Math Medic

As teachers, we are inundated with questions from students at what feels like a rate of one question per second. These questions can be valuable and often provide great insight into students’ knowledge and areas that need additional support. The way in which we respond to these questions can promote more student thinking, but they can also unwittingly end the conversation.

And somehow, it’s already October! The beginning of the year feels like a distant past and yet it also feels like we just met these students yesterday. October is a month full of fall festivities, colder weather, and cozy sweaters. With Halloween coming up, we know some teachers will enjoy using

You glance at the clock and realize that there’s only 1 minute left before you are supposed to start the debrief. You look at the board and notice that it is completely blank with no student work to debrief. In a rush, you pull up prewritten student answers and prepare for an amazing and engaging debrief.

As you begin to tell the students to switch to a different color...