Today
Today I returned to He Talks Too Much (Matava Vol. 1, p. 15) after all the Halloween stuff. Such a great story. I learned that it is this talking about kids in class who are doing all this crazy stuff, making it totally
My Engine Doth Raceth
I have an excellent idea. On Monday I am going to present to our Denver Public Schools teachers on this method. I will demostrate the three steps from beginning to end. The excellent idea is to do the same story, Afraid
Linda Li
There is something more going on when Linda Li teaches than just her genuine expertise at going slowly. There must be, because if the only remarkable quality in Linda's teaching was SLOW, then it wouldn't be that great, because robots
Be Careful
If you are a new teacher doing Circling with Balls right now, be careful. You may not be going SLOW-Li enough. You probably aren't. You know that you are going too fast if even one single kid in your class
Why SLOW Is So Important 5
We won't know that they all understood until we teach a class that ends with great enthusiasm expressed by most of the kids. It can't be called a successful story if it was the creation of the instructor and a handful of fast processors. We must
Why SLOW Is So Important 4
So what is the other way besides personalization to make sure that ALL of the kids in our classrooms have a positive experience with us? It is by going slowly enough that they all get it. Personalization and SLOW -
Why SLOW Is So Important 3
There was a girl who was failing all her classes. Her demeanor was just plain mean. But she was thriving in my CI classroom. She was actually the class superstar. She told me, when I asked once if I
Why SLOW Is So Important 2
I don't believe I have ever done a comprehension check when I haven't said to myself, "So and so's lying there with that 8." 8 is merely the cut off number for avoiding the radar, for flying under it. In
Susan Gross on Comprehension Checks
Susan responded to: http://www.benslavic.com/blog/2011/08/04/the-muddler-hypothesis/comment-page-1/#comment-20554 with the following comment: The key to slow enough is comprehension checks. Not the hold up your fingers which tells the teacher a bit but not much. Instead, do a comprehension check about every 3 questions or so. Comprehension
Anne Matava
A month ago Anne wrote a most poignant description of seeing one of they Hogs recently and how the scene in her school this next year is not what it was over past years with a new administration team. She described