I was lucky enough to sub for one of the EE teachers who was scheduled to be at the Nicki Newton training last week, but couldn't make it at the last moment. I had heard about Nicki from so many people, so I jumped at the chance to participate. She did not disappoint. I loved getting an in depth look at not only the research that supports the use of Guided Math, but the foundations for setting this up in your own classroom. From an Ed Tech point of view, I was impressed with her stance on the importance of providing meaningful technology integration into your Guided Math program.

Here are my Sketchnotes from the session complete with QR Codes to some of her resources. 

Third grade teachers spent a fun and festive week playing Holiday Minute to Win It! games to practice skills in measurement and graphing.  In the “Face the Cookie” challenge, students had to get a gingerbread cookie from their forehead to their mouth without using their hands.  They timed each other and then created bar graphs to display their data using the Numbers app on their iPads.  Other games included the “Reindeer Nose Dive,” “Do You Hear What I Hear,” and “Holiday Card Cliffhanger.”  What a fun way to practice math skills and practice working together in the classroom!