instructional strategies
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Starbucks would benefit from some math intervention
Starbucks has changed their rewards program to “boost participation.” The chief strategy officer apparently could use some math intervention. From USA Today (emphasis mine): “Currently, customers with “gold” status have to visit 12 times to earn a free food or drink item. Under the new program, those customers will have to earn 125 stars to…
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Webinar Folder
I will be making available a series of webinar type recordings addressing math and special needs. These are free for use and feedback is appreciated. I will also post a Q&A blog post for each video. Many of the videos will have companion documents which can be found here. As of February 21, 2016 there…
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Links for documents presented at parent workshops
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Simsbury SEPTO Presentation Feb 10, 2016
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Math Rulz
Despite Common Core for State Standards, a multitude of initiatives, best practices, differentiation etc. math is challenging for most students. A major reason, from what I have encountered, is that math is often taught in piecemeal fashion with an attempt at rote memorization of an overabundance of rules. I compiled many of these rules into a single…
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Flyer for PD
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CT Down Syndrome Congress Annual Conference Presentation
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North Dakota Public Instruction Conference
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CEC 2014 Presentation on CCSS Math Support
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Consumer Math
At my school we developed a track for math for students with disability for whom the traditional math courses are inappropriate. Many of the topics and concepts from the traditional courses are addressed but in a practical or applied approach, with the principles of UDL incorporated. This is not a typical dumping ground situation that…