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Including Student Voice and Choice: Using Multi-Age Groupings and Games to Improve Student Understanding of Quantity in Primary Mathematics Classrooms
Area(s) of Focus: mathDivision(s): PrimaryLevel(s): Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3Resource(s) Available:Our journey into the role of math games as part of a comprehensive math program and their impact on student understanding in the area of quantity for students in a kindergarten to Grade 3 environment.
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Exploring Spatial Reasoning Through Coding
Area(s) of Focus: mathLevel(s): Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6Resource(s) Available:Teachers/students will learn how to code as a tool for learning. Teachers will engage in professional learning opportunities on how to use the various coding apps and tools and collaborate with a lead teacher to support implementation in class.
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Improving the Numeracy Mindset of Grade 9 Math Students
If students work on problems stemming from an overarching learning goal through various strategies, then the students will be motivated and demonstrate their understanding while cultivating their growth mindset.
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Sharing and Refining Best Practices in Mathematics – Through a Special Education Lens
Area(s) of Focus: mathDivision(s): Intermediate, Special EducationLevel(s): Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8Resource(s) Available:Teacher’s from special education classes collaborated to refine and explore best practices for their students’ growth in mathematics. Focus was on using data for targeted intervention on specific math strategies/concepts.
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Sharing and Refining Best Practices in Mathematics – Grades 6-8
Area(s) of Focus: mathDivision(s): IntermediateLevel(s): Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8Resource(s) Available:Teachers collaborated to refine and explore best practices, to build their own toolkits and for students’ growth in mathematics. Focus was on using data for intervention on concepts & moving students from concrete to abstract thinking in grades 6-8.
