From a Teacher’s Perspective: Test, Test, and then Test Some More
by Stuart Singer, The Teacher Leader There are few lightning rods in the educational landscape of 2011 that rival the debate on the role of testing in the evaluation of student, teacher and school...
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By Stuart Singer, The Teacher Leader The key to creating an illusion is to distract the viewer. Draw the attention away from the sleight of hand and the audience will believe they have seen magic....
View ArticleMath Instruction, Teacher Preparation, and the Common Core State Standards
“You have to know math in order to teach math.” – Tim Sass, Calder 2012 The Essential Question How could Teach For America grads, with five weeks of teacher preparation, and other alternatively...
View ArticleA Rational Approach to Measuring Achievement
By Stuart Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle There are a great many problems in the Washington, D.C. school system but when it comes to evaluating the academic growth of its students the system may...
View ArticleBringing the Real World to the Classroom
By Stuart Singer, author of The Algebra Miracle Recently Mel Riddile sent me a link to a study conducted at Southern Methodist University that found significant improvement for students who were taught...
View ArticleBreaking Student Hearts in San Francisco
By Stuart Singer, Author of The Algebra Miracle Note: Stu Singer is a life-long math teacher and is currently a resident of San Francisco, California San Francisco takes justifiable pride in many...
View ArticleThe Case (again) for Algebra 1
A recent article in “Slate” by Edward Frenkel had the interesting subtitle “Of course kids need to learn Algebra”. The initial premise of the piece is the manipulation of the Consumer Price Index...
View ArticleStating the Obvious May Be Insufficient
Editor’s Note: Stu Singer taught high school mathematics for forty years. Stu taught a wide variety of math courses including Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses. Stu’s...
View ArticleTurning Words into Actions
Editor’s Note: Stuart Singer taught high school mathematics for forty years. Stu taught a wide variety of math courses including Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses. For a more...
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School leaders, math anxiety is negatively impacting the math achievement of...
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right.” – Henry Ford With the adoption of new, more rigorous college and career ready math standards principals and math teachers across the...
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