Spiraling the Curriculum

Kristin is a school principal who is passionate about working with teachers to help students learn in a way that sticks through spiralling curriculum. Through her funny and engaging talk, she shares the power of recursive teaching in math with some phenomenal results for student learning through changing teacher practice.  Kristin Phillips has a passion for educational change.  She works closely with teachers and administrators at the school and board level to bring about pedagogical change based on current research and practices.    Her current interest is "recursive teaching" in order to better engage students and promote learning that "sticks".  She is currently a principal at a grade 7-8 school in Kitchener, ON.

TeachOntario Professional Learning Series webinar with Alex Overwijk & Jonathan So.   Teachers often express frustration that there isn’t enough time to cover everything in the math curriculum. What if, instead of working through each strand and each unit as separate entities, we covered the curriculum in an integrated way, making connections across strands?  What if we revisited concepts multiple times over the course of the year in order to build upon students’ learning and understanding?  We have had success integrating this spiral approach to learning with engaging activities.  In this session, we will share our journeys; how we plan, the advantages and disadvantages of a spiral, and how it has allowed us to rethink assessment.  Come with questions and a willingness to interact and walk away with helpful ideas to use the next day.  All levels K-12.