In this webinar, participants will be reflecting on the importance of using and embedding digital tools in teaching and learning mathematics for diverse learners. Participants will explore:

• how and why goals in the Grades 1-8 Math Curriculum and the 21st Century Competencies: Foundation Document for Discussion support the use of digital technologies in mathematics learning.
• why and how digital tools support learners in making connections between the real and mathematical world
• how digital math manipulatives and environments can provide necessary differentiations for students with diverse learning needs (including exceptionalities and accommodations in formal IEPs)
• rich open math tasks using mathies online tools together to promote a growth mindset and support learners at various stages of understanding to find a place to start and grow

Through this discussion, participants will become familiar with the free online mathies tools, developed by the Ontario Ministry of Education, for capturing learning processes, student voice and more. Visit www.mathies.ca/learningTools.php to learn more about these tools in advance of the session.

Presenter: Jen Apgar

Audience: Grades 1-8

Resources:

• Jen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JenApgar
• Jen’s email: [email protected]
• Link to the slideshow as Google Slides – with many embedded links
• 21st Century Competencies
• Learning for All
• The Kindergarten Program 2016
• Equity and Inclusive Education for Ontario Schools
• Leading Learning – Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons
• Creating Pathways to Success
• I am a Digital Age Learner – ISTE Standards for Students Poster
• Flipped Bloom’s
• Ontario Math Curriculum
• Adolescent Literacy Guide – Revised 2016
• Geogebra
• Desmos
• Google Trends – example
• Google Trends
• Tech Transforms Today’s Learning Landscape
• Conrad Wolfram: TED Talk: Teaching kids real math with computers
• WolframAlpha – Elementary Math
• WolframAlpha – Elementary Math – Word Problems
• youcubed – Mathematical Mindsets
• Open tasks promote a growth mindset – Give Tasks That Promote Struggle And Growth
• youcubed Open Math Tasks – Searchable Archive
• Mathies – Set Tool
• Mathies – Colour Tiles
• Set Tool – Mathies – Make a Pattern
• Making 100 with Colour Tiles – Mathies – Number Tiles
• Grade 5 Patterning with CLIPS – Screencastify
• Mathies – Learning Tools (All)
• Equatio – MathSpace by TextHelp
• Example – More Shapes in MathSpace