This past week I worked with Instructional Specialists from all areas in DoDEA as we planned for the PK-5 roll-out of College Career Readiness Standards of Mathematics (a.k.a CCRSM). It was a week of productive struggle, where my colleagues helped me to see and construct what I was not understanding. It was a week where "ah-ha" moments happened often as we started to examine the math standards and connect them to prior knowledge. It was a week where we grew as a united team with an united vision. At the end of the week, we all left feeling energized and excited to work with our PK-5 teachers as we roll out these new standards. We know that there will be moments of productive struggle, as we experienced that ourselves this past week. We also know that those productive struggles cemented our learning. This journey that we are embarking on will have its share of challenges and the route we take must be dynamic. With authentic support and a commitment to the plan, teachers will experience the joys of the ah-ha moments as well. Most importantly though, this journey will have a positive impact on our students and how they interact with math. I can't wait for our orientation day in May!
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AuthorSarah Loomis, 2015 DoDEA Teacher of the Year. Archives |