360 degrees of math

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 150

Through the use of the white board, I have been able to differentiate my instruction according to each student's abilities.  In the classroom, I divide the board into sections, and each student is assigned a number (section).  Each section has a different math prohlem, ranging from approaching grade level, on grade level, and beyond grade level.  By doing this, students do not feel as if they are singled out, but I am conscious of what problems I am giving each student.  When students are done and I have checked answers, I give them another number (section) to move to.  The questions get more challenging for each student (beyond level students switch between beyond level stations).

My students really enjoy doing this because it gets them out of their seat, and their neighbors at the station next to them are almost always willing to help out when someone is stuck.  I have seen an increase in enthusiasm for math since I have started to do this with my classroom, and many students are now asking, "Can I start at a hard problem?  I know how to do it!"  Those are words every teacher loves to hear!