First Steps

For my instructional design project I am working with Michelle Ackerman. We are working with a 6th grade teacher named Stormy Derrow who is having difficulty with teaching her students to memorize multiplication facts among other things. My partner sent her an email about our LTLE 385 class and our project and that we were interested in helping her and her students. This is the email we received back a couple days ago.

Hi!         Yes, she mentioned you may be contacting me.  One of the bigger issues that could be easily met by your project would be repetitive, drilled practice of multiplication facts.  So many of our students struggle with these this year (which they originally learned in 3rd grade), that it really inhibits their ability to master more challenging math skills.  Unfortunately, due to the strict curriculum, we have very little time to brush up on these multiplication facts .          However, if you would prefer a different route, you could also address sight word identification, social skills, tracking IEP goals for SPED students, etc.  Just let me know what you think! I am sure I can come up with more, if I think more about it. Hope this helps! Stormy  My partner and I will continue corresponding with her and we hope to eventually go to her classroom to make some observations.