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Mathematics Professional Development Modules, Learning, and Resources
Site Facilitated Professional Learning Modules
Each of these modules is designed for a 45 to 60-minute staff or PLC learning opportunity focused on mathematics. All materials, presentations, and facilitation notes are accessible. Please feel free to use these modules to conduct the professional learning at your site with a self-selected facilitator, or contact your district Elementary Math Instructional Coach for support.
- 13 Rules That Expire: Building Towards a Whole-School Agreement: This module guides participants to establish grade-level agreements based upon the understanding that some mathematical "rules" are overgeneralized and expire. These agreements will serve to prevent the facilitation of misconceptions and diminish student confusion. This work is a precursor to building a Whole-School Math Agreement. https://nevadamath.wixsite.com/13rules
- Child-Watching: To engage in child watching to determine students' mathematical understandings and misconceptions in order to respond with effective instructional tactics. The purpose of this module is to establish how the use of child watching in instructional settings is used to make decisions that drive student understanding. https://nevadamath.wixsite.com/childwatching
- Developing Mathematical Fluency: To establish a common understanding of procedural fluency, development, and assessment. To develop grade level action plans for meaningful practice and assessment based on each grade level’s procedural fluency standards. https://nevadamath.wixsite.com/mathfluency
- Using Manipulatives: In this module, you will learn about and discuss how manipulatives support conceptual understanding through the exploration of color tiles to represent a variety of mathematical concepts. https://nevadamath.wixsite.com/manipulatives
DreamBox Professional Learning & Development
Getting Started: https://youtu.be/yHguDzn3wxM
Next Steps: https://youtu.be/SBXS5iZZRps
Connecting with Families & Caregivers: Coming Soon
FREE Elementary Mathematics Course for Students (provided by Dr. Jo Boaler, Stanford University).
EDUC115-S: How to Learn Math: For Students
5th and 6th-grade teachers may wish to enroll in this course and share some of the modules with their students. The course begins in May and runs through December. Highly encouraged. Topics include: Knocking Down the Myths About Math, Math and Mindset, Mistakes and Speed, Number Flexibility, Mathematical Reasoning, and Connections, Number Patterns and Representations, Math in Life, Nature and Work.Mathematical Understanding, August 5-6, 2014
(Videos have been removed. Please request videos from your Implementation Specialist or Coach)Blue Friday, August 15, 2014
Blue Friday: Computational Procedures
Option 1:
- Powerpoint
- Basic Math Facts Level 1
- Basic Math Facts 3-5
- Basic Math Facts K-2
- Fluency PowerPoint Notes
- Phases Note Taker
Option 2:
Talking About Solution Methods and Problem Solving Strategies
Blue Friday #4 Talking about Mathematics Terminology, symbols, and Definitions
Pink Wednesday #3
Pink Wednesday #2
- Agenda
- Case Study 1
- Case Study 2
- Connecting Productive Talk to Application
- Crab Task
- Module 1-2 Facilitation
- Talk Moves Concentration
- Talk Moves That Help Students Orient to the thinking of Others
Pink Wednesday #1
- Powerpoint
- 2013-2014 Professional Learning Overview
- Implementing the Mathematics Common Core Module 1, part 1
- Module 1-1 Notetaker
- Research Brief
- Talk Trip Troubleshooting
Professional Development to Support District Programs, Components, Initiatives: (Support Focused)
- Module 1-1: Helping Individual Students Clarify and Share their Own Thoughts (Pink Wednesday - November 13, 2013)
Professional Development to Support Coaches, Implementation Specialists, and Administrators: (Content Focused)
Professional Development to Support Coaches, Implementation Specialists, and Administrators: (Practice-Oriented)
- Improving Mathematical Problem Solving in Grades 4-8
- National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics - Illustrating the Standards for Mathematical Practice (Professional Learning Module Index)
- National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics - Tools: Teaching and Learning Leadership (Includes tasks, pre-conference strategies, Post-Conference Strategies, Observation Guides, Self-Assessment Inventory: Inquiry-Based Teaching)
- Prepare problems and use them in whole-class instruction
- Assist students in monitoring and reflecting on the problem-solving process
- Teach students how to use visual representations
- Expose students to multiple problem-solving strategies
- Help students recognize and articulate mathematical concepts and notation
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