Session 1: November 30, 2017

Notes from today: 

Morning math session and instructional routines:

1. Check out Daniel Finkle and Math for Love!

2. Activity: 1-2 Nim (one-pager handout)

3. #NoticeWonder: try searching this hashtag on Twitter

Afternoon professional inquiry of practice session:

1. Links to the articles we looked at: Collaborative Inquiry for Educators and Teacher Inquiry: A defining feature of professional practice 

2. Here is a link to the presentation from this session: Professional Inquiry

Session 4 2016/17

We started our day with a check in: a reflection from "Mathematical Mindsets" by Jo Boaler.

Then we broke out the algebra tiles and got to work!  

Here is Sue's package on how to use algebra tiles: Algebra Tiles

For next time review these documents and we will continue work on our continuum: 

K-5 Big Ideas

6-7 Big Ideas
8-9 Big Ideas

Then review these questions to prepare for our reflection work: 
Reflection

Our next session is Thursday, April 20th. See you then!

Session 3 2016/17

We started our session with an exploration of some math games and activities. Here are the links to these resources:


Game: (intermediate plus) “Prime Climb” from Math for Love
Game: (primary plus) “Tiny Polka Dot” also from Math for Love (order through Kick Starter)
For tessellations: Tiling Turtles: from Talking Math with Your Kids, also other tessellation tools.

We had a check in on our experience with the instructional strategy "Which One Doesn't Belong" in our classrooms and our reflections on Chapter 2 of "Mathematical Mindsets". (Here is a link to our notes from Session 3).

Then we started out on a continuum looking at the assumptions we might make K-9 of our students. This work will continue next session...

Homework:

• Finding inspiration from the visuals used in Graham Fletcher's "Progression of Fractions", incorporate visuals into one of your lessons and report back on how it went.

• Read a chapter (your choice) in "Mathematical Mindsets" and report back next day. 

Next session is Thursday, March 16th! from 9-12:30pm (or whatever works for you to get back to your school on time for the afternoon) at GISS in Sue's classroom (N205).