Professional development focused on science and
math content as well as language and literacy development.
In the northern California counties of Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity, educators have placed their bet on a longer, more in - depth teacher training model that attempts to educate teachers in
math content as well as in math instruction, as opposed to spending a few days or weeks focused on the Common Core.
Not exact matches
States that have recently adopted higher standards are seeing growth in key
content areas such
as reading and
math.
As expected, the simple traffic light labeling of calorie
content had a particularly strong impact among the subset of participants who scored poorly on a simple test of
math ability (numeracy).
As the paper states, «Although the
math games caused persistent gains in children's non-symbolic mathematical abilities, they failed to enhance children's readiness for learning the new symbolic
content presented in primary school.»
Excited about the potential of Pinterest
as a way to help share, highlight, and curate science, technology, engineering, and
math education
content, Science Buddies has been pinning project ideas, blog posts, and updated student, teacher, and parent resources at Pinterest for more than a year.
As for carb
content the approximate
math would be ~ 36g of carbs per 165g of flour and the honey loaf has and extra ~ 15g with the honey.
Add up the fiber
content of typical portions, doing the
math as needed, and see how you fare.
Many
math games are really just playsheets where the
content is the same
as what would be found on a worksheet, but fun graphics and a story take place around the
math problem.
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.
In the typical mathematics classroom, especially in the middle years of schooling, we tend to use one model to connect
maths with the real world; we start by teaching the
maths content and skills, we then get students to practice and do some
maths, and then we next might apply some of those skills into a real world context by using learning activities such
as word problems.
Make them the same length
as a decent lesson — at least 50 minutes — so that they can be planned properly, and they can be used to wrestle with substantial
content, such
as a wellbeing issue like bullying, a big political debate like who should be the next President of the United States, or an area to explore in science,
maths, or history.
However,
as teachers and students become more PBL - savvy, STEAM can be great opportunity to create a project that hits science,
math, technology, and even art
content.
The Lubienskis point out that both the NAEP and ECLS - K were altered, prior to the data collection for their study, to focus more heavily on the
math content that was being taught in the public schools but not
as much in the private schools.
On one end of the spectrum are schools that use PBL
as a vehicle to teach all academic
content areas, including literacy and
math.
The logic of the argument that it is the Asian culture or something «beyond their textbooks» that produces
math success leads to the conclusion that,
as NCTM adherents often contend,
content doesn't matter nearly
as much
as the teacher or the culture that produces the «proper conditions for learning.»
Frameworks for English,
Maths, Science, Computing and History will be included
as an option alongside Educater's current
content partners STAT Sheffield and NAHT Assessment Frameworks.
As a
maths teacher, do you explain to students what the course involves, what will be expected of them, and share examples of
content and the topics they'll be studying?
Just
as they do when choosing a
math text, SIS (student information system), CMS (
content management system), or classroom teacher, school leadership needs to find the best «fit.»
Content: Mind Research provides the K - 12
math market with instructional software and systems,
as well
as textbooks and professional development resources.
Content: Here students can play a variety of
math, maze, puzzle and money games
as well
as access reading activities in both English and Spanish.
As states and districts work to implement the Common Core State Standards in
math, a key challenge is helping students not only acquire
content knowledge but also become proficient in the set of eight mathematical practices laid out in the document.
Achievement tests, in contrast, measure specific knowledge and skills in particular
content areas such
as science,
math, English, and social studies.
As The New York Times» Motoko Rich pointed out, the weakest performance among fourth - graders was on
math topics they haven't yet learned: NAEP is testing them on
content that won't be introduced until the following year.
Others allow them to major in elementary education or a
content area, such
as math or science, and pursue a minor in special education.
Professor Milgram was the only
math content expert on the Validation Committee reviewing the standards, and he concluded that the Common Core standards are,
as he told the Texas state legislature, «in large measure a political document that... is written at a very low level and does not adequately reflect our current understanding of why the
math programs in the high - achieving countries give dramatically better results.»
You can teach K - 5 computer science
as it's own
content area or integrate into
math, ELA, digital citizenship, robotics, or other subject area.
Requiring all students to take a college - and workplace readiness curriculum by defining specific, challenging core
content in English and
math required for graduation, regardless of the high school program in which students enroll, and by ensuring that other courses such
as science, history and the arts reinforce college and workplace readiness expectations;
They have proved very popular with students
as a way of developing their confidence of the
maths content within physics unit 1 resulting in dramatic progress in this area.
This entailed offering
math content sessions focused on topics such
as improving the quality of student discourse in explaining mathematical reasoning.
