Updated: August 2, 2019
Overarching Goals
To use the words of Zaretta Hammond in her book, Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain, the goal of the program is to move students from dependency to independent thinkers who do higher order thinking, creative problem solving, and analytical reading and writing.
- All Students will deeply believe and exhibit the belief that all students are capable of learning math
- All students will be introduced to and use online and offline math tools to assist their learning
- All students will learn how and exhibit learning with perseverance and good strategy on their own and with others.
- All students will master the fifth grade standards with strength and depth
- All students will have opportunities to enrich their learning in meaningful ways via websites, online learning menus, and project work.
All Year
- Fidelity to schedule: one hour a day, 60 extra minutes a week
- Assessments - create assessment schedule time and place at start of year with all teachers on the team
- Learning Menu: Available for student study all year, updated regularly
Homework
- Daily 20 minutes varies depending on focus
Order of Topics
We are a Math Team - September
- Math team t-shirt activity: What's your number?
- Additions as time permits
- How to use a calculator - math team activity
- How to use a spread sheet - math team dice game (if time)
- Jo Boaler math mindset video
- Math attitude survey, reflection, discussions, activities
- Divisibility Rules, review of facts w/Factor Captor Tournament
Numerical Expression - September
Place Value and Powers of Ten - October
Operations with Whole Numbers and Decimals /Algebraic Expression and Problem Solving- October - December
- Practice with numbers that teach about place and the environment
- What do we know about numbers that will help us with each operation
- Use a process that includes the following:
- Open ended problem solving/performance assessment approach
- Using online tools and paper/pencil practice
Volume Project Based Learning - December
Fractions - January - April break
- Review fractions with base ten fractions/decimals by creating visual models
- Review fractions with geometry and measurement review
- Adding and subtracting fractions models and stories
- Performance Assessment: Fraction multiplication using the area model
- Multiplying fractions models and stories
- Dividing with fractions using models and stories
Review/MCAS and other Assessments - April Break - May
Math integrated into project based learning/tech review - June