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Connecting math
& the World! Finding a place for
blogging,
photography, and reading
in our classrooms.
Presented by Lindsay Hamrick
Objectives for Today
• Discuss the Verbs of the Math Practice Standards.
• Share ways to use pictures to integrate literacy into
the math classroom.
• Learn about two travel opportunities for teachers.
• Explore my blog and find pictures you could use
during a 1st quarter unit.
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• Talk about what to do if you don’t have
a blog!
• Look at a great online resource for
ready-made math excerpts to
incorporate reading in your class.
Math
Practice
Standards
Verbs
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Discuss with a
neighbor what you see.
What words stand out?
How do you do these
things in your
classroom?
Using Pictures to spark Excitement
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How could you
connect this
picture with one
of the Math
Practice Standard
Verbs you just
discussed?
A Special Thanks
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The Center for International Understanding
believes that increasing teacher knowledge about
the world helps increase teacher confidence and
competence in providing students with the skills to
navigate successfully through a globalized and
interconnected world.
2012 Destination: DENMARK!
Program Goals
• To explore the historical, political, and socio‐cultural
dimensions of technological innovation in Denmark
• To understand the current state of clean energy
technologies in Denmark today
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• To use technology to collaborate with
other program participants and find
ways to implement global perspectives
and technology into the classroom
2009 Yellowstone
• For more than 10 years,
the Museum has offered field experiences in
Yellowstone National Park to educators. These
educators have been inspired by Yellowstone's
charismatic wildlife, remarkable geology, majestic
landscape and conservation leadership.
»Student Questions
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Math Practice Standards
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. Mathematically proficient students understand and use stated assumptions, definitions, and
previously established results in constructing arguments.
4. Model with mathematics. Mathematically proficient students can apply the mathematics they know to solve problems
arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace.
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problems. They are able to use technological tools to explore and
deepen their understanding of concepts.
6. Attend to precision. Mathematically proficient students try to communicate precisely to
others.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically. Mathematically proficient students at various grade levels are able to identify relevant
external mathematical resources, such as digital content located on a website, and use
them to pose or solve
Explore my Blog…
Lindsayhamrick.wordpress.com
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Find the math in the
pictures! Try to find a picture
you think you could connect
to a unit during 1st quarter.
Leave a comment
Create your own question
OR
Answer someone else’s question
So…you don’t have a blog!
Picture This Bring in your own pictures.
Have students bring in pictures.
Find pictures from the internet/magazines/etc.
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Ideas…
Assign one topic and one picture.
Complete once per unit.
Complete at end of several units.
Same picture, three topics
…are endless!!
Reading! Not reading!
Melting Pot Math • Easy, ready-made excerpts.
• Introduce a new culture to your students.
• Integrate global perspective into the math classroom.
• Involve students who have traveled to other countries.
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Teacher Evaluation Standards
Standard II: Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse
population of students
b. Teachers embrace diversity in the school community and in the
world. Teachers demonstrate their knowledge of the history
of diverse cultures and their role in shaping global
issues. They actively select materials and develop lessons that
counteract stereotypes and incorporate histories and contributions
of all cultures. Teachers recognize the influence of race, ethnicity,
gender, religion, and other aspects of culture on a student’s
development and personality. Teachers strive to understand how a
student’s culture and background may influence his or her school
performance. Teachers consider and incorporate different points of
view in their instruction.
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Teacher Evaluation Standards
Standard III: Teachers know the content they teach
c. Teachers recognize the interconnectedness of content
areas/disciplines. Teachers know the links and vertical alignment of
the grade or subject they teach and the North Carolina Standard
Course of Study. Teachers understand how the content they teach
relates to other disciplines in order to deepen understanding and
connect learning for students. Teachers promote global
awareness and its relevance to subjects they teach.
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Teacher Evaluation Standards
Standard IV: Teachers facilitate learning for their students
c. Teachers use a variety of instructional methods. Teachers
choose the methods and techniques that are most effective in
meeting the needs of their students as they strive to eliminate
achievement gaps. Teachers employ a wide range of techniques
including information and communication technology, learning
styles, and differentiated instruction.
d. Teachers integrate and utilize technology in their instruction.
Teachers know when and how to use technology to maximize
student learning. Teachers help students use technology to
learn content, think critically, solve problems, discern
reliability, use information, communicate, innovate, and
collaborate.
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