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WorksheetsEME 316 Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
After unpacking the standard, what comes next?
Differentiation
ABCD objective
Decide what students need to know and be able to do
Essential question and learning target
Which is an appropriate essential question for the following standard:
M.3.NBT.A.2 Flexibly and efficiently add and subtract within 1,000 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction
What strategies can students use to add and subtract within 1,000?
What strategies can I use to add and subtract within 1,000?
What strategies do I need to answer the questions on this worksheet?
How can I add to play Race to 1,000?
The best way to teach math is with commercially produced curriculum materials like textbooks and worksheets.
True
False
STEM activities are only for special "fun" days.
True
False
What is the syntax part of academic language?
A verb describing how students organize new learning
A verb describing how students express new learning
A verb describing how students complete an activity
A worksheet where students answer questions
What is the discourse part of academic language?
A verb describing how students organize new learning
A worksheet students answer questions on
A verb describing how students express new learning
A verb describing how students complete an activity
What is math workshop?
Fun math games
A way to keep kids busy all the time
Math curriculum
An engaging way to organize math curriculum
What does the research on math games say?
Using math games results in at least a neutral impact
Using math games results in at least a moderately positive impact
Using math games without math instruction results in a negative math impact
Math games are beneficial for social skills but have no impact on math learning
How do you start lesson planning?
Unpack the standard
Find a fun activity
Find a great mentor text
Turn to the next page in the textbook
What is required to integrate curriculum?
EQ, learning objective, intentional assessment, and explicit instruction of all standards.
Intentional instruction and assessment of the primary standards; happenstance assessment and instruction of the secondary standards.
It's okay to add grades for other standards while you're grading assignments and realize they might apply.
You can't integrate any other curriculum with math.
How do we approach math instruction?
By finding fun activities
From a textbook
Through problem solving
By finding worksheets
A teacher's own experiences and perceptions of math can impact his/her instructional practices.
True
False
What are the 2 ways of "knowing math?"
Using manipulatives and being able to write answers to problems
Mini lessons
and
Math workshop
Content knowledge
and
Procedural knowledge
Bloom's and Vygotsky
What is the process of assimilation?
Building new knowledge on the foundation of previous learning
Creating new categories of knowledge
Activating prior knowledge
Teaching students how to use manipulatives to solve problems.
What is the process of accommodation?
Teaching to each student's ZPD
Teaching students how to do stations activities before starting workshop
Teaching something new by activating prior knowledge first
Creating new categories of knowledge without linking new knowledge to prior learning
What should you do if you see your students struggling?
Tell them the answer
Help them embrace it! The struggle indicates you hit the ZPD sweet spot!
Provide clues until they get the answer
Walk away and let them struggle until they figure it out.
Formative Assessments are...
Standardized tests
used for feedback on students' progress, usually (but not always) ungraded, sometimes called Assessment FOR Learning
Always graded, used to determine if a student is ready to go on to the next grade
Used to determine mastery, always formal
Summative Assessments are...
sometimes called Assessment OF Learning, a snapshot at a point in time, nearly always graded
Informal, only used for feedback on students' progress
only Standardized Tests
rarely graded, usually informal
Why has the US's math ranking on the world stage not changed much?
US high schools focus more on content than social activities
The US focuses math instruction on process instead of content.
Getting into a university in the US is very competitive
The US is much more assessment centric than other nations
What are some guidelines for writing essential questions?
They should help us know if the students have mastered the activity rather than the standard.
Open-ended
Use the language of the standard
Connect the standard to the assessment
Connect to a "life skill" beyond the bounds of the classroom
Are NOT unique to the specific content of any particular lesson
Are often awkward-sounding
They should be topic specific and written from the teacher's perspective
They can double as discussion or reflection questions
What are the steps in the problem-solving process?
Read
identify key words
solve
explain
skim for key words
read the whole problem
solve the problem
Read the problem
solve it
understand
devise
carry out
look back
Why do we need to think about student misconceptions when lesson planning?
We don't need to think about possible misconceptions
So we are prepared to guide their thinking in a different direction or fill a skill gap.
To make sure we get credit for it on our lesson plans
How are low cognitive demand tasks and high cognitive demand tasks different?
Low cognitive demand tasks focus on the answer. High cognitive demand tasks focus on the procedure.
High cognitive demand tasks focus on the answer. Low cognitive demand tasks focus on the procedure.
