4th Graders Arrive at MVHS4th grade students learn about probability and create fair and unfair dice and collect data to predict and verify the respective outcomes. Student play math and geometry bingo games to learn mathematical concepts and vocabulary connections to models of applications.
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Warrior students put on display their math skills to run a Math Fund Day for De Anza Elementary School. 100 kindergarten students were on campus playing math games involving a multitude of common core mathematical concepts. Students facilitators work hard to sharpen their teaching skills!!
Many students use their pens and paper from time to time to perform activities such as not taking but mostly only upon receiving directions to do so. They perform calculations doing math assignments or assessments. Mostly use technology tools to take shortcuts and do not really learn. One method of formative assessment to identify if a student is learning is through writing. Most assessments or qualifying tests now requires the student to have the ability to write about their understanding of the concepts. However, students mainly use writing as a mechanism to demonstrate their computational skills rather than their conceptual thinking. Mathematical writing becomes a powerful learning tool only if it combines language and mathematical algorithm. Teachers should embed formative assessment writing to determine if students truly have a conceptual understanding.
Reference The Impact of Mathematical Writing on Students’ Meta-cognition in Applied Algebra Test (PDF Download Available). Retrieved from Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284791179_The_Impact_of_Mathematical_Writing_on_Students'_Metacognition_in_Applied_Algebra_Test [accessed Mar 06 2018]. How Do You Know that Students are Learning?Formative assessment, including diagnostic testing, is a range of formal and informal assessment procedures conducted by teachers during the learning process in order to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment. Formative Assessment ExamplesWrite it down Have students write down an explanation of what they understand. Read these explanations to help inform your instruction, and write comments on them (or discuss them with the student) to give them feedback. In this inclusive classroom we use a Math Journal created in Google Docs. My Favorite No Assign students a warm up problem or two. Hand out index cards to the students. Sort the index cards into yes/no piles. Choose your favorite no response and analyze it as a class. See https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/class-warm-up-routine Create a video Students create short videos or screen-casts where they explain their reasoning. You can then watch what they create and see what they are able to explain, what they omit, and what they may not understand. In our classroom we will use an updated version called "Cuethink." Review the results and how do we move learning forward? - LearnbopWe use Learnbop because of its unique adaptation ability to review key underlying skills. In the inclusive classroom this provides immediate feedback and intervention to all students. The teacher is now the facilitator of learning and technology which supports learning.
Learnbop will be our formative assessment program in the near future. Today students will learn how to use the tool to gain a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts. Students access the website using a code provided by the teacher. The program offers step by step tutorials and message communication to the teacher for additional help. The SBAC assessment requires that students be able to problem solve and write about their reasoning and justify their steps. Collaboration and the discussion of mathematical concepts is also critical skills for learning mathematics. Cuethink application will allow students to develop a plan to solve problems and share their approach to solving problems with their peers in real time. How do we get students to do math outside of the classroom? Watch the Kahoot Challenge Video above. This app allows students to do tasks at their on pace, place, and time. Credit is given only for scores of 70% or above. The student may take the quiz multiple times but before a 3-day window of time.
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