S.T.E.M. Highlights
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Dear STEM Teachers,
First Up:
Next:
Note: begin watching at 1:00.
One Question:
Answer: You don't! Align with your coach on the priority standards your students need practice with, and spend time on those questions in the math board review. Watch Ms. Huh from RSK review elapsed time with her students. Notice how, since this is something they need practice with, Ms. Huh prompts students to lead her through the problem, pushing them to do the cognitive work!
Who likes to learn? WE DO!
KEY: Note how while students work, Ms. Rettig-Zucchi circulates, pre-selects who she'll call on, and prompts students. Also note how Ms. Rettig-Zucchi has lesson plans in-hand!! This allows her to quickly reference key points and CFU's.
Other Resources
- Teacher-leaders in our network have been supporting their peers! See the most recent additions to the Shared Resources folders on Box! Shout out to Fairly Nickerson, Gabriella Peterson, and Courtney Mangus for sharing!
- Early grades comparison: Greater? Less? Huh? These comparison cards are a great center, FLEX day practice, or homework resource.
- Early grades math vocab posters: With so many mathematical terms in our students' brains, new vocab can be tricky to recall and keep track of. Solution: check out these student-friendly, visual heavy vocab cards! Good for units throughout the entire school year.
- Mathematical properties: Whether addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division, these practice cards can give your students at-bats with various problems involving math properties. Also, use these for ideas of question stems for a math board or homework practice.
- Base-ten: Use this easy-to-implement activity connecting picture, word, and numeral forms as a rotation, center, or practice activity.
Helpful Links
Mission Control - find out about your teacher benefits, perks, staff directory, summer PD resources, etc.
Box.com - where to find you "shared resources" folders, charts and chants, etc.; also where common plans are housed