Each teacher got a cover page, index tabs, and 10 problems organized by Overall Expectation. The problems were all new to us as they were taken from back issues of Teaching Children Mathematics, the publication from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). You can find out more about them, or sign up for a membership at www.nctm.org
Here is what the cover of our binder looked like:
The attendees worked through several problems talking about how they would modify the program to meet the needs of their grade, what the learning goals would be, how they would assess this problem (based on the achievement chart) and what modifications and accommodations they would make to fit the needs of students in their class.
I know I really learned a lot from working with everyone and can't wait to try some of these problems out with students.
I have been enjoying your blog and have to ask: do you work in a Canadian school. There are so few cdn blogs out there and some of the lingo you use sounds like you might be. I love that your teachers had an opportunity to work on some problem solving questions together. I always seem to struggle to find a question that works well for grade 1, especially the beginning of the year.
ReplyDeleteHi Christina,
DeleteYes, I am a Canadian teacher. I teach in Ontario. We love the chance to get together and do this. sometimes at our schools we don't always have the opportunity to have someone who teaches our grade to dialogue with. Plus, hearing perspectives from different schools is helpful as well. We are truly life long learners who want to promote that to our students.
Happy Reading!
Lesley :)