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How Students Learn Math
Parent Presentation - March 2015
Students as the Sense Makers
Disequilibrium & Learning
➢ Students need to struggle in order to learn○ It is HOW we learn.
➢ We need to become comfortable letting them struggle... this is HARD for us!!
➢ If we cannot be comfortable, we need to find ways to try and restrain ourselves.
➢ When we swoop in to “help” them, what message are we sending?
Why do we ask students to use PRT?
➢ Building self-efficacy: students should be the sense makers!!
■What to do when students experience disequilibrium?
■How much is too much?■Ideas for mistakes and stuck points
➢ Homework might be PRT.
Types of Questions:
1.Focusing 2.Assessing
3.Funneling / advancing
PRT - What will you say?
Keep them talking...
How do you know that?Can you show me how you see this?What questions do you have?Tell me more…Draw a model to show what you mean.How could you prove that to a younger student?If you did know, what would you say?
➢ Growth Mindset Praise:○ Praise process and effort○ “You worked really hard-I bet that feels pretty
good!”○ “This is hard AND it’s a chance to learn and
grow!”
➢ Fixed Mindset Praise:○ You’re so smart!○ Good job, you got it right!
Solve this:
PRT - private reasoning time, please
Jason’s grandfather is 82 years old. His grandmother is 79 years old. How many years older is Jason’s grandfather than his grandmother?
Solve this:
PRT - private reasoning time, please
I have a friend who is 63. Her grandson is 5. How much older is my friend than her grandson?
Solve mentally:
If Tami is 48 years old, how old will she be in 26 years?
Solve mentally:
999 turtles were put into a pond with 1,373 other turtles. How many turtles were all together in the pond?
Solve this in as many ways as you can:
24 x 57 =
Parent Handout
Parent Resources
Please grab a laptop or use your computing device to explore:
https://sites.google.com/a/cssu.org/cssu-bridges-k-5-resources/
http://www.scsvt.org/domain/132
