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Promising PracticesDistrict School Board Ontario North East
Gradual ChangesA greater focus on hands on learning using
manipulativesLess teacher directed lessons and more
collaborative learning with students working together
A shift from large scale workshops to job embedded PD
Open QuestionsAllow all students to have an answerBased on 3 strategies:
Start with the answer The sum of 2 integers is 8. What could the
integers be?Similarities and Differences
How is calculating the volume of a cylinder like calculating the volume of a triangular prism. How is it different?
How is multiplying 6 x 20 like multiplying 60 x 2?Leave the values open
Choose 2 fractions and find the difference
Parallel TasksSets of tasks (2-3) that focus on the same
big idea while meeting the different ability levels of the class.
Use common consolidation questions to get at the big ideas.
Allow choice (sometimes student, sometimes teacher) as to tasks.
Students can select a task for which they do not need scaffolding.
Example:Choice AThe mean of a set of numbers is 8. What
might the numbers be?
Choice BCreate a set of data in which the mean is
greater the median.
January to June 2009 • 2 Math coaches • Differentiation through Open Questions• Developed “Haileybury Model” in which staff and students learn together with a one on one debriefing session to follow. Only 1 supply teacher is needed for a school wide PD opportunity.
Math Coaches
• PRIME (Identified weaknesses in number sense)• Individual Coaching• Organizing and effectively using manipulatives
Continued….
• Job Embedded PD (PLCs, staff meetings, book study, co-planning and co-teaching)• PRIME (follow up and expansion)• Supporting Critical Pathways in Mathematics• Continued use of Haileybury Model• Integrating Technology (GSP, Smart Boards, Math Frog, Clips and Gizmos)
• Differentiation through Parallel Tasks• Building inter-school communities (789 PLCs, challenges)
2009-2010
Supporting PLC’s between Secondary Schools and their feeder Schools
Teachers will form a network of support Teachers will plan for common language in
mathematics Teachers will agree upon procedural fluency Classroom visits between panels will
promote student success
Junior Level PLC’sCritical Learning/Teaching HubsSharing between junior teachers of a
school or family of schoolsFocus specifically on school goalsTargets specific areas for growthInterventions/strategies based on
student work (pre and post assessment)Collaborative approach
Integrating Technology Interactive use of Smart BoardsUse of Clips and Gizmos as interactive tools to engage students and promote understanding
Math FrogCBR’s and CAS
Book StudiesTeachers work collaboratively to integrate the text into their programming
ChallengesMath FairsWorld Math Day
Bulletin Board Challenges
Motivational Activities