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ReplyDeletePlease read through the forward and introductions. Write down questions that you have that you think might be answered throughout the text.
Questions
ReplyDeleteWhat are the Focal Points for critically important?
How do we make mathematics real for kids?
What is the clear and well-researched path?
How do we turn the focus from doing the math to knowing how to think through the math?
What is numeracy?
ReplyDeleteHow can I help the kids be numerant?
What are the nine critical habits?
How can I "braid together" math, language and thinking daily? (pg 4)
What good practices am I doing now related to these habits and where do I need to improve?
I have posted "Closure" for each chapter. Remember in EEI Closure is the learner making sense of the content. We are the learners, and the book is the content. I hope some of these closure ideas will be transferable to your classroom. I got many of them from this site:
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Why is numeracy important?
ReplyDeleteWhat does numeracy mean?
How can we help children "understand the effect numbers have in the world around us" at their ages? (p. 2)
How can we help children talk through their mathematical thinking?
How does Everyday Math help us teach numeracy? What should we focus more on?
How will teaching children numeracy help them on the AIMS? :)
DeleteI'm finally in. I'm reading the book Opening Minds, since I don't teach math. I'll try to link what I write to your discussions.
DeleteFundamentals
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Questions and dialogue--language. Key words. Where students went wrong. Analagies and metaphors
Making connections---business. Government. Data interpretation
Create mental models
Categorize and organize info
?????? To be answered. The how,s
What are the 9 habits?
ReplyDeleteWhat do I already do?
What will be my BIG focus for improving student learning?
-Find out more what they mean with opening statement that common core is long on content and comparativeley silent on process.
ReplyDelete- High performing countries: own particular "Culture of teaching mathematics"; active questioning and dialogue; engagement and making connections to concepts of the problem.
-relationship to language and literacy strategies
-mathematics is science of patterns
-How do we incorporate above?
How can I help students determine on their own if an answer is logical?
ReplyDeleteWhat are the nine habits and do I already do any ot this?
How does Everyday Math work with numeracy?