DIS PCPEP PresentationJanuary 28, 2015Lets Talk Math!!Goals for
today:Examine ways to incorporate minor shifts in math instruction
to help students be more successful on assessmentsLook at resources
for the Promethean BoardDiscussion: 13 Rules that
ExpireComputational fluency
Select more than one right answer
Stress vocabulary!
Incorporate Least, Greatest, At Most, At Least, etc. into word
problems
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DISCUSSION - 13 Rules that Expire1. Add a zero when you multiply
by ten.2. Use keywords to solve problems.3. You cannot take a
bigger number from a smaller number4. Adding and multiplying make
numbers bigger.5. Subtracting and dividing make numbers smaller.6.
You always divide the larger number by the smaller one.7. Two
negatives make a positive.8. Multiply everything inside the
parentheses by the number outside the parentheses.9. Improper
fractions should always be written as a mixed number.10. The number
you say first in counting is always less than the number than comes
next.11. The longer the number, the larger the number.12. Please
Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.13. The equal sign means Find the answer
or Write the answer.
Computational FluencyReturn to testing for fluency in the
classroom.Assign students to study math facts 3x/week.
Method for assessment is at the discretion of the
teacher.Suggestion is at least four times/trimester.10% of final
math grade
