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Top 10 Tools for Teaching Math. Montgomery County Schools Felicia Bond, Kayla Hicks, & Lucy Woodford. #1 – Centers in Math? Absolutely!. Why are centers effective? Organization of centers Centers at every level Group Activity: Center Exploration Technology Center Current Content Center
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Top 10 Tools for Teaching Math Montgomery County Schools Felicia Bond, Kayla Hicks, & Lucy Woodford
#1 – Centers in Math? Absolutely! • Why are centers effective? • Organization of centers • Centers at every level • Group Activity: Center Exploration • Technology Center • Current Content Center • Spiral Review Center • Teacher Center
#2 - FALS – Encouraging higher-order thinking • Group Formative Assessment Lesson
#3 - Use the vocabulary! • Vocabulary Checks • Word Walls • Common Core Vocabulary • Spelling Lists
#4 - Moving away from worksheets • Why move away from the workbook? • Unique ideas for content delivery
#5 - Make it STICK • Unique ideas • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaU1eX_DPkY • How do you “make it stick?” Group Share
#6 - Making Mistakes - The impact of analyzing errors • Wrong Answer Analysis • Test Reflections • “Frantic Fran”
# 7 - “When will I ever use this?” Real World Applications • Real-world projects in the math classroom • Financial Planning projects • Group Share – What do you do to “make it real?”
#8 - But I Hate Math!Changing the Math Attitude • Our Attitude • Student’s Attitude • Parent’s Attitude
#9 – Writing About Math • Math Journals in the Classroom • 3 – 2 – 1 Activity
#10 – Use those resources! • Resources List • Questions?
Thank you! Have a wonderful year in your math classroom!