Elementary CIC Math Newletter
February 2016 Edition
"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think."
~Albert Einstein~
Seagoville North Elementary
Mr. Cantu
Progress Monitoring
Ms. Julian
Checking progress in Reasoning Mind-STAAR Mode
Kleberg Elementary
3rd-5th Grade
Collaboration Time...Next Steps
Financial Literacy In Action
5th graders taking ownership of their learning
Top Wage Earners
5th grade students in surplus
Fredrick Douglass Elementary
Ms. Powell, 3rd Grade
Students referencing to their Anchor Charts as they collaborate Parts of 2D/3D Shapes.
Ms. Lewis, 3rd Grade
Explaining to her students expectations for each Math Station
Ms. Mock at Seagoville Elementary having students to justify and explain their answers using concrete/pictorial/abstract representation!
Blair Elementary
Ms. Gallegos, 4th Grade
Making Lines of Symmetry Practical
Mr. Beard, 4th Grade
Implementing Think Through Math Pathways
Mr. Edwards, 5th Grade
Encouraging students to donate their points to charity!
Students at Macon Elementary CELEBRATING the KICK-OFF of Thinking Through Math!
Moseley Elementary created "Leader Boards" for each 3rd-5th grade classroom to serve as a VISUAL TOOL to MOTIVATE our scholars!
CELEBRATING 100 Days of School
Seagoville North
Collecting 100 can goods to donate to local charitiy
We are 100 years old..
Kings and Queens!
3rd Grade Teachers, Dorsey Elementary
100 Days of Observations...
Mr. Hambly, Dorsey Elementary
100 Days Stronger!
Ebby Halliday Elementary
I am 100 years older and proud!
Dorsey Elementary
School Parade
Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary
School Parade
Mr. Evangelister, Music Teacher
Implementing 100 Days of School Song
Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary
Created Pre-Kinder-5th grade Class Projects
Anderson Elementary
Ms. Orozco, 2nd Grade Class Project
Anderson Elementary
Scholars celebrating 100 items on their necklaces!
Provoking student thinking/deepening conceptual understanding in the mathematics classroom Researchers support a problem-solving approach in the mathematics classroom because it engages students in inquiry, prompting them to build on and improve their current knowledge as they “construct” explanations that help them solve the task at hand. “In a constructivist classroom,” Marian Small writes, “students are recognized as the ones who are actively creating their own knowledge” (2008, p. 3). The teacher’s skilful questioning plays a vital role in this context, helping students to identify thinking processes, to see the connections between ideas and to build new understanding as they work their way to a solution that makes sense to them.
You are ALL APPRECIATED in all the different capacities that you serve on a day to day basis for our scholars! Make it a WONDERFUL week!