Miss Younger's Math Musings
Accurately assessing number sense in elementary age students is essential for future mathematical success. Without strong number sense students will be unable to participate in rich mathematical problem solving and discussion. The development and implementation of a British Columbia curriculum based number sense assessment referenced to the First Steps in Mathematics program and the Learning…
Another Chat GPT post. The links above are to two previous posts responding to the same prompt. I’m not sure how much my thinking has changed about using Chat GPT or other generative AI tools in the classroom. I’ve read other teacher’s work about “catching” students using Generative AI using various tricks in their own…
I believe that all students should have access to a holistic and joyful learning environment for optimal growth. Students require daily opportunities to form connections, wonder, think and play. The belief that “learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and a sense of place),” (First Nations Education Steering…
Response to the video Initially watching the video the concept of “achieved curriculum” stood out to me, and my mind instantly jumped to how many times I thought I covered a new idea or concept well and then when I went to assess my students work, something fell short and I didn’t convey what I…
“The most traditional purpose of assessment involves teachers gathering evidence to draw inferences about students’ learning to establish grades and prepare reports,” (Earl, 2010) this sentence resonated with me instantly, our assessment is an inference. If we look at how we teach inferencing in reading we teach students that what they read combined with their…
My grade group partner and I collaborate on classroom assessments, using common rubrics for writing, reading responses, and math problem solving in our grade 4classes. This helps us pinpoint student strengths and weaknesses and instructional areas needing improvement. Developing these rubrics aligned with provincial performance standards took us five years, ensuring they are student and…
Tests and assessments are part of our day-to-day instructional practices and we need the information gained from them to support student learning. I made the connection between the historical views of assessment and learning through scaffolding tasks and breaking them up and assessing progress on the smaller steps as described in the Shepard article to…
When planning for technology implementation in the classroom, while it is important to know where a task falls in each of the various models processing technology implementation. It is essential to examine how it fits with the current needs of the students in our classroom. While there is much I would like to do with…
In reading about the different approaches to education and curriculum I realize that I don’t fit into any one particular box. I like elements of several and combine what works for me and my students to best fit their needs. If I were to pick one that best connects to my style of teaching it…
For the last few years creating thriving community connections for our classrooms has been a challenge with COVID 19 protocols and the world first closing and then slowly reopening. One of my favourite connections that my class has is our grade 9 and 10 buddies at a local high school, we get together about once…