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Math Strategies & Accommodations. Presented by: Courtney McCord, Katrina Cushenberry, and Abe Ngoma. AGENDA. Introduction and agreements Mindbender and self-assessments Anticipation guide Curriculum documents Venn Diagrams HAPG Introduction Scavenger hunt Block party
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Math Strategies & Accommodations Presented by: Courtney McCord, Katrina Cushenberry, and Abe Ngoma
AGENDA • Introduction and agreements • Mindbender and self-assessments • Anticipation guide • Curriculum documents • Venn Diagrams • HAPG • Introduction • Scavenger hunt • Block party • Interim assessments • Technology
MINDBENDER “Create the largest possible square from your blank blue-sheet paper.”
50% Convert your square into another square that is half the current area. No measurements, cuts, or computations are allowed.
CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS Universal Set Scope & Sequence Year-at-a-Glance (YAAG) Vertical Alignment Matrix (VAM)
HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT PLANNING GUIDE (HAPG) • HAPG Introduction • TEKS/TAKS Correlation • Scavenger Hunt • Block Party • “Putting it Together”
Student Daily Self-assessment and Lesson Rating Chart • TEKS/TAKS Correlation • HAPG
MINDBENDER Can you explain why these weights are balanced?
RESOURCES • Interim Assessments • (No modifications at this time) • Technology – wikis • Secondary Math Wiki – http://houstonmath.wikispaces.com • A2TeaMS Wiki – http://a2teams.wikispaces.com
Student Daily Self-assessment and Lesson Rating Chart • Interim assessments • Math wikis
Student Daily Self-assessment and Lesson Rating Chart • Strategies used
BRAINTEASER • There are three houses built exactly the same. One is filled with cotton, the other with wood, and the third with iron. One day an arsonist sets them all on fire. The sound of sirens was growing louder at the scene. People were screaming. Which house did the ambulance try to put the fire out at first?
Student Daily Self-assessment and Lesson Rating Chart • Accommodations