Math Instruction

Math Education Philosophy Statement:

Throughout most of my educational instruction in regards to math, I was a student who experienced math anxiety. Bringing on the component of growing up with another language, math just did not make sense. Communicating the language of math requires patience, understanding, and building a growth mindset for a variety of diverse students, while adjusting and valuing the students' individual learning needs. Every student can learn math and understand its importance if we allow math to be not just a procedural understanding, but conceptual that goes beyond the context of math instruction. Students in my classroom will feel safe, respected, and challenged to the best of their abilities, because math requires critical thinking, interactive engagement, and real life situations. I want my students to get out of their comfort zone and know that they can do it, not they can’t, because I believe in each and every single one of them. I want my students to walk away from math with confidence in their own mathematical abilities, while also making a connection that everyone's identity is different, but it does not exclude you from getting the best mathematical instruction you can receive.

Inspired Theorists

How Blooms taxonomy is useful for teachers!

Bloom Taxonomy can be used to create assessments, evaluate the complexity of assignments, increase the rigor of a lesson, simplify an activity to help personalize learning, design a summative assessment, plan project-based learning, frame a group discussion, and more. Because it simply provides an order for cognitive behaviors, it can be applied to almost anything. (Terry Hicke)

Lev Vogotsy

Human Development Learning is a socially meditated process. Social and interaction and communication a crucial role in a child's learning. This consists of imitation, culture, and guided learning.

Abraham Maslow

Introduced the concept of a hierarchy of needs in which children need to fulfill before moving onto the next stage. Basic needs have to be met before moving onto complex ones. Maslow believes that everyone can reach self-actualization and that is to to be all they can be.

Types of Math Instruction

Gradual Release of Responsibility

This is a great teaching strategy to shift the responsibility from the teacher to the student. It starts with a directed instruction, then guided instruction, collaborative learning, and independent practice. Directed Instruction: The teacher is modeling and the students are watching. The teacher goes through the problem thinking aloud. Guided Instruction: The teacher let's the students help her walk through the problem. The students can turn and talk or work on groups to help. Collaborative Learning: The students work together. They can turn and talk or work in groups to help. Independent Practice: The students are to then work alone and demonstrate what they have learned.

Math Station/Centers

Students are put into small groups and this type of math instruction involves rotating groups. Centers are engaging and interactive. Centers can be anything from worksheets to manipulatives and more!

ELL'S refers to individuals who have limited proficiency in the English language and includes children and adults of all ages.
Programs for ELL students are often referred to as English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, in which teachers use techniques, methodology and special curriculum designed to teach ELL students English-language skills.
Representation in math can help English Language Learners
Teachers can focus on alternative ways to teach math content, such as manipulatives, incorporating cultural literature, group work and more!
https://rossieronline.usc.edu/blog/english-language-learners/

Strategies to Help ELL'S

Teach Language Skills Across the Curriculum
Speak Slowly and be Patient
Incorporate Native Language and Incorporate Technology
Tacticcle obects
Lot's of Visuals!

Accommodations Change How a Student...

Accesses Information

Participates In School Activities

Demonstrates their learning, they do not change the curriculum

Accommodations can be made by:

Adjusting the Amount of Work

Allowing Extra Time

Adapting Assignments

Providing Extra Assistance

Changing the Physical Setting

Each Child is Unique!

Modifications Changes the Curriculum

Changes what is being taught

What a Student is Expected to Learn and Demonstrate

Modifications Can Be

Alternate Textbooks

Grading System is Different

Different Homework Questions

Alternate Projects

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