Resources

Guidrey, S., Davis, C., and Sipe, S. (2013, November). Differentiation-It's Not just for Students. KSDE Annual Conference, Wichita, KS.    tags State Conference, SC  

Chris Cain discusses ways to make algebra understandable beyond the symbolism. We must teach our students what the algorithm actually means and the underlying journey in relationship to the algebraic story that is going.

2016 Kansas MTSS Symposium Presentation

Chris Cain uses real life events, such as shopping at the grocery store, to explain algebraic equations. He emphasizes the importance of discussing the events of the story.

“Many students in grades 6, 7 & 8 have reading difficulties. The purpose of The Reading Teacher’s Sourcebook” is to provide middle school reading teachers with an overview of research-based instructional approaches for teaching struggling readers….the goal of this school-wide effort is to en...