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Too many grades of D or F in math?

Too many grades of D or F in math?. Today. Today ’ s presentation focuses on what we can do to help struggling students, students living in poverty, become successful in their study of mathematics. MLL.

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Too many grades of D or F in math?

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  1. Too many grades ofD or F in math? Hanlonmath

  2. Today • Today’s presentation focuses on what we can do to help struggling students, students living in poverty, become successful in their study of mathematics. Hanlonmath

  3. MLL In a right triangle, the altitude from the right angle to the hypotenuse divides the hypotenuse into two segments in which the altitude is the geometric mean of the lengths of the two segments. Hanlonmath

  4. Geometric Mean Hanlonmath

  5. Geometric Mean • Proportion - Proportions equal fractions Hanlonmath

  6. Equivalent Fractions Hanlonmath

  7. MLL Math Language Learners Hanlonmath

  8. Vocabulary & Notation There is no more single important factor that affects student achievement than vocabulary and notation Hanlonmath

  9. Vocabulary • Find the degree of the monomial 4x2y3z5 Hanlonmath

  10. Vocabulary Best Bet? • Bet A • Probability of winning is 3/5 • Bet B • Odds of winning 3 to 5 Hanlonmath

  11. Language Acquisition • Double meanings area volume operation power mean feet product Hanlonmath

  12. MLL • Solve • Find the roots • Find the zeroes • Find the value of the variable that makes the open sentence true Hanlonmath

  13. Speaking • Oral recitation • Speaking • Working in pairs (groups) Hanlonmath

  14. Oral Recitation Language Acquisition Teaches students how to learn Embeds in short tem memory Hanlonmath

  15. Classroom Oral Recitation • Procedure – Adding/Subtracting Fractions 1. Find a common denominator 2. Make equivalent fractions 3. Add/Subtract numerators 4. Bring down denominator 5. Reduce Hanlonmath

  16. Classroom Oral Recitation • Quadratic Formula Hanlonmath

  17. Rules in Mathematics Don’t make sense! Hanlonmath

  18. Math Rules! • Division by Zero • Dividing Fractions • Rules for Exponentials • Rules for Integers Hanlonmath

  19. Understanding • What does “do you understand”really mean? Hanlonmath

  20. Understanding • Divide Fractions • Flip & Multiply Hanlonmath

  21. Understanding • ax + b = c • 4x + 2 = 30 • 5x – 4 = 3x + 16 • 2(3x– 4) – 2 = 4x + 10 • x/3 – x/4 = 6 • (x – 4)/2 + (x + 3)/5 = x – 5 Hanlonmath

  22. Axiom The more math you know, the easier math gets! Hanlonmath

  23. Way of Thinking Math is more than just a body of knowledge, it is a way of thinking that affects the way we live. Hanlonmath

  24. Decisions • Computation; 4 x 13 x 25 • Algorithm (rule) • Properties of Real Numbers Hanlonmath

  25. Decisions • Finding a common denominator • Multiply denominators • Write multiples • Factor Tree, LCM • Reducing Method Hanlonmath

  26. Decisions • Systems of Equations • Graphing • Substitution • Linear Combination • Cramer’s Rule Hanlonmath

  27. Decisions • Quadratic Equations • Zero Product Property • Completing the Square • Quadratic Formula • Rational Root Theorem Hanlonmath

  28. The more math you know, the easier math gets! Hanlonmath

  29. Answering the Question What are you doing to help my child learn? Hanlonmath

  30. Organizing Student Learning • Preparation really matters! • Instruction, Concept Development-Linkage • Note Taking • Homework • Test Preparation • Assessment Student-Teacher Relationships My Kid Standard Hanlonmath

  31. What are you doingto improve instruction? Hanlonmath

  32. What are you doingto help my child learn? Hanlonmath

  33. Good News! • Teachers are already employing many of the best practices needed to increase student achievement. Hanlonmath

  34. Best practices • Note taking • Homework • Tests Hanlonmath

  35. Success on Success Hanlonmath

  36. Success on Success • First Test – Important for confidence! • Grade Distribution • Success on Success • Teach students how to learn effectively and efficiently. • Concentration times Hanlonmath

  37. Student-Teacher Relationships • Treat your students the way you want your own children treated. • Build success on success. • Talk to your students. Be friendly. • Talk positively to your students about their opportunity to be successful. • Call home early with information and good news. • Make testing as much a reflection of your instruction as their studying. Hanlonmath

  38. Student-Teacher Relationships • Teach your students how to study effectively and efficiently (visual, audio, kinesthetic, concentration time). • Tell them you like them. • Go over expectations explicitly and give examples. • Build trust, make sure they know you are there for them by telling them you are. • Tell them you want them to succeed. • Continually answer the question; “What am I doing to help my students learn?” Hanlonmath

  39. Contradictory Rules Hanlonmath

  40. Unsuccessful Students Hanlonmath

  41. Building Succes - STAR System • 3 Stars – on the test unchanged, no computation, no manipulation • 2 Stars – on the test, changes in numbers • 1 Star – allows variability, so curriculum is not narrowed Hanlonmath

  42. The Phone Conversation • Introduction • Pleasure teaching your son/daughter, nice young man/lady • Explanation, how I intend to help your child succeed – Instruction • Clear instruction, linkage, memory aids • Notes, * system, very prescriptive • Homework, comes from notes & instruction • Oral recitation, procedures & formulas • Practice tests, * system • Study/flash cards • Reviews Hanlonmath

  43. The Phone Conversation • Permission to use those strategies/consequenes • Parental help • Know when tests are scheduled • Examine student notebooks • Use flashcards to help study Hanlonmath

  44. 1st Essential - Instruction Hanlonmath

  45. Instruction • Teach for understanding • Its not a matter of if students will forget information, it’s a matter of when they will forget • Students should be able to reconstruct knowledge over time Hanlonmath

  46. Preparation Preparation Creation of a practice test and choosing examples before instruction begins suggests that teachers prepared for the unit; knowing where students traditionally experience difficulty and having resources and strategies ready to address those difficulties. Hanlonmath

  47. Preparation • Practice test • Cover curriculum appropriately (rigor) • Grades - Fair & Portable • Benchmarked • Unit questions reflect questions on: • Curriculum • Unit • HSPE • Semester exams • College Entrance exams (ACT & SAT) Hanlonmath

  48. Content - Instruction • What you teach affects student achievement • How you teach it affects student achievement Hanlonmath

  49. Subtraction Hanlonmath

  50. When will I ever use this? • Pythagorean Theorem • Parabola • Circumference Hanlonmath

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