by Laurie Ferry | Sep 16, 2025 | Mathematics, Professional Learning
Mathematics classrooms are filled with numbers, equations, and symbols. While these are important to the language of mathematics, they often lack the connection to students’ lives. For many learners, math becomes a series of abstract procedures to memorize rather than...
by Laurie Ferry | Aug 18, 2025 | Mathematics, Professional Learning
Numeracy is the foundation of mathematics learning. It’s more than just being able to calculate—it’s the ability to think flexibly with numbers, recognize patterns, and solve problems using efficient strategies. In K–12 classrooms, building strong numeracy skills...
by Laurie Ferry | Jul 28, 2025 | Leadership, Professional Learning
The first weeks of school are an exciting and energized time for students, parents and teachers. We want to maximize that small window to truly LAUNCH our classroom into a culture of learning, intrigue, wonder, curiosity, and idea sharing that will carry us through...
by Laurie Ferry | Mar 31, 2025 | Leadership, Professional Learning
Formative assessment data is one of those elusive educational terms we say a lot but can mean different things for different educators. We often think of formative assessment data to mean a paper pencil exit ticket or check for understanding at the end of a lesson....
by Laurie Ferry | Feb 11, 2025 | Mathematics, Professional Learning
When I walk into a K-12 math classroom and I see students sitting passively listening to the teacher talk about math I cringe a little. Rather we want students to be actively, and physically engaged in their math lessons. We want to encourage student-to-student...
by Laurie Ferry | Jan 13, 2025 | Professional Learning
I love end-of-the-year lists! I enjoy seeing the most read, viewed and played lists to make sure I didn’t miss anything important before I launch into the next year. In that spirit, I have a list of 3 instructional strategies I discovered, borrowed, or saw in...
