Week 16
Are you struggling with getting your teams to work well together? This is a constant challenge for most teachers, but well worth the effort. You may need to work hard to resist the temptation to curtail the use of teams or revert to simply telling students what they should know.
The list below has on-line articles from past CPM newsletters that may help. Most problems you will face with your students are discussed in one of these articles written by CPM teachers. If you are part of a professional learning community or have regular department meetings, consider using some of these articles for discussion with your colleagues. You can find all of them at:Newsletters
“Teaching Team roles,” August 2012
“Suggested Interventions for Students in a CPM classroom,” September 2011
“Marzano’s ‘Basic Nine’ Instructional Strategies,” February 2010
“Reminders for the New School Year” (success, effective teams, and mathematical language), September 2010
“Ask a CPM Teacher” (questioning strategies), November 2009
“Maintaining Effective Study Teams.” January 2004
“Seven Proven Ingredients For A Successful Year.” August/September 2003
“Managing & Interacting With Study Teams.” February 2003
“Assertive Study Team Management.” February 2002
“Advice For First-Year Teachers.” August/September 2001
“Modeling Effective Team Behaviors.” March 2001
“Ideas For Managing A CPM Classroom.” September 1999
“Study Team Fundamentals.” January 1999
“Helping A Parent Understand CPM.” November 1998
“Everyday Instructional Strategies.” November 1998
Are you struggling with getting your teams to work well together? This is a constant challenge for most teachers, but well worth the effort. You may need to work hard to resist the temptation to curtail the use of teams or revert to simply telling students what they should know.
The list below has on-line articles from past CPM newsletters that may help. Most problems you will face with your students are discussed in one of these articles written by CPM teachers. If you are part of a professional learning community or have regular department meetings, consider using some of these articles for discussion with your colleagues. You can find all of them at:Newsletters
“Teaching Team roles,” August 2012
“Suggested Interventions for Students in a CPM classroom,” September 2011
“Marzano’s ‘Basic Nine’ Instructional Strategies,” February 2010
“Reminders for the New School Year” (success, effective teams, and mathematical language), September 2010
“Ask a CPM Teacher” (questioning strategies), November 2009
“Maintaining Effective Study Teams.” January 2004
“Seven Proven Ingredients For A Successful Year.” August/September 2003
“Managing & Interacting With Study Teams.” February 2003
“Assertive Study Team Management.” February 2002
“Advice For First-Year Teachers.” August/September 2001
“Modeling Effective Team Behaviors.” March 2001
“Ideas For Managing A CPM Classroom.” September 1999
“Study Team Fundamentals.” January 1999
“Helping A Parent Understand CPM.” November 1998
“Everyday Instructional Strategies.” November 1998