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Stricker Elementary teachers use monthly 'Problem of the Month' and PLCs to boost K–5 math problem solving
Summary
Stricker Elementary staff told the Lapeer Community Schools board that a monthly, grade-level problem set, guided PLCs and a math-focused interventionist helped teachers target gaps in problem solving and student perseverance across K–5.
At the May Lapeer Community Schools Board of Education meeting, Michelle McKendree, principal of Stricker Elementary, and Amy Duncan, the school's learning coach, described a new K–5 initiative that gives teachers a common problem set each month and structured professional learning community (PLC) time to teach deeper problem solving.
McKendree said the work is tied to a board goal for teacher participation in PLCs and the four PLC questions: "What do we want students to learn? How are we going to assess them? What are we going to do if they aren't learning? And what will we do if they are able to be taught?" She…
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