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Author: Cathy Sinnen

November 21, 2021December 3, 2021
Post categories Cathy Sinnen, Mathematical Discourse, Teacher as Researcher

How I Magnified Students’ Voices by Quieting My Teacher Voice

In one form or another, I have been working on student participation as part of my action research investigation with my CPM TRC (Teacher Research Corps) teams for three or…

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February 11, 2021February 12, 2021
Post categories Uncategorized

The Art of 3-D Teaching in a 2-D World

I am a middle school teacher working in a pandemic. I am also a TRC researcher investigating student engagement in whole class discourse. Of course, like every teacher right now,…

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January 31, 2020February 3, 2020
Post categories Cathy Sinnen, Motivation & Engagement, Student Self-Assessment & Metacognition

Making Whole Class Discourse Visible

For most of my twenty-five years of teaching middle school math I have struggled to facilitate great whole class discussions. It seems like as much as I tried to ask…

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March 12, 2019March 13, 2019
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Rethinking Feedback with Students

This is my third year as a TRC team member The first two years I was on a team exploring goal setting to increase student achievement. This year I have…

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February 17, 2018September 28, 2018
Post categories Cathy Sinnen, Goal Setting, West Coast Goals

Hidden Benefits of Goal Setting with Students

  Have you tried goal setting with your students? Most of us have dabbled in it at least. This is my second year as a TRC team member working on…

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  • Formative Assessment
  • Goal Setting
  • Growth Mindset
  • Mathematical Discourse
  • Motivation & Engagement
  • Number Talks
  • Productive Struggle
  • Standards Based Grading
  • Student Self-Assessment & Metacognition
  • Study Team Improvement
  • Teacher as Researcher
 

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