Vermont Mathematics Partnership’s (VMP) Ongoing Assessment Project
Marjorie and Robert presented a session titled: Facilitating the Use of Formative Assessment When Teaching Fractions: A Case from Research to Practice - Vermont Mathematics Partnership’s (VMP) Ongoing Assessment Project (OGAP) which was by far the most informative session that I attended at...
Posted by Lauri Susi on Apr. 14, 2011
As we begin to consider how to design and deliver instruction that meets the requirements of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, it is critical that we not progress with business as usual. These new standards offer an opportunity to refocus our mathematics instruction in a manner that allows more students to achieve. They offer us an opportunity to re-energize the...
Posted by Lauri Susi on Apr. 5, 2011
The Institute of Education Studies (IES), part of the U.S. Department of Education, has released a research-based report titled, "Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten through 8th Grade." The guide presents five recommendations based on research and the experience of...
Posted by Lauri Susi on Mar. 21, 2011
In the previous post I discussed how Steve Leinwand’s book; Accessible Mathematics: Ten Instructional Shifts That Raise Student Achievement could be making a difference in the math performance of students at a middle school I visited. I provided examples of the first 5 Instructional shifts. Since students were...
Posted by Lauri Susi on Mar. 10, 2011
