"When teachers at Sheridan Elementary School in Spokane, Washington, saw that only 46 percent of their students were performing at or above grade level in math, they decided to make a concerted effort to improve instruction. Teachers regularly met in grade-level teams with Gurule, the school's instructional coach, and developed strategies together. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teams focused on improving students' problem-solving skills by having them work in small groups with an adult leader. They also established a process for problem solving that required students to read problems more carefully, encouraged in-class discussions of math problems, and gave students a rubric for self-assessment. After one year, the percentage of students at or above grade level leapt to 56 percent."
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