All children can become proficient mathematical thinkers when they learn in an environment that is engaging, individualized, and responsive to their developing
mathematical ideas and strategies.
Not exact matches
It needs to capture genuine mathematizing — children's
strategies, their ways of modeling realistic problems,
and their understanding of key
mathematical ideas.
Donna Knoell will offer
ideas for blended learning
strategies to help students understand
mathematical concepts, increase achievement,
and enhance confidence.
Funded by: EdVestors Amount: $ 30,000 Dates: 7/1/16 — 6/30/17 Summary: Math Lab sessions at the Murphy
and Edison schools in Boston create opportunities for teachers to engage in mathematics together, allowing them to consider the important
mathematical ideas embedded in a selected
mathematical task, anticipate the variety of
strategies students would use to solve those tasks,
and prepare for instruction.
Integrates the best of methods
and content, making explicit connections between
mathematical ideas, teaching
strategies,
and student work in middle school
and high school classrooms.
These
strategies include probing students to elaborate on their thinking, publicly recognizing student
ideas, providing time during lessons for students to think extensively about problem solutions, being open to a variety of ways of thinking about
mathematical ideas,
and positioning oneself as a learner by listening carefully
and building on student
ideas during teaching (van Es & Sherin, 2010).