Day 4 in the Mathematics Practice Intensive covered Number but more explicitly the parts of number that our students find to be their sticking points, those parts of number that students seem to struggle with. So as you can probably guess this included Place Value, Fractions, Decimals, Percentages and Integers.
Dorothy's reminder of what RAT stands for was very timely and it is always great to refresh your knowledge of our Manaiakalani pedagogy. Recognise Effective Practice, Amplify Effective Practice and Turbocharge Effective Practice. I really thought about the Turbocharging part of our teaching and learning today and how I can really embed students reflecting on their learning through the use of our technology and also building up their confidence in their maths discussions.
Choral Counting was a great reminder...another one of those strategies that I used to do but has been lost along the way somewhere. I can see that this will be brilliant to bring back as I start to teach my students about fractions and decimals.
New learning for me today was something called a TIP chart. I have used something similar but have never come across the TIP acronym before. This will definitely be added to my teacher toolkit for weekly planning and not just in maths, I can see it being used very nicely in lots of areas.
My focus going forward is to complete some teaching and learning in the areas of fractions and decimals to see where my students' knowledge is. I will be finding all of those manipulatives - physical and digital - to make this journey as clear as possible.
Kia ora Michelle,
ReplyDeleteChoral counting seems to be something alot of us did in the past and have stopped doing. Trends in maths seem to go round in circles. I am looking forward to hearing how it goes reintroducing it back into your teaching.
Maths vocabulary is very important in teaching mathematics as it is a language of its own. Transferring how we teach vocabulary in literacy into maths is important to build students' understanding. The TIP chart is a good way to introduce the new vocabulary. Good luck with your teaching of decimals and fractions. It will be good to hear your feedback and what activities and manipulatives worked with your students.
Donna
Kia ora Michelle,
ReplyDeleteReflecting on this post and considering all the teaching strategies you have incorporated into your class programme, I can confirm the positive impact of the methods you’ve implemented, either following my observations or through our discussions. I feel you have truly accelerated the learning in your class by using these strategies. The children are able to use and explain key vocabulary that you explicitly teach, and you consistently provide them with a range of manipulatives to reinforce the skills being taught. Fractions was a challenging topic for the class, but I noticed a clear shift in engagement, enjoyment, and confidence between my visits.
Ngā mihi,
Ilisa