Student work

Hi there - hope everyone's year has begun positively! Was wondering what exactly we were looking for when collecting student work. I know it should be an open ended task, but anything more specific?

Thanks!

Judy

Resources for Math Teachers

What a great week we shared together!  To follow are resources Dr. Melissa Boston compiled.  Enjoy!
:) Michelle




Books:



The purple book – “Implementing Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction” (Stein, Smith, Henningsen, & Silver): http://store.tcpress.com/0807739073.shtml

“The Art and Science of Teaching” (Marzano):

http://www.marzanoresearch.com/products/catalog.aspx?product=6


“Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics” (Ma):

http://www.singaporemath.com/Knowing_and_Teaching_Elem_Math_by_Liping_Ma_p/ktem.htm


“Thinking Mathematically” (Blitzer):

http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Thinking-Mathematically/9780131752047.page

Van de Walle Book Series: http://www.ablongman.com/vandewalleseries/

“The Teaching Gap” (Stigler & Hiebert):

http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Gap-Improving-Education-Classroom/dp/0684852748

“The Learning Gap” (Stevenson & Stigler):

http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Gap-Schools-Japanese-Education/dp/0671880764

“Math for Smarty Pants” (Burns):

http://www.amazon.com/Brown-Paper-School-book-Smarty/dp/0316117390

‘When the Doorbell Rang” (Hutchins):

http://www.amazon.com/Doorbell-Rang-Pat-Hutchins/dp/0688092349


Web Resources:
Our Blog http://www.contentacademiesmathteachersduq.blogspot.com/
NCTM Illuminations: http://illuminations.nctm.org/
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: http://nlvm.usu.edu/
Texan Instruments Classroom Activities: http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/homePage/index.html
National Math Panel Report: http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/mathpanel/report/final-report.pdf
Kids and Cookies Interactive Game:
http://www.teacherlink.org/content/math/interactive/flash/kidsandcookies/kidcookie.php


Aricles:
From Mathematics Teaching in the Middle Schools: http://www.nctm.org/publications/mtms.aspx
Reinhart (April 2000). “Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say,” Volume 5, Issue 8, Page 478.
Smith, M.S., “Redefining Success in Mathematics Teaching and Learning.” Feb. 2000, p. 378–82, 386
Smith, M.S., and Stein, M.K., “Mathematical Tasks as a Framework for Reflection: From Research to Practice,” Jan 1998, p. 268–75
Smith & Stein. Selecting and Creating Mathematical Tasks: From Research to Practice, Feb 1998, p. 344–50
Smith, Margaret S., Victoria Bill, and Elizabeth K. Hughes. Thinking through a Lesson: Successfully
Implementing High-Level Tasks. Oct. 2008, p. 132–38.
Smith, Margaret S., Elizabeth K. Hughes, Randi A.Engle, and Mary Kay Stein. Orchestrating iscussions. May 2009, p. 548–56.
Horizon Study: “What is High-Quality Mathematics Instruction?” (Weiss & Pasley)
http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/9490
Understanding and Improving Mathematics Teaching: Highlights from the TIMSS 1999 Video Study.
Phi Delta Kappan (June 2003):
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23450297_ITM

Homepages:
Margaret (Peg) Smith: http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/people/person-detail.php?id=55
Mary Kay Stein: http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/people/person-detail.php?id=44
Richard Elmore: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty_research/profiles/profile.shtml?vperson_id=315
Deborah Ball: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dball/

Which activities do you plan to use?

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Since we met this week, I have been thinking about the fraction strips and which grade I will use them with. Do you know where they fit within the PA Standards? If so, please let me know. I would like to develop a unit to use them with my students.

I look forward to your input!

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