by Gerald Aungst | Aug 20, 2015 | Differentiation, Math, Technology
If you are a math teacher, you’ve likely heard of Photomath. The smartphone app, which debuted in early 2015, allows a student to take a photograph of a mathematical equation and then provides not only the solution to that equation, but the steps...
by Gerald Aungst | Nov 15, 2012 | Differentiation, Gifted
NPR aired a piece on Monday morning about how Japanese schools (at least in the elementary grades) promote struggle as the pathway to learning and understanding. It was a profile of work by psychology professor Jim Stigler. The essence of it, and a nice...
by Gerald Aungst | Feb 2, 2012 | Differentiation, Leadership
I am a big fan of the program Fresh Air on NPR, hosted by Terry Gross. Every day she presents an extended interview with a public figure in contemporary arts, news, or culture. Her genius is that she approaches each interview with genuine interest and...
by Gerald Aungst | Mar 4, 2011 | Differentiation, Learning
A couple of days ago, I wrote about how schools often take the “camp bus” approach to learning: load all the kids on the bus at the start of the year, take them all for the same ride, and arrive at the same destination. Imagine a family trip planned this...
by Gerald Aungst | Mar 2, 2011 | Differentiation, Learning
When I was about 9, I went to Cub Scout day camp at Camp Delmont for the first time. Every day, a group of us got on a bus and we rode for an hour or so. I had a great time, and at the end of the week, for reasons that I can’t now...
by Gerald Aungst | Aug 29, 2009 | Differentiation
Image via Wikipedia Last month some colleagues and I ran a workshop for teachers at my school on differentiation. In preparing for it, I came across the idea of anchor activities. Unfortunately, many of the resources I found giving examples...
