By: Katrina Maccalous, MS Ed Long division is understandably one of the more challenging processes students are expected to master in 4th and 5th grade. Many times students have not yet mastered their multiplication facts, while others are still struggling to develop conceptual understandings of […]
By Katrina Maccalous, M.S. Ed. Where it all began… I began writing this article last school year as my students and I dived head first into what is easily the most important and most challenging standard for elementary (and honestly, all grade levels of math)…multi-step […]
By Katrina Maccalous, M.S. Ed. Hello again readers! I have spent the last couple of months writing and rewriting several articles on solving word problems. I found myself becoming overwhelmed by the amount of information I had to share, so I have since decided to […]
By Katrina Maccalous, M.S. Ed. Every year my students take multiple diagnostic assessments and benchmarks before state-mandated testing begins. And every year, what is one of our lowest scoring domains in math? …GEOMETRY…The vocabulary necessary to successfully navigate those geometry questions, is one of the […]
By: Katrina Maccalous As an adult, I assumed rounding and estimation were a simple concept…I mean…we use it all the time with finances! However, it became quite clear to me once I began teaching, that this concept would actually be one of the more difficult […]
Hello everyone! Welcome back…or welcome for the first time! This post is all about sharing my room and organization this school year, amidst navigating Covid-19. So whether you are a parent or teacher, I hope you find this blog informative. First off, it’s been really […]
Note from me, the author: Hello readers! As I have been busy working to build my blog (that I started years ago, and left to fend for itself for quite some time), I stumbled across this old draft I had been working on while I […]
What are Mindsets? “Growth mindset is the belief that intelligence can be nurtured through learning and effort, while intrinsic motivation is the volition to engage in a task for inherent satisfaction. Individuals with growth mindset believe that motivation can be nurtured, and that extrinsic motivation […]
Okay…This video took me WAY longer than I wanted. First, I ran into issues with filming my introduction. Then there was the issue of my eyes…my daughter told me to look kind of at the camera, but a little off…so I did, and I ended […]
Surviving Your First Year (or Month) in the Classroom By: Katrina Maccalous Beginning your career in education is an exciting accomplishment! You are diving into a field that doesn’t always get the kudos it deserves, one that is fraught with long hours, stress, politics…and some […]
