Smith's Math Snippets
KISD Instructional Coach
Calendar 2017-2018
August 22nd - August 24th - Sunset Valley Elementary
August 29th - August 31st - Lone Star Elementary
September 5th- September 7th - North Riverside Elementary
Welcome Back to School!
I am so glad to be working with each of you this year! During our first visit together, I will go over a little about how I can support you, some specific information from math and science, and share the rest of my dates.
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
I have been in education for 15 years and have been in KISD for 10 years! I have spent the last 5 years getting to support teachers in many areas, including First Year Teacher Academy, technology integration, and math instruction. I am always looking for ways to support teachers to make the biggest impact on student achievement. Please contact me with any questions!!!
Resources and Ideas
Estimation 180
Estimation 180 has a list of images that you can use to present estimation challenges for your students! I wonder how many images there are! ;)
Would You Rather? Math
Do your kids love to play "would you rather"? "Would You Rather Math?" gives you ideas of how to harness that game into powerful mathematical thinking.
I notice and I wonder
I notice and I wonder is a great activity to get students thinking about the math concept for the day. Students will look at an image and record things they 'notice' and things they 'wonder' about from the image. View teaching channel videos on this strategy and several other great math routines here.
Kid Snippets: "Math Class" (Imagined by Kids)