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Supporting Improved Math Achievement Through a Focus on Wellness
Join this energetic discussion about classroom routines, conversation structures, assessment practices and student voice as they relate to a problem-solving math class and student wellness. The positive impact that these have had on the culture in the facilitator’s class and on student achievement is noteworthy. As well, participants are invited to bring their questions and …
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Planning A Week in a Problem-Solving Math Class
In this session, participants will experience what planning a week for a problem-solving Math class might include. Topics to be explored will include 3-part lessons understanding the expectations anticipating student errors & misconceptions the balance between partner and independent work opportunities to build skill fluency assessment & feedback Mary-Kay will share work from her Grade …
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Spiraling INTO Control: A Different Way to Plan and Teach Math for Deeper Student Understandings
In this session, Mary-Kay will share her approach to spiraling through the Math curriculum, balancing content expectations and the math processes, to achieve her goal of strengthening students’ mathematical reasoning skills. As well, discussion will look at how this approach better aligns with the assessment practices described in Growing Success. Student work will be from …
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Deconstructing the Primary Math Curriculum
Formerly known as The Math Strands Across the Primary Curriculum In this session, we will deconstruct the expectations within the Measurement, Geometry & Spatial Sense, Pattering & Algebra, and Data Management & Probability so as to best support teaching through problem-solving and have students “think mathematically” as opposed to simply “doing math”. This session will …
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Beyond Solving Word Problems: Establishing and Supporting a Problem-Solving Culture in your Math Classroom
Problem solving needs to permeate the mathematical program…[and] is seen as the main strategy for teaching mathematics. (Guide to Effective Instruction) Unfortunately, problem solving is often equated with and limited to solving word problems. Problem solving can be so much more! Join the conversation and discuss how we can put our students in problematic situations …