Join a group, apply for a grant
Get connected with the math teacher community. Now is the time to join DACTM, the Detroit Council for Teachers of Mathematics and MCTM, the Michigan Council for Teachers of Mathematics. Both organizations have opened their annual grant applications for making your mathematical dreams come true to the tune of $500. They both offer ongoing professional learning opportunities, virtual and in person. If you've never applied for a grant or don't have time, reach out via email and I'll lend a hand. It's a great way to get bead racks, #VNPS, and other items to make your math class better than ever. MCTM has a joint math and special ed one day conference in Lansing on October 29th.
If you're seeking new opportunities in teacher leadership, both groups welcome new members to be active on the board and committees. Take the leap!
Professional Learning 2019-20
Registration links have been added, more to come.
We can also schedule a 60-90 minute personalized session with a group of teachers from your building or district on a variety of topics: Word Problems & Fluency Interventions, Math Language Routines- elementary or secondary, Teaching Math through Writing, Teachers & NWEA, and Math Recovery implementation.
- SDI Math for Emergent Learners October 16, 2019 OR March 12, 2020
- SDI Math for Conventional Learners January 16, 2020
- Building Thinking Classrooms - Co-teaching Mathematics December 18th
- Math Trajectories for Alternate Assessment- 2 DAY course- October 2 & November 14, 2019 OR January 9 & February 13, 2020
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Cognitive Science Watch this space all year for research around cognitive science, memory, and learning. I'm digging deep to find the best actionable items to make math more memorable and meaningful for our students. Check out the free practice guides on Retrieval Practice.org and let me know what you try out with students. | QuestioningThere is some magic in knowing how to ask the right type of question to elicit student thinking. Here's a nice blog post from Thinking Mathematically with great examples of how to shift from a basic knowledge level question to a more open ended question that delves into a student's understanding of the concept. | Open a Number MuseumIf you're following a number of the day routine, consider adding a weekly Number Museum. Some items could be the same from week to week, just adding the right number of coins or blocks. Others could be unique, like a package of 8 hot dog buns. Students could contribute items or you can stagger the start of this routine within a building and share items between classrooms. It's a great way to help students connect with numerals and quantities in their world. |
Cognitive Science
Questioning
There is some magic in knowing how to ask the right type of question to elicit student thinking. Here's a nice blog post from Thinking Mathematically with great examples of how to shift from a basic knowledge level question to a more open ended question that delves into a student's understanding of the concept.
Open a Number Museum
If you're following a number of the day routine, consider adding a weekly Number Museum. Some items could be the same from week to week, just adding the right number of coins or blocks. Others could be unique, like a package of 8 hot dog buns. Students could contribute items or you can stagger the start of this routine within a building and share items between classrooms. It's a great way to help students connect with numerals and quantities in their world.
Contact me: Shawna Veit special education math consultant