Presenters: Kassia Omohundro Wedekind and Christy Thompson
Date: September 22, 2020
Come learn about Hands-Down Conversations, a structure for dialogue in which students take the lead, building agency and understandings as mathematicians and readers. We’ll dig into strategies for engaging in argumentation and explore the crossover between the content areas.
DeltaMath has long been a free tool used to give automatic and detailed feedback to students for math practice on over 1400 different math problem types. Given the current health crisis, this immediate feedback is more important than ever. This session will cover the basics of creating assignments and viewing student results. We will also discuss the newer features of DeltaMath Plus that give the teachers a lot more flexibility in creating assignments: attaching videos to assignments, creating an online test and writing your own questions on DeltaMath.
Recommended Grade Level: 6 – 12
Hosted by: Leigh Nataro
NOTE: To get a full understanding of Delta Math, the viewing the webinar is recommended over listening to the podcast. Also, there is a Delta Math Facebook group where Delta Math Users help each other.
We know that feedback is essential for student learning, but how do we provide it without constantly giving up hours of our time? In this presentation, educators will learn about providing meaningful feedback and explore resources that help provide instant/ timely feedback. Considerations will be made for school-based, hybrid, and distance learning environments.
Students and teachers are encountering a bizarre and unchartered world of education. The reality is that no one is an expert right now. NO ONE! Let’s collaborate on strategies that spark meaningful conversations in our math classes so teachers and students can experience the best connection possible.
Talk Less, Discuss More: Crafting and Implementing Open Ended Questions
Presenters: David Sladkey and Scott Miller
Date: August 11, 2020
Are you looking for ways to enhance questioning in your classroom? Do you wonder how to include open-ended tasks on a daily basis in online, blended, and in-person learning models? Experience a variety of types of questions that promote student thinking and learn how to create questions that facilitate student discussion.
Dr. Jenny Tsankova will present an argument in favor of changing the way we communicate to students the following essential ideas: 1) the idea of proof, 2) the language of Geometry, and 3) the traditional topics we teach, such as constructing the perpendicular bisector. The goal is for the mathematical ideas to be accessible to all students, connected to other mathematical ideas, and embedded in relevant context without sacrificing the cognitive demand.
How do you continue your small group collaboration and discussion while teaching online? Through math workshop of course. Learn how to implement math workshop in the synchronous online classroom. Create small group interactive experiences that give every student a voice. Give students the agency to own their learning through choice of differentiated activities. Learn quick and easy technology strategies that work across multiple computer platforms to meet the needs of all learners.
Recommended Grade Level: 3 – 8
NOTE: To get the most of this webinar, it is best ot watch the video to see how the speaker engages students in an online environment.
Hosted by: Leigh Nataro
Watch the full presentation at: https://www.bigmarker.com/GlobalMathDept/Math-Workshop-in-Synchronous-Online-Classes
Global Mathematics: An Elective Mathematics Class for ALL Students
Presenter: David Ebert
Date: June 9, 2020
This session will describe how one school created an elective course, Global Mathematics, that helps students understand and critique the world while also experiencing wonder, joy, and beauty. This course engages students at every ability level through the study of the history of mathematics and the usefulness of mathematics to address global, regional, and local issues.
Attending to Equity in Mathematics During a Pandemic: Supporting Inclusion, Access, Fairness and Respect for All
Presenter: Ruthmae Sears and Caree Pinder
Date: May 26, 2020
This presentation will describe means to attend to equity in the era of a pandemic. We will describe factors that can impact equitable learning outcomes, and identify strategies that can address equity when teaching remotely.
Recommended Grade Level: K – 12
NOTE: Due to the file size of this recording, it has been split into two pieces.
Deliberate Practice: How Math Teachers Can Close the Professional Development Gap
Presenter: Chase Orton
Date: May 19, 2020
I have a confession—math class isn’t working for some of my students. Despite my best efforts, I continue to struggle to meet the myriad of social, emotional, and academic needs of all my students while also moving learning forward for the whole class. Maybe you or someone you work with is also facing this same challenge. Maybe math class isn’t working for some of your students too. If so, please know it’s not your fault. Math teaching is a difficult and complex task, and I know we all want to get better at it. But to get better, we need to close the gap between the PD we’re offered and the PD we need. In this webinar, I will share my thoughts on what’s wrong about our current approaches to PD while also offering you a pathway for a more coherent, teacher-centered approach to your professional learning as a math teacher. While teachers of mathematics are the intended audience, this webinar has value for any educator vested in improving the quality of teaching in the math classroom.
Recommended Grade Level: K – 12
NOTE: Due to the file size of this recording, it has been split into two pieces.
