Secondary Math Newsletter
May 2016
SAVE THE DATE! DR. DAVID DOCKTERMAN
Monday, May 23, 2016, 04:30 PM
LCPEC, 2855 Colonial Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33966; Caloosahatchee Room
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Join us for an entertaining and informative talk about practical applications of growth mindset given by Dr. David Dockterman.
Excerpt from Bio: Productive failure and a growth mindset fuel innovation and learning, and Dr. Dockterman has become adept at infusing the underlying research from behavioral psychology and cognitive science to foster those dispositions among students, teachers, and institutional leaders. He is a Fellow of the International Society for Design and Development in Education and an Editorial Board Member for the journal Science of Learning.
GENIUS HOUR
So, as you embark on your summer vacation, mull it over...It's worth the thought to encourage each other to be the thinkers we want our students to be!
The question is, how do you make time for remediation? While some schools provide an intervention period, others do not, and that period isn't always about math. Regardless of school-wide interventions, classroom interventions are necessary as well. We've provided some information to help get you moving in the right direction, and remember the old adage, "It takes a village to raise a child." Don't go at it alone! Your colleagues in your school, at other schools, and at the district office are always great resources for ideas and strategies!
LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Planning for remediation takes time and thoughtfulness--often more time than is available in the day for one teacher to tackle on their own. To save time and potentially enhance the end product, working with your PLC to develop strategies for remediation is essential. To get the process started with your PLC:
- Identify learning targets for students (these are in the academic plans!)
- Create/Identify short formative assessments that align to the learning targets. Don't reinvent the wheel...use what you already have, e.g. bellwork questions, exit tickets.
- Examine the data results as a group.
- Plan for targeted remediation.
Targeted remediation (aka, group work, small group, mini-lessons) is where the important work lies. Work with your PLC to determine what works for BOTH you and your students. Below are a couple of options to get you thinking!
Option A
Monday: Whole group lesson using Geogebra to help students conceptualize. Give formative assessment.
Tuesday: Mini lesson; students work in ALEKS and teacher meets with 2 groups based on formative assessment.
Wednesday: Mini lesson; students work independently in Gooru or Safari; meet with 2 groups based on formative assessment.
Thursday: Whole group problem solving in teams to enrich learning
Friday: Whole group lesson; Give another formative assessment to see where students are at the end of the week.
Option B
Monday-Friday
1. Bellwork: 20 minutes
2. Station work: 30 minutes
3. Whole Group Wrap Up & Exit ticket: 15 minutes
Green Team: Guided math group, Building fluency, Technology, Conceptual piece
Orange Team: Building fluency, Technology, Conceptual piece, Guided math group
Blue Team: Technology, Conceptual piece, Guided math group, Building fluency
Yellow Team: Conceptual piece, Guided math group, Building fluency, Technology
Tips
Getting started
- Create workstation containers (bins, folders, or other containers)
- Define workstation locations
- Display workstation grouping list for students
- Create clear directions at each location
- Identify what students should do if they get stuck
Stations should...
- have various activities (limit worksheets)
- have various skills
- be kept to small groups (6 students or smaller)
- take the same amount of time (no more than 30 minutes per station)
Technology Integration for Remediation and Beyond!
Advancements in technology have changed the way we teach, the way students learn, and the way teachers and students communicate. With new technology tools emerging at a rapid rate, keeping up with what's out there (and what really works) can be difficult! Below are some resources to provide engagement, progress monitoring, and interest while planning for direct instruction or intervention.
Plickers
Plickers is a free interactive program that provides an opportunity for teachers to gather real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices. Design quick multiple choice, true/false, or yes/no questions to quickly gauge student understanding using a creative non-threatening response mode. All that's needed is a smartphone (teacher) and print outs of student response cards (easy click on the plickers website). Based on the data collected from Plickers, teachers can determine levels of remediation needed and can intervene before a summative is given.
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Geogebra
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Gooru is a free and open online platform that provides resources for students to learn and master concepts through an engaging educational approach by allowing teachers to develop individual learning paths for each student. Teachers can monitor student progress in real-time, create and share formative assessments, and provide resources and lessons all through Gooru. Use a playlist or lesson already created, remix a created playlist, or make one of your own!
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TRACKING SUCCESS WITH THE PERSONAL MATH TRAINER
The Personal Math Trainer is an online, adaptive assessment and personalized learning system for students, with automatic reporting and intervention system for teachers. The PMT, which is embedded in every HMH high school math textbook in their online product, allows teachers to:
- provide personalized learning paths for each student
- provide targeted recommendations for other assignments
- see real-time data to address student needs and learning styles
- change the course of whole group instruction to meet the needs of all students.
The PMT is different than other intervention programs because it targets remediation
needed for the current content. Students access PMT through their online app through a variety of methods. They can access through practice problems in the text, assignments, assessments, or daily interventions. The more PMT resources the students use, the smarter the system becomes at making suggestions for individualized learning paths.
Resource Access
- Click on Assignments on Dashboard.
- select a Class from the classes you have created.
- from Category drop-down, select the activity you want to assign (intervention, homework, assessment).
- Learn how to EDIT an assignment here.
Application Access
- Students complete the ENGAGE section of their online textbook
Daily Intervention
- Assign daily intervention to students through the assignments tab.
- Students who do not meet the mastery threshold are automatically assigned a personal study plan.
- Students who meet the mastery threshold are given enrichment.
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Wednesday, Jun 1, 2016, 04:00 PM
2855 Colonial Blvd, Ft. Myers, FL 33966; LCPEC Caloosahatchee Room
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