Miss Younger's Math Musings
In my classroom I tend to lean towards problem solving and giving students opportunities for discovery. I have been working on using the strategies championed by Peter Liljedahl in Building Thinking Classrooms in mathematics. For many of our students a balance between direct teaching and discovery is required. Time to work on rich tasks in…
In looking at my school’s goals and our action plan for learning numeracy is listed along with literacy and character education. Our numeracy goal reads: “How can we improve students’ computational understanding and mathematical fluency while reducing math anxiety? How can we foster perseverance in students when approaching a challenging math problem?” these are great questions to…
Grow Domains and Functions of the Teacher Leader Glow I seldom speak up in staff meetingsNot confident sharing thoughts with wider staffAllows others to change my plans or ideas to prevent a disagreementI feel that because I am one of the youngest / least senor on staff my ideas aren’t as valid Fostering a Collaborative…
Our group chose to make a single point rubric that focuses on the skills of a teacher leader. We chose the single point rubric because they are clear for students and teachers to understand. They focus on the success criteria and give room for specific feedback on both strengths and areas for growth. Grow Domains…
https://www.nap.edu/read/9822/chapter/12 “Teachers need to muster and deploy a wide range of resources to support the acquisition of mathematical proficiency.” I agree that we need a wide range of skills, mathematic and teaching. This takes time first as a student to acquire the mathematical knowledge, through teacher training and then continued growth through up to date…
https://www.youcubed.org/evidence/ I’m going to start with saying I am a huge fan of Jo Boaler! Her work and resources are transforming how I teach math. If you haven’t tried the Week of Inspirational Math with your students do so now! The work it did around our mathematical mindset was great, it was exploratory, playful and…
Teachers lead, formally or informally, wherever they are. “Whether in their classrooms with students or on special assignment outside of them, teachers lead wherever they are. For teachers, leadership is more about influence than power and authority. They assume responsibility, not only because they are selected or volunteer to do so, but also because they…
As a school we already have several ways to gather data about students understanding and achievement in numeracy. We also have tools in place to help us track other student information. We currently collect a lot of student achievement data and as I am writing my first term report cards I am looking at a…