David Ginsburg has served over 20 years as a math teacher, instructional leader, and PD provider. He leads a Philadelphia-based team of consultants that specializes in instructional coaching, leadership coaching, and common-core implementation. Follow David on Twitter, and connect with him through email and LinkedIn. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: teaching strategies.
Teaching
Opinion
Arts Education Cuts: Lack of Funding or Lack of Faith?
What would happen if we put faith in the arts to help raise test scores? Maybe the funding would follow.
Mathematics
Opinion
So Long, Long Division
Instruction that focuses on procedures helps students do math, not know math.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Engaging Math Students in Productive Struggle
Why math practice standard #1 (make sense of problems and persevere in solving them) is so important, and how to help students achieve it.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Unlearning Learned Helplessness
Students will only unlearn helplessness when teachers relearn helpfulness.
Teaching
Opinion
Bell to Bell Learning: Students' Right, Teachers' Duty
Making every minute count doesn't preclude student empowerment; it promotes it.
Teaching
Opinion
Pen or Pencil for Math?
Students should learn from their mistakes, not erase their mistakes.
Teaching
Opinion
Redirect Student Behavior With I and Why
Whether or not students cooperate with you depends on what you say and how you say it.
Mathematics
Opinion
You May Show Your Work
Requiring students to always show their work reinforces doing math more so than knowing math.
Teaching
Opinion
Extrinsic Rewards Exit Strategy
Are you using rewards to the detriment of your students? Make it your new year's resolution to shift from extrinsic to intrinsic motivation.
Teaching
Opinion
My Biggest Regret as a Teacher: Extrinsic Rewards
Students should feel fulfilled because of what they're learning, not because of what they're earning.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Make It an Empowering Day or Not... the Choice Is Yours
Student empowerment involves choices other than compliance and punishment.
Teaching
Opinion
Reinforce More, Redirect Less
Reinforce desirable behavior, and you'll have less need to redirect undesirable behavior.
Education
Opinion
Controlling Teacher, Out of Control Classroom
There's a difference between controlling your classroom and controlling students.
Teaching
Opinion
A Tip for Teaching Tenacity and Teamwork
A clever idea for improving classroom efficiency and students' self-determination.