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February 25, 2013

Grade 8 MathJust in Time Training

February 25, 2013

Clear Targets

“When students write in their content area they perform better on any type of test.” Doug Reeves

• Examine the 8 Mathematical Practice Standards to better understand what they look like and what they sound like in the classroom

• Share and commit to using at least three ideas from today’s JiTT

“When students write in their content area they perform better on any type of test.” Doug Reeves

In that case.... I choose "C"

TNCore Update

• TNCore.org – We’re up to Update #20. What a valuable resource for all of us.

• If you have your laptop, please log in to • www.tncore.org

  Log-in: tncore-math Password: firsttothetop%

What comes next?

• O T T F F S S ___

Ok, I will reteach.What comes next?

• O T T F F S S ___

Ok, I am going to help you.

What comes next?

• O T T F F S S ___

Let’s see if this will help.What comes next?

• O T T F F S S ___• 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ___

Frustrating?

MisconceptionsWhere do they come from

and what to do about them

What IS a fraction?

p 2

PrecisionThe process of making language precise IS the process in which we want students to engage.

The process usually begins with imprecise language, often

alternative imprecise language

Scaffolding Lessons

Good instruction is NOT going away – Teachers will still be:

Teaching through Explicit Instruction

Differentiating Instruction

Teaching the vocabulary, which is necessary for students to fully engage in the learning

Focusing on the Standards

The Common Core State Standards for

Mathematics consist of:

• Content Standards

• Practice Standards

Clear Targets• Examine the math Practice

Standards• Discuss instructional tasks• Analyze a Performance-Based

Assessment Task against the expectations of Content and Practice Standards

What do the 8 Mathematical Practices

Look Like?• Card Sort

What do the 8 Mathematical Practices

Sound Like?

• Jigsaw Activity

What is next?

What is next?

http://www.parcconline.org/

Table TalkEach person has brought with them an idea,

lesson, strategy or assessment idea to support teaching the contents of Units 9 and/or 10

• Each person will share at the table• Each table will decide which of the ideas will

be shared our large group• All of the ideas are posted on the wiki for

quick and easy retrieval