To Master or Not to Master? (Posted 12/8/06)
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Experts: Kelly Crisp, Judy Koenig, Jennie Leutze
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- Share one classroom management tip for a CMP2 classroom.
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- At the end of the blog, Leah seemed disappointed that not all of her students understand how the area of a figure changes as you scale it up or down. Do you think that mastery of this concept a realistic expectation in the first Investigation of this unit?
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- What strategies have you used to determine the essential math concepts in each Problem?
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My Wumps, My Wumps, My Wumps, My Wumps, My Lovely Lady Wumps (Posted 12/15/06) Read Blog Entry Listen to Podcast of Blog Entry
Experts: Kelly Crisp, Judy Koenig, Jennie Leutze
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- How often do you switch groups in your CMP2 classroom?
Audio - Like the Wumps song, can you share any experiences that have created a similar energetic atmosphere in your CMP2 classroom?
Audio - What strategies have you found successful in motivating students when they have come into the classroom with their "brains turned off"?
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Stepping Back to Reflect (Posted 12/22/06) Read Blog Entry Listen to Podcast of Blog Entry
Experts: Kelly Crisp, Judy Koenig, Jennie Leutze
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- Share one tip in communicating CMP2 to parents.
Audio - Peer observations can be a powerful way to reflect about your own teaching. Not everyone has a student teacher in their classroom. In your school, what structures have been put in place to support and encourage peer observations?
Audio - What other things [other than peer observations] do you think are important for administrators to do to make sure that CMP2 is effective in their school?
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