In our classroom we…

A look inside room 44

…use technology daily to investigate and research.

…use rubrics and objectives to guide our thinking.

…peer edit to enhance and improve our writing.

…conference with the teacher to show her what we know and what we can still learn.

…get engaged with our subjects with interactive notebooks.

…use tables, models, and online resources to help us problem solve.

…make decisions and own our learning.

This is an example of a choice board that

we used when studying

multiplication.

…explain our thinking and problem solve using many different strategies.

The Standard Algorithm

Arrays

The Area Model

…work on improving our independent reading stamina with books that intrigue

us and challenge us.

…complete multiple drafts to make our writing the best it can be!

BEFORE… and …AFTER

…ask questions, learn new things, and have fun!