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Mathematics Toolboxes

Mathematics Toolboxes. Designed by Michigan teachers for Michigan students. Mathematics Overview. Two Toolboxes for grades 2 through 7. Toolbox #1 for beginning of the year Toolbox #2 for the middle of the year. Toolbox #1.

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Mathematics Toolboxes

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  1. MathematicsToolboxes Designed by Michigan teachers for Michigan students

  2. Mathematics Overview Two Toolboxes for grades 2 through 7 • Toolbox #1 for beginning of the year • Toolbox #2 for the middle of the year

  3. Toolbox #1 • Used to help teachers help students perform more successfully on the MEAP assessment • Used 15 days before the MEAP test • GLCE are representative of the previous grade level • Ex: Grade 3 content is grade 2 GLCE

  4. Toolbox #1 Contents • Fifteen days of assessments of each GLCE • Multiple choice • Short tasks • Long tasks

  5. Toolbox #1 • Provides effective strategies: • Understand, Plan, Solve • Ten Best Practices • Delivery of a lesson • Provides tools for teachers • List of teaching materials • Blackline masters • Grade level record keeping checklist • Contains Student Journal from long tasks

  6. Toolbox #1 • Day-by-day Instructional Plans • GLCE alignment • Materials needed • Suggested literature • Suggested vocabulary • Instructional suggestions

  7. Toolbox #2 • They are used as needed during the school year • Developed to teach the current year’s GLCEs • Designed to assist with improving student performance as the result of the MEAP test • For use in grades 2 through 7

  8. Toolbox #2 Dual Purpose • Used to inform previous grade AND • Used to inform current grade

  9. Toolbox #2 Format Each lesson is • Organized by topics Ex: Add and Subtract Fractions • Application activity/game • Evidence of Learning • Non-routine problem • For Struggling Students Section Interventions

  10. Toolbox #2 Teacher Tools • Blackline masters linked to the lesson • Video and pictures linked to the lesson • Journal prompts and rubrics • Example of how to use student responses • Student Journal from the Non-routine tasks

  11. Mathematics Toolboxes help teachers focus instruction • Toolbox #1 reviews and practices GLCEs tested on the MEAP • Toolbox #2 is a remediation to address weak areas • Results inform: • Curricular decisions • Material selection • Professional development

  12. Toolbox #3 • Use in Grade 2 at the end of the school year • Reviews core GLCEs • Practice assessments Multiple choice Short tasks Long tasks

  13. Toolbox #1 Mathematics Assessment Practice Tasks First 12 or 20 days of school (Grades 3-7) Toolbox benefits Informs current year teachers about prior grade’s content before the MEAP test Informs instruction needed during 10-day MEAP window Toolbox #2 Mathematics Remediation For the middle of the school year (Grades 3-8) Toolbox benefits Provides support for what to do next Struggling Student Section offers additional activities for the student who may need tutoring May be used only as needed and not in a particular sequence Sample Year

  14. St. Clair County RESA Toolboxes Designed to motivate students and inspire teachers For additional information please contact: Sue HaddenSt. Clair County RESA 499 Range Road, Marysville, MI 48040Phone: 810-364-8990 ext. 293

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