TEDx Thinking Math-ishly
Amy Lin loves math, is passionate about teaching math and has seen how children’s fear of being wrong in math has crushed their spirits. Amy talks about the notion that math is “ish” and doesn’t have to be about being exactly right. She shares how math teachers can create places …
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TEDx Sixteen Mile Creek
TEDx Sixteen Mile Creek – Re-Imagine Oakville, Ontario January 12th, 2013 Thinking Math-ish-ly I love mathematics. I love teaching mathematics and I love watching my students think mathematically. I would like to share my story of how I came to re-imagine what I had thought was teaching and learning math – and how …
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Eyes on Math: A Visual Approach to Teaching Math Concepts
Eyes on Math: A Visual Approach to Teaching Math Concepts Author: Marian Small Illustrated by Amy Lin Teachers College Press An introductory chapter in this book addresses some of the research on the value of visual representations of mathematical ideas. It also addresses the importance of questioning that evokes a …
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OAME 2012
OAME 2012 Presenter Gap Closing J/I and I/S – Math GAINS Room An overview of the research and context for the Gap Closing Junior/Intermediate and Intermediate/Senior materials available on the Math GAINS site.
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TIPS – Targeted Implementation and Planning Supports
TIPS4RM (TIPS for Revised Mathematics) are 3-part lesson plans and related supports for Grade 7 through Grade 12. Lead Writer, Grade 12U TIPS MDM4U Lead Writer, Grade 7 and 8 TIPS Lead Writer, Grade 9 Applied and Grade 10 Applied Examples: Grade 7: Unit9_Ratio&Rate Grade 9 Applied: Unit4_ProportionalReasoning Grade 12 …
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Subtraction Across the Grades
Kindergarten Success criteria: •Student recognizes that 7 – 4 tells how many more bugs than butterflies. •And/or thinks of 7 – 4 as how many more butterflies to match the ladybugs OR how many ladybugs would be left if 4 of them went away. Across the Grades Subtraction
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Measurement Resource
Math GAINS Measurement Resource Description A teacher resource modelling decision-making in creating a three-part lesson to bring out one of the big ideas of measurement and effectively use the knowledge we have about differentiated instruction, about technology and about effective assessment to support the lesson. Lessons are provided for each …
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