Finding Your "Just Right Math"
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What is Math Workshop?
What is balanced math and how does it fit into our math workshop?
How To Set Up Your Math Workshop! Is There Only One Way? (Of Course Not!)
When we are thinking about setting up our math workshop, what should we consider?
- Why? Why are we doing what we are doing?
- Engagement! Are all of our students engaged?
- Differentiation! Are we meeting the needs of every student?
- Standards and Curriculum! Are we teaching what needs to be taught?
Begin With a Creative Math Warm-Up!
- Consider images to get your students thinking mathematically. The thought that goes behind an image is amazing. Number sense, reasoning, problem solving, and more can be hit through one powerful image. Real world at its best!
- The Madison Binder is another way to get a warm-up in. Choose a number work task and take 5 minutes to explore. Engage mathematical thinking!
Go Straight to Workshop After the Warm-Up!
Remember...workshop for all subjects include:
- Mini-Lesson - Connection to previous lesson, Lean Teaching Point, Active Engagement, Link to Independent Practice (5-15 minutes)
- Independent Practice - Students are practicing the lean teaching point - usually in some sort of problem solving, then students are working on fluency and maintenance, math project work, inspecting equations, etc. Teacher is conferring with students and conducting small group work, based on needs of the students (45-60 minutes)
- Share - Class comes back together to share out mini-lesson lean teaching point. 2-3 students share...highlighting different strategies/thinking (5-10 minutes)
Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success For All, NCTM
"Principles to Actions represents a significant step in articulating a unified vision of what is needed to realize the potential of educating all students-under any standards or in any educational setting. Most important, it describes the actions required to ensure that all students learn to become mathematical thinkers and are prepared for any academic career or professional path they choose." - Linda M. Gojak, President of NCTM