Math Tools for the Common Core
Learning consultant Mike Fisher shares more ideas for integrating technology and the Common Core. This time: Digital resources that can deepen math learning by capturing "a moment-in-time assessment of...
View ArticleUpdating Our Recipes for Learning
Whether it's Grandma’s biscotti recipe or a lesson plan, adding new ingredients (like digital tools) shouldn't distract from the end result you seek, says teacher and technology consultant Mike Fisher....
View ArticleA Critical Look at the Close Reading Standard
ELA consultant Mike Fisher urges educators to not be distracted by the so-called "close reading" anchor standard in the Common Core. "Close reading is not a thing. It is not a skill. It is not a big...
View ArticleTriptiks Can Rev Up Student-Driven Learning
Remember AAA's Triptiks – the travel resource kits put together for members? If so, you have some inkling of consultant Mike Fisher's idea to rev up mid-grades curriculum across content areas by having...
View ArticleHave a Summer of Fun Reading & Writing with Kids
Mike Fisher, a middle grades teacher turned literacy and tech integration consultant, suggests ways parents can involve their kids in reading and writing throughout the summer months, on their own and...
View Article10 Strategies Help You Hack the Common Core
Hacking the Common Core by Michael Fisher is the book on the CCSS that many teachers have been waiting for, says reviewer Rita Platt. The short but powerful text, in ten easy-to-read chapters, is a...
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