by Laurie Ferry | Apr 10, 2024 | Mathematics, Professional Learning
Math apathy is living large in our math classrooms. It can be defined as a lack of interest or engagement in math. What causes math apathy and what does it look like in our classrooms? More importantly, how do we address it? Math apathy can be caused by a variety of...
by Laurie Ferry | Feb 19, 2024 | Mathematics, Professional Learning
Why do so many students hate math? What is it about math, more than any other content area, that can create such a negative feeling from students? One of the main reasons students struggle in math is related to students’ perception that math has one right answer, one...
by Laurie Ferry | Jan 9, 2024 | Mathematics, Professional Learning
2023 was a year filled with new learnings for me. It was the first time in my 33 year educational career I was able to solely focus my efforts on supporting educators and searching for new learning I could share with them. I was able to work with a variety of...
by Laurie Ferry | Oct 4, 2023 | Mathematics
Imagine a math classroom full of students who struggle with grade-level content all grouped in the same class to flounder together. This happens in schools across the country every day and some educators believe this is truly in the best interest of students. ...
by Laurie Ferry | Sep 15, 2023 | Mathematics
You may hear these student responses in your classroom: “I hate math!” “I am just not good at math.” “This is too hard.” “This problem has too many words.” “I didn’t do my homework because I didn’t understand any of it.” Math can be a challenging subject for many...
by Laurie Ferry | Sep 1, 2023 | Curriculum, Mathematics
Transfer Learning can be defined as deep learning where students are given new and unique critical thinking and problem-solving tasks that have NOT been modeled in the classroom. Here are two examples to demonstrate the concept of Transfer Learning, as coined by John...
