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By Wendy Ward Hoffer / February 7, 2022

Learn More at an Upcoming PEBC Math Institute Advance your math instruction by attending a PEBC institute where you can […]

By Wendy Ward Hoffer / September 3, 2020

There they are – the boxes on the video-conference screen, empty but names or images uploaded. We are hearing from […]

By Wendy Ward Hoffer / August 10, 2020

Trust, shared purpose, interdependence, mutual support, and safety in taking risks are some of the features of an effective community. […]

By Wendy Ward Hoffer / May 27, 2020

What a spring! We have worked alongside so many teachers responding and adjusting and revising our remote teaching in an […]

By Wendy Ward Hoffer / January 9, 2020

Almost like a great song, top-notch mathematical discourse is something you know when you hear. Yet, to cultivate quality, you […]

By Wendy Ward Hoffer / December 2, 2019

We are happy to introduce you to Wendy Ward Hoffer’s fifth book, Phenomenal Teaching, forthcoming from Heinemann in 2020. This […]

By Wendy Ward Hoffer / October 8, 2019

Dear Parents, I know you have been wondering why our math does not look like your math. When you and […]

By Wendy Ward Hoffer / October 2, 2019

How to Get Unstuck. This is one of the most important lessons we can teach in school. Because the truth […]

By Wendy Ward Hoffer / December 20, 2018

Santi had some cookies. His mom baked him 9 more. Now he has 16. How many cookies did Santi have […]

By Wendy Ward Hoffer / November 5, 2018

A literacy teacher shared with me about a recent reading conference with one of her second graders: the little girl […]

By Wendy Ward Hoffer / February 21, 2017

Wendy Ward Hoffer Encourage students to become “unstuck” by utilizing strategies from the Minds on Math Institute on March 7-8th, […]

By Wendy Ward Hoffer / January 23, 2017

How will we treat each other, ourselves, our equipment, our time as learners? Shared agreements build community. We can intentionally […]