Tag Archives: deep practice

Leading Learners to Level Up – #LevelUpMath #LearnFwd12 – the details

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Hello, I am Anne Conzemius, the host for your Learning Forward session. Well, no pressure there, huh?  Actually, about 15 minutes prior to this quick introduction, I scanned the roster of participants and noticed Anne’s name on the list of … Continue reading →

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Being Slow…Mindset…2nd Chances…Learning

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

On the drive to school yesterday morning AS (age 6) explained to me that she was the slowest in her class.  It was very matter of fact.  “I am the slowest in class, Momma.  I finish last every time. It … Continue reading →

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Learning: Habit, Assumptions, Experience, Practice, and Empathy

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

On January 4, I posted Learning Challenge – Take a Small Step in Their Shoes.  I was hoping my team would accept this challenge to have an experience about learning to connect with their learners.  I was hoping that they would … Continue reading →

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Deep Practice in practice

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

Let’s think more about the idea of deep practice for homework and what it might look like.  The children that I am coaching to learn Algebra I are encouraged to complete the homework the idea of deep practice.  We are trying … Continue reading →

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Is time a variable? Is learning a constant?

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

I think that I need some counseling – a reality check, if you will – about the meaning of:  Time is the variable and learning is the constant.  Is it true all of the time, some of the time, regularly … Continue reading →

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Deep Practice, Leveling, and Communication

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Does a student know that they are confused and can they express that to their teacher? We need formative assessment and self-assessment to go hand-in-hand. I agree that formative self-assessment is the key. Often, I think students don’t take the … Continue reading →

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