Parents
Dear Parents,
Dear Parents,
You are your child's greatest teacher, whether you are teaching directly or teaching by example. Thank you for taking the time and energy to be there for your child. This page is for you! Included in the PPS Home-Based Distance Learning Parent Page are descriptions and examples of common activities found from Pre-Kindergarten to twelfth grade. Students, classroom teachers, district support staff and parents will be using this site for a variety of reasons.
You are your child's greatest teacher, whether you are teaching directly or teaching by example. Thank you for taking the time and energy to be there for your child. This page is for you! Included in the PPS Home-Based Distance Learning Parent Page are descriptions and examples of common activities found from Pre-Kindergarten to twelfth grade. Students, classroom teachers, district support staff and parents will be using this site for a variety of reasons.
Note: Students cannot submit or turn-in assignments from this website. PPS Home-Based Distance Learning officially begins April 13th. "Day 1" is April 13th, "Day 2" is April 14th, etc..
Note: Students cannot submit or turn-in assignments from this website. PPS Home-Based Distance Learning officially begins April 13th. "Day 1" is April 13th, "Day 2" is April 14th, etc..
Here are ways parents can use this site:
Here are ways parents can use this site:
- Access your child's grade-level page and day of the week for activities. The week's date range will be located above the day "buttons," that take students to the day's activities, or learning modules (groups of instructional activities).
- Whether you support your child in real-time or follow up after a work session, you can access guiding questions in each activity to facilitate discussions. Just click your child's grade>day>subject. See the Welcome Screencast for an example.
- Try an activity together. Students learn more when done socially. If students can discuss, co-create, and listen to other perspectives, learning experiences and understanding with be deeper.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
The Office of Teaching and Learning
The Office of Teaching and Learning
Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools
Math
Math
"Which One Doesn't Belong?"
"Which One Doesn't Belong?"
Across grade-level mathematics, the PPS HD site uses, "Which One Doesn't Belong (WODB)," to connect mathematical thinking and social learning. Parents can use the daily guiding questions to have rich conversations about mathematical practices. Families can also create their own WODB.
Across grade-level mathematics, the PPS HD site uses, "Which One Doesn't Belong (WODB)," to connect mathematical thinking and social learning. Parents can use the daily guiding questions to have rich conversations about mathematical practices. Families can also create their own WODB.
"Dot Talks"
"Dot Talks"
Across grade-level mathematics, the PPS HD site uses, "Dot Talks," to connect mathematical thinking and social learning. Parents can use the daily guiding questions to have rich conversations about mathematical practices. Families can also create their own Dot Talk.
Across grade-level mathematics, the PPS HD site uses, "Dot Talks," to connect mathematical thinking and social learning. Parents can use the daily guiding questions to have rich conversations about mathematical practices. Families can also create their own Dot Talk.
A new 10 minute routine your student will be experiencing is called a Dot Talk. In this short routine, students are asked to look at a collection of dots and think about how many dots there are without counting them one by one.
See the example on the left for 3 different ways to “SEE” a collection of 7 dots.
Dr. Jo Boaler, a respected math educator, writes that dot talks are “a powerful learning activity that shows students:
creativity in math
the visual nature of math [and]
that there are many different ways people see math
Some questions you might ask your child are:
How many dots do you see?
How did you SEE the dots?
What’s another way to SEE the dots?