When I was in the classroom, I taught Geometry, Algebra 2, and Math Models. Those courses remain some of my passion areas. I also know that there isn’t much out there for many high school teachers. So, as I’m writing some resources for my passion-area courses, I am coming across some really cool (and to be honest, some really irritating) web resources other mathematicians and educators have produced. It is my hope that on this blog post, I can keep it updated with some interesting readings, activities, and resources for Algebra 2 teachers. If you have some ideas, ping me […]
Planning Resources for Prior Learning Guides
Math leaders! Here are some planning resources to help you for the 2020-2021 school year. This series of blog entries is to support the Cosenza & Associates, LLC, Prior Learning Guide documents that we have created and made available as a resource for you and your teachers to use as you look back to what students may or may not have learned last year. In this first update, there are two planning resources that I wanted to call to your attention in case they are useful to your role as a math leader in your school or district. NCSM-NCTM “Moving […]
FREE Webinars for Flexible Math Resources
There’s only one thing that’s certain about the 2020-21 school year – how it will “look” is unclear. How do you plan for a school year that may include unprecedented combinations of remote and in-class teaching? Our main focus at Cosenza & Associates is to provide mathematics educators with quality teaching resources in the classroom. However, with the look of next year’s classrooms uncertain, we’ve re-tooled some of our resources to make it easier for you to transition between in-class and virtual school schedules and routines. The method for communicating with your students may not be clear, but we want […]
Rules that Expire
When I work with teachers, I spend a lot of time helping them plan. In a coaching role, we plan lessons together. We plan assessments or instructional strategies. In a workshop setting, we think more like strategic planning. How do topics flow within a unit? What are the pitfalls and challenges of teaching a particular topic? Every now and again, someone will say something like, “I just need them to know that when you add two numbers you get a bigger number.” Then, my heart stops beating momentarily. When NOT to Reach Out and Touch Someone Karen Karp is one […]
2019 Legislative Session Wrapup
The Texas Legislature has adjourned sine die for the 2019 session. Many of the bills that I was watching do what most bills do – die somewhere along the legislative pipeline. Please join me in a moment of silence for them. HB1182/SB686 – changed Personal Financial Literacy from an elective to a required course – died in the House Calendars Committee HB2983 – required testing only at benchmark (3, 5, and 8) grades – died in Senate Education Committee HB4242 – required STAAR to be on-grade level, among other things – died in the Senate Education Committee HB663 – initially required […]
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