Best Practices in Mathematics Middle School
- 1. Do Nows 1. Complete a quick survey: https://tinyurl.com/PPS-10-11-10-S 2. Complete the Four Fours Activity 3. How many gifts would be given altogether?
- 2. Best Practices in Middle School Mathematics Betty Napoli Galloway Township Public Schools October 11, 2019 www.gtpsmath.weebly.com
- 3. “ ”Lewis Carroll Start with the end in mind… “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.”
- 4. Learning Progressions Curricular Frameworks Instructional Units Coherence Maps Sample Pacing Guides Graham Fletcher’s Progression Videos Sample Priority Standard Continuums
- 5. Assessments Illustrative Math Tasks by grade and standard Edulastic Online assessments Depth of Knowledge Matrix Elementary & Secondary Math Reasoning Inventory Reasoning tasks and resources NZ Math Assessments NJSLA Released Listed by standard
- 6. STOP Take some notes How will I use this? Turn and talk to a partner
- 7. Warm Ups Which one doesn’t belong?* Would you rather? Estimation 180 Clothes Line Number Talks Counting Circles* Splat Sorts Graphing Stories
- 8. Four Corners: Which one doesn’t belong? 4 25 16 38
- 9. Clothes Line Math Clothesline math by grade link
- 10. Counting Circles
- 11. Math Routines Grade 5-8 Samples
- 13. Splat
- 15. Open Middle
- 16. STOP Take some notes How will I use this? Turn and talk to a partner
- 17. Interactive Activities Desmos – interactive activities that build conceptual understanding Card sort – What Fraction Am I? – Elementary Examples Kahoot.com - Game-based assessments - for iPads, computers, phones Quizlet Live - Collaborative online game Scoot - Solve problems moving around the room - video instructions Nearpod - Design interactive lessons and gain formative assessment data Learn Zillion - video lessons and assessments on various topics by grade Marilyn Burns - high interest lessons that build conceptual understanding Move Along the Continuum – series of cards to work on increasing difficulty with “magic” self checking answers Filling in the Gaps - ideas to help students with decimals, fractions, division, negatives
- 18. Linear Equations
- 19. Desmos Andrew Stadel Desmos Activities 3-12 Picture Perfect Marcellus the Giant Click Battle
- 20. 3 Act Math World Record Balloon Dog Resources: Dan Meyer – Math Needs a Makeover Graham Fletcher Robert Kaplinsky Andrew Stadel
- 21. You Cubed Week of Inspirational Math Math Mindset Algebra
- 22. Graphing Intro
- 23. Create your Own
- 24. Graphing Intro - Desmos
- 25. Time to Reflect What was your favorite activity? Pick something to try in your class next week Review released Items – Which are achievable? Consider an upcoming unit of instruction, use the form to create a plan See examples from other districts