Thinking Maths, a professional learning program that supports Year 7 and Year 8 teachers in the deep
learning of mathematical content as outlined in the Australian Curriculum Mathematics.
Not exact matches
The three principal elements
of the Protocol stress that Mathematics is more than covering
content, that if we design tasks well, everyone can be part
of a rich
mathematical experience, and that classrooms are
learning environments focused on developing deep understanding.
The theory offers tools that teachers can use to focus on the
mathematical content taught, students» understanding
of it and how to enable possibilities for
learning.
With detailed teacher background material rich in science and
mathematical content, descriptions
of the pedagogical
content knowledge needed to teach and assess effectively, and explicit links to the core ideas in the standards and research on
learning science and mathematics, these books can transform teaching and
learning in your classroom or professional development setting.
Standards
of Learning assessments in English reading, mathematics, science and history / social science are made up
of 35 - 50 items or questions that measure
content knowledge, scientific and
mathematical processes, reasoning and critical thinking skills.
Teachers must consider the needs
of their students, relevant
mathematical content, and appropriate pedagogy when designing and implementing effective
learning opportunities.
For instance, mathematics teacher Joseph Assof's purpose for one day included goals for
content (to use our understanding
of linear functions as a foundation for
mathematical modeling with average rate
of change), language (to use familiar terms to build greater understanding
of rates
of change), and social
learning (to enrich our lesson by participating in whole - class discussions).
The academy operates on the theory
of multiple intelligences, which states children
learn content through eight intelligences, such as linguistic and
mathematical abilities.
Lessons teach perseverance that will benefit 3 - 5 students in solving other math problems using other manipulatives and connect to the core
of mathematics
learning that is important to every K — 8 student Features 18 Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations
of abstract
mathematical concepts Teacher support that provides in - depth discussions
of mathematical content and critical thinking Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas
of math Includes Teacher resource book
Although thinking is an integral part
of the
content standards themselves, the
mathematical practice standards, like the reading standards, are an explicit and intentional list
of the kinds
of mathematical thinking that students should
learn how to do.
Moreover, in Standard C. 2.2 Plan for Effective Instruction, it states, «Well - prepared beginning teachers
of mathematics attend to a multitude
of factors to design
mathematical learning opportunities for students, including
content, students»
learning needs, students» strengths, task selection, and the results
of formative and summative assessments» (p. 14).
In particular, teachers will expand their own
content knowledge,
learn to elicit and build on children's multiple
mathematical knowledge bases, and develop a practice
of using high - demand tasks in order to enact Standards - based instruction in algebra and geometry.
Identify mathematics
content standards students must
learn in a unit and the appropriate math activities and tasks needed to develop understanding, application, and fluency progressions
of mathematical concepts.
The Quantile Framework spans the developmental continuum from Kindergarten mathematics through the
content typically taught in Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Pre-calculus, from below 0Q (Emerging Mathematician) to above 1600 Q. Quantile measures take the guesswork out
of determining which
mathematical skills a developing mathematician has
learned and which ones require additional instruction.
The objectives
of the capstone technology course are that the preservice teachers will
learn to employ computer - based technologies for analyzing
mathematical content from secondary school curricula; that they will design, present, and assess the effectiveness
of technology - enhanced
mathematical learning activities; and that they will analyze
mathematical content from secondary school curricula to interrelate topics, construct critical concepts, discover why relationships exist, discover why certain algorithms work, and apply useful topics to address real - life problems.
But Knewton describes its technology as Google - like (s GOOG) in that it uses
mathematical models to build algorithms that can determine a student's proficiency in any given concept at any given time and then recommend the next best piece
of learning content.