Course: The Write Stuff
Description
Explore the best ways to get students writing about math.
Covered Topics
Knowledge
Explore the best ways to get students writing about math.
Covered Topics
- What are the research-based principles writing about math?
- What vocabulary teaching strategies can I employ so students are writing about math fluently?
- Start or upgrade your math word wall with strong vocabulary acquisition strategies.
- What home connections are possible to improve frequency of students writing about math?
Knowledge
- Teachers are familiar with research on writing about math.
- Teachers are familiar with varied instructional strategies for vocabulary acquisition.
- Teachers are familiar with strategies specific to math vocabulary acquisition.
- Develop lesson plans that incorporate writing opportunities on mathematical thinking and reasoning.
- Provide opportunities for students apply writing about math to real life applications/situations using vocabulary appropriately
- Organize and manage a classroom that works to create math writing for daily/weekly use, especially word walls or math journaling activities that support vocabulary acquisition.
- In order to successfully “teach” students you need an approach that is differentiated and takes into account all of the variables that are working for and against all students. The “one size fits all” of education is antiquated and will not be as effective.
- Teachers believe in the “growth’ theory of brain development and not the “fixed” theory.
- Teachers believe all students can master difficult math vocabulary and concepts.