Five Terrific Numeracy Resources for Engaging All Students

Ann Gardner

Agenda

1. Equals Online Tools

2. Math Action Dictionary

3. APPS

4. All-Turn-It-Spinner

5. Electronic Calendars

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1. EQUALS Tools

• Online tools• Members only

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http://www.ablenetinc.com/Curriculum/Equals-Mathematics-Program

Remarkable Ideas

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http://www.ablenetinc.com/Support/Remarkable-Ideas

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Math Websites and URLs

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Participant Teachers Recommend

Website Comments

Cool Mathwww.coolmath.com

Students find site very this engaging

AAA mathwww.aaamath.com

Great site for math concepts. Good explanations are provided for activities

SENSwitcherwww.northerngrid.org/resource/sen-switcher

Great cause and effect and focus on taskGood for emerging finger pointing skills

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2. Equals Math Action Dictionary

• Adaptation for any action a student is asked to do

• Integrating assistive technologies and differentiated instruction

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Action Dictionary

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3. All-Turn-It-Spinner

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Use it to create opportunities for:• Random choice making• Encouraging active participation in

class• Practicing• Engaging individual students

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How Teacher Participants are UsingAll-Turn-It Spinner

• For games as stand alone activity or within lessons

• Add sticky notes to each spot and change the words, concepts, numbers

• To increase turn taking and sharing

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How Teacher Participants are UsingAll-Turn-It Spinner Cont’

• For number, colour recognition• To provide opportunities for movement

breaks– Spinning a number and doing that many ‘toe

touches’

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All-Turn-It-Spinner

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http://atclassroom.blogspot.ca/2011/06/spinner-activities.htmlFive Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013

4. Sample Apps

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SoundingBoard by AbleNet

Math Concentration by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Noteabilitiy by Ginger Labs

Okra’s Rescueby National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Rules of Thumb for Selecting Apps

adapted from the work of Alexandra Dunn

1. Usability: • Is the interface intuitive and easy to

learn? • Does it invite interaction? • Can a student/teacher open the app

and use it to achieve goals within 1 – 2 minutes?

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2. Customizability• Can features be extended by adding

additional content (symbols, voice recording, images, etc.) that reflects the students’ interests and setting (therefore acting as a tool to promote UDL)?

or• Is it limited to predetermined content?

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Rules of Thumb for Selecting APPS

3. Inclusivity: • Does the app support the built-in

accessibility features of the iPad (or other tablet)?

• Does the app allow for switch access?• Does the app have additional supports

(visual, auditory, literacy and motor) to “catch all students in the UDL net”?

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Rules of Thumb for Selecting APPS

4. Connectivity: • Does the app encourage collaboration

and the sharing of student-created work?

• Does it support a participation model by facilitating communication among all students?

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Rules of Thumb for Selecting APPS

Smart Inclusion project

http://tecplus.org/articles/article/9/0

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Noteability

Write with a finger on any PDF file • Worksheets• Work mats• Student tools• Unit reviews

• See Online-Resources - Teacher Resources-– Equals and iDevice APPS

• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/notability-take-notes-annotate/id360593530?mt=8

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5. Rethinking Calendar Time

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Avoiding the “perpetual preschool” syndrome

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http://inclusiveeducationpdresources.ca/literacy/conversation_with_caroline_musselwhite.php#1/

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Electronic Calendars

• Consider combining “Calendar time” with students’ agendas to create personalized electronic calendars

• Practice new skills with a new tool!

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Electronic Calendars

Benefits:• Students, teachers and parents can

share one calendar• Dynamic, multiple opportunities for

active participation • Moving past perpetual preschool

activities

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Google Calendar

Google calendar• Share• Invite• Give reminders• Sync to other devices• All who are invited can contribute

http://www.google.com/edu/resources/google-calendar.html#

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How Teacher Participants Plan to UseGoogle Calendars

• Agenda for the day• To keep in touch with families• Reminders for special days• Print a copy and send home– At the end of the day– Week or month

• To celebrate special events in the class

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Now, It’ Your Turn

Which of these terrific resources will you use to make numeracy instruction engaging and successful for your students?

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