March 2019
Collab Lab 26: Storytelling – Empowering student voices to drive engagement
How do we help students tell the stories that matter to them? Where can that lead when we do? What stories do your students want to tell? If we give students a chance for their stories to be heard, what does that look like and where might it lead? Join colleagues from public, private, and charter schools from across greater Milwaukee as well as some folks from outside of K-12 to explore these ideas and make the connections that can help…
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Number Talks Workgroup – April Meeting
Our Number Talks Workgroup brings together teachers and coaches who are, or hope to, embed Number Talks as a regular practice within their math lessons. It is organized as a peer-driven professional development opportunity where educators can share what's working, where they need help, and strategies they have used to overcome difficulties.
Find out more »Collab Lab 27: See Math Everywhere
What if Milwaukee students stopped thinking of math as something “I’m not good at” and saw it instead as something much richer? A creative endeavor A way to explore issues they care about Away to see their neighborhood, city, and world from a whole new perspective A place where their interests can drive mastery What if Milwaukee students started thinking of themselves as mathematicians? What if Milwaukee students could see math: walking down the street; In the laundromat; In the…
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Number Talks Workgroup – May Meeting
Our Number Talks Workgroup brings together teachers and coaches who are, or hope to, embed Number Talks as a regular practice within their math lessons. It is organized as a peer-driven professional development opportunity where educators can share what's working, where they need help, and strategies they have used to overcome difficulties.
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