Evolving Our Illustrative Math Implementation: Lessons from Year One

Last year, we launched Illustrative Mathematics (IM) across all 25 of our 5th and 6th-grade math classrooms. As we shared in our initial blog post, we adopted IM because of its rich problem-based approach, focus on student discourse, and alignment to rigorous standards. One year into implementation, we’ve learned a great deal both about what’s …

New Phonics Program Helps Uncommon Students Become Better Readers

At Uncommon Schools, we are always looking for ways to serve our students better by innovating and building upon best practices, and this year is no exception. In August, we launched the pilot of a new phonics program at many of our schools. Developed by the University of Florida Literacy Institute, UFLI (pronounced “u-fly”) Foundations …

“Let Them Embrace the Challenge”: Veteran Math Teacher Shares Her Story of Success

Eighth-grade math teacher Katherine Goett always has a math joke ready for her students at Downtown Middle School (DTMS). On this day, she tells several.  Q: “What’s a bird’s favorite math class?” A: Owl-gebra.  It’s a fitting joke for an Algebra I teacher whose students boasted the highest passing rate in the Uncommon Schools-North Star …

"从优秀到卓越"--Uncommon 通过名师学院培养高效、经验丰富的教师

每个学生都应该拥有一名优秀的教师。这就是为什么教职员工的专业发展是 Uncommon 的核心使命,即为学生进入大学及以后的学习做好准备。大多数学校将注意力和精力集中在向新教师传授基础技能上,而 Uncommon 则为学生的学业成绩提供了双重途径:向新教师传授基本技能,并扩展...

每日记笔记:科学课成功的关键

2004 年,当我决定将环境科学引入高中 STEM 课程时,我并没有充分认识到,通过直接的技能指导和实践来教导学生如何获取知识,是培养真正的 STEM 专业技能的答案。学生们在我的课堂上做笔记,即使是五年级的小学生,但...

Uncommon Schools 采用插图数学帮助大幅提高学生成绩

  从本学年(2024-2025 年)开始,布鲁克林、纽瓦克、卡姆登、波士顿和罗切斯特的所有 23 所 Uncommon 学校的五、六年级教室都将使用插图数学课程。与全国许多学校一样,Uncommon 学校的教师们一直在努力扭转与大流行病相关的学习损失。我们决定向新的数学课程转变。

与家庭合作开展科学阅读的五种方法

  教育工作者和家庭之间的合作是促使学生实现阅读目标的最有力的激励措施之一。在暑期和秋季返校期间,教师和家长必须携手合作,继续通过超越课本的练习来培养学生的阅读基础技能。

想培养更好的作家?帮助学生找到自己的声音

有六个神奇的词。这六个字预示着乌木五年级班的学生阿曼尼正准备接受激光治疗。"劳恩老师,你能检查一下这个吗?"当 Ebony 上初中时,她还记得开始写作业时的挣扎--不知道自己的声音有多大,甚至不知道自己是否有声音。当...

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