Modules and Math Tasks

Modules

Module 1: Introductions and Building Community

🔗 Module 1 Facilitator Guide (➡️ start here)
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This module contains activities to have families and teachers get to know each other, develop rapport and build community. It also is designed to begin to activate prior knowledge and build background related to the main module themes: Funds of Knowledge, and Language.

Module 2: Funds of Knowledge

🔗 Module 2 Facilitator Guide (➡️ start here)

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🔗 Module 2 Slide Deck

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This module contains activities to introduce the idea of funds of knowledge, and valuing family/community knowledge. In addition, participants are encouraged to think about the assets within communities, and the knowledge that the caregivers of students can bring to a classroom and to their children’s education. Caregivers and teachers engage in Funds of Knowledge Conversations to explore each other’s funds of knowledge. As an optional component, teachers are introduced to the idea of Home Visits as a mechanism for developing relationships with families and learning about the household knowledge bases present in their classrooms.

Module 3: Language

🔗 Module 3 Facilitator Guide (➡️ start here)

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🔗 Module 3 Slide Deck

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This module contains activities to have families and teachers think about the role of language in math lessons and reflect upon their own practices in supporting their children/students to develop language in the context of math learning.

Teachers will then engage in several activities to think more deeply about the four domains of language development (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) and language opportunities and supports in relation to their own classroom.

Math Tasks

We include several sample math tasks for use with the modules above that we have developed or adapted here for your use or to serve as examples as you develop your own tasks. All suggested materials are included, as well as a detailed facilitator guide. We recommend that you create or adapt the math tasks to your own context and community. These tasks could be used with caregivers, teachers, and/or with children.