Research finds that students who are engaged with
content in deep ways while developing conceptual understanding are better able to develop skills in specific areas, such
as math or language development.Yoshikawa et al., Investing in Our Future.
But
as instructional leaders and teachers increasingly have a shared general understanding of what good teaching looks like and how it is evaluated, many are asking how to grow teaching practice — in particular,
content areas like
math, language arts, social science and others.
Here, with the input from a working team of experts, we started with «instructional leadership»,
as a descriptor that captures the instructional /
content focus of leadership (consistent with the
math / science search and in line with where MSP activity is) but is less formalized in terms of roles.
The teacher administered diagnostics at the beginning of the year on biology skills
as well
as math and writing skills that are relevant to achieving 80 %
content mastery in her class (i.e., «I gave students a comprehensive diagnostics in the first week of school.
Hill, Ball and Brian Rowan find only modest links between measures of the mathematical knowledge that teachers need for teaching and their students» performance on standardized
math tests, and the vaunted Measures of Effective Teaching project had to abandon its
content knowledge for teaching measures, designed to assess some aspects of pedagogical
content knowledge,
as they were not associated with student achievement.
As the state struggles to bring common core curriculum standards into California classrooms, Elk Grove Unified School District is far enough along to ready plans for testing its students midway through the coming school year on the new
content goals in
math and English.
These increasingly complex challenges are met in texts in
content areas such
as math, science and social studies,
as well
as in many of the books children choose to read for their own pleasure and study.
Similar to the traditional curricular approach, more and more schools are opting for SEL instruction that is embedded into core
content areas such
as reading and
math.
It is true for many subjects but most documented in mathematics
as acquisition of early
math knowledge and skills is the most important predictor not only for later
math achievement but also for achievement in other
content areas (Amy Claessens, The University of Chicago and Mimi Engel, Vanderbilt University, 2013).
Two publications that provide some suggestions about the
content required for effective
math instruction include the 2001 National Research Council study Adding it Up: Helping Learning Mathematics (Kilpatrick, Swafford, & Findell),
as well
as the 2008 National
Math Advisory Panel (NMAP) report.
The Model
Content Frameworks developed by PARCC for
math and language provide key touchstones for schools
as they re-design curricula.
+ Provides coaching experiences for teachers, including review of lesson delivery, providing feedback, and modeling demo lessons + Develops / curates quality instructional resources to share with teachers, including lesson plans, unit plants, and assessments + Facilitates professional development workshops for group sizes ranging up to 100 participants + Designs rich and meaningful professional development sessions aligned to
math instruction + Continues own learning through research and self - driven PD to stay current of latest trends in
math education + Maintains open communication with supported teachers to nurture a professional learning community of educators + Communicate actively with key stakeholders on progress of teacher development + Provides reporting documentation of services delivered,
as required EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: + BA / BS Degree in Education or related field + 4 + years of work experience teaching
math in a K - 12 setting + Expert in
math content at least across a 5 year grade level band (g. grades 4 — 8) + Record of result in effectively coaching teachers + Experience designing and delivering professional development for adults + Experience working in blended learning classrooms is a plus + Master's degree preferred + Excellent communication skills are essential OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS: Some local traveling required.
As a
Math Teacher, we want you to maximize student mastery of mathematics by going beyond simply teaching computational
math by enabling your scholars to conceptualize
math concepts and show them how to apply
math content to their every day lives!
3 + years of experience
as a teacher or instructional coach in the selected
content area, ELA or
math, with a record of success improving student learning
As the only ESL teacher at Rhodes MS, she serves all 60 ELL students on campus, connecting with core
content teachers and her students» families, and tutoring her students in
math and science before and after school.
As an impressionable teenager, my love of
maths and science was, on reflection, more to do with my admiration for my warm, funny, passionate and competent teachers than the subject
content itself.
Contrast this with countries, such
as South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Finland, and Denmark, that cover much less
math content in the elementary grades.
With the compliment of an adaptive literacy and
math - based computer station in every classroom, a small student to ratio is realized
as students are challenged and supported in adaptive
content.
We were interested in examining whether the evidence teachers focused on was linked to the lesson learning goal (s)
as well
as in the level of specificity of the evidence in relation to (a) mathematic
content understandings and / or difficulties, (b) engagement in
math practices included in the curriculum standards, and (c) use of mathematics academic language.
Leading up to Algebra Nation's launch, we've had great partners — from the legislature, to the Michigan Department of Education, to the
math education professors from Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University, and University of Michigan - Flint who helped us align our
content to the state's standards — and now we're eager to get into schools to introduce Algebra Nation's many benefits
as a «virtual co-teacher» and tutoring tool.