Low cognitive demand tasks are where we should align our instructional goals.
High cognitive demand tasks are too hard for some kids.
Why is class discussion an important part of math instruction?
Discussions help to take up time.
Other students get to hear the one right way to do math
Discussion isn't an important part of math
When students share ideas, others learn
What do we need to consider when asking students questions?
Bloom's level and whether we're getting at an answer or a procedure
Whether it's a student who might say the wrong answer
How many questions we've already asked
How much time for math is left
How are the lesson objective and the learning target alike?
They are both aligned with the standard rather than the activity.
The both contain a level of proficiency.
They are both written from the student's perspective.
They both include the tool of assessment.
What are the two types of mathematical representation? (choose 2)
Internal
Concrete
External
Abstract
What are the 4 modes of external representation?
Drawing
Writing
Verbal
Manipulatives
Graphic (image)
Numeric (numbers)
Algebraic or Symbolic (formula)
Verbal or Words (explain)
Symbols
Numbers
Manipulatives
Drawing
What are Communities of Practice?
A group of professionals who share a concern or questions and want to collaborate to find a solution
A complete waste of time
Communities of Practice is another name for Book Club
A form of professional development for struggling teachers
What are math manipulatives?
Toys
physical objects that are designed to represent explicitly and concretely mathematical ideas that are abstract
Tools that make math activities fun
Tools that should only be used in 2nd grade and below
If a teacher thinks manipulatives are toys or a fun change of pace, he/she is likely to use manipulative more often.
true
false
What is CRA?
Consider
Remediate
Accelerate
Conversation
Repetition
Analysis
Concrete
Representational
Abstract
Create
Review
Apply
When is math busy work okay?
When you can't go outside to recess
When you have time to fill and no ideas
When it's a holiday and you found a cute worksheet
It's NEVER okay!
Math learning is always better when each student works in isolation rather than with a partner or small group.
true
false
What does this Disney princess have to do with math instruction?
Once students understand what the task and the expectations, become One with Elsa, and LET IT GO
Teaching math is like building a snowman: cold, a little fun, but ultimately melts and leaves you empty handed
It takes an icy hand to teach math on the daily
Teaching math is beautiful and fascinating like a castle made of ice
How should you group students for math?
with Like abilities all the time
with Different abilities all the time
Randomly by drawing names
With thoughtful consideration of the instructional goal, behavior, and math abilities
Why do we need to be more intentional about engaging parents with math than with other subjects?
Parents think math is less important than reading
Parents largely dislike math
Parents like reading better
Parents are less comfortable with math
It is as important to provide parent with appropriate homework coaching strategies as it is to inform them on math content and procedures.
true
false
What is one of the issues with doing research on differentiation?
Differentiation is too hard to define to do research on it.
Differentiation research relies on teachers' self reports, which may not be entirely accurate
There are too many differentiation strategies to do research
Getting access to classrooms is too difficult
Which type of teacher is more likely to report that they employ differentiation strategies?
More experienced teachers
Special education teachers
Teachers with constructivist beliefs
Teachers who think they transmit their knowledge to students in a one-way transaction
Students will be more motivated to complete math homework that they think has been arbitrarily assigned.
True
False
Math assessments should be the same for everyone AND the same format all the time.
true
False; it's okay to assess everyone in the same way but not the same format.
False; assessments should be differentiated for students and use different formats
False: assessments should be differentiated but they can be the same format for everyone
Why is student self-assessment important in math?
You can gain insight into students' confidence levels whether they got their answer right or wrong
Student self-assessment has no role in math
Student self-assessment should be the ONLY assessment tool used for math
We can learn about students' mistakes and don't need to worry about their strengths
What makes a test "good" or "bad" is how it's used.
true
false
What attitude should teachers of math hold every time they enter the classroom?
Math is less important than reading
Kids either love math or hate it
Some kids just aren't good at math
ALL students can achieve at high levels
Teachers can positively impact students' attitudes towards math by...
Rewarding the student who gets the right answer first
Using food in math activities
Carefully scaffolding success for each and every child.
Letting them play games as a reward
Culturally responsive teaching is....
teaching all students the in the same way
showing respect for and consideration of students' home lives and culture
teaching to the majority of students
assuming all students have the same experiences outside of school
Providing differentiation for mathematically gifted students is as important as providing for the students who struggle with math.
true
false
