004 How to Get a 100% Pass-Rate In Math This School Year; Starting From the Bottom w/Ms. Shanika Freeman

 
Summary:
You might be saying to yourself “No way! Absolutely not!” But I’m here to tell you that it is possible! Not 50%, not 60%, not even 75%, but a 100% standardized test pass-rate in math, and 71% pass-rate in reading, up from 40%. What’s more amazing is that this was all done in one school year! How you say? Well I’m glad you asked!
Today's Guest:
Ms. Shanika Freeman is a stellar educator out of Georgia who walks us through exactly what she did to get the highest pass-rate in consecutive school-years, which was 100% in math and 71% in reading. She does this with the use of well-planned centers, regular feedback for her students, and an emotionally safe environment that breeds achievement like no other!
You'll Learn:

How to use centers effectively
Ways to promote emotional safety that breeds greater learning
How to plan lessons in ways to reach all of your students

Links:
In this episode we talked about a fantastic math program called Prodigy, a very popular web app called Edmodo, as well as a next-level book for educators called The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy in the Elementary Grades.

Shaun Woodly, Ph.D.
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