practice. Here are Madeline's 4 short questions and answers about the principles of effective practice.

1. HOW LONG? (should practice sessions be) SHORT

2. HOW MUCH? THE SMALLEST PART THAT WILL RETAIN MEANING

3.HOW OFTEN? DEPENDS. Two answers. Sessions right together with no intervening activities for new learning (massed) and sessions further and further apart for long remembering.

4, HOW WILL STUDENTS KNOW IF THEY ARE RIGHT? YOU TELL THEM.You give feedback. Practice without knowing if they are right is a waste of time.

P.S. I did those from memory! It's been awhile since I've taught this piece.

On 1/17/11, dc wrote: > Sorry, Judy! It was a four-day weekend (with no pay/furlough > days) for both of us, so we "took off work" for the weekend! > Thanks for stepping in! > > GREAT NEWS on turning some corners with your kiddos. I knew > that you would end up loving some of their diverse thinking > and ways of looking at the world. > > Your timeline sounds wonderful. I'm envious. > > As to chapter 5, our district is now beginning a district > wide math facts PRACTICE program. We used to do it regularly > with Saxon math, but then switched to a "standards-based" > math curriculum (MacMillan-McGraw) which most of us hate. > The upper grade teachers have complained that the kids cannot > do higher levels of math because they no longer have a > command of their math facts, so we are going to implement our > own standardized math facts timed program to help kids be > successful. We swing back and forth in math, just like we > did with phonics/whole language. Good teachers know that you > need both, not one or the other. > > I'm glad to hear what he has to say about the importance of > practice. I'm naturally "old-fashioned" that way, so it's > good to know that it is still important! > > Thanks Judy, for yelling out the Sesame Street call, as you > brought some of our favorite folks out of the woodwork!

Jan 17, 2011

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