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Why Games??

Why Games?? . Catalina worden and Renae kramer Abe summer institute Aug. 15, 2012. Numeracy. “The ability to understand and work with numbers” (Noun). Oxford Dictionary.

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Why Games??

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  1. Why Games?? Catalina worden and Renaekramer Abe summer institute Aug. 15, 2012

  2. Numeracy “The ability to understand and work with numbers” (Noun). Oxford Dictionary. • “An array of mathematically related proficiencies that are evident in adults’ lives and worthy of attention in adult education settings.” It engages with life’s diverse contexts and situations. (Ginsburg, Manly, & Schmitt).

  3. MatH GAMES

  4. Why Games? • Address the Levels of Knowing Math • Incorporate varied learning styles • Force the usage of mathematical reasoning • Aid Constructivist teaching • Motivate, enthuse, and increase students’ comfort • Develop problem solving strategies

  5. OBJECTIVEs • Teachers will observe and practice aligning a strategy game with the Levels of Knowing Mathas well as tailoring them to students’ learning styles. • Teachers will recognize the validity of using games to improve numeracy skills and problem solving strategies.

  6. Start in corner. Order: b, y, r, g. Expand toward center. Each piece played must touch only at the corner of its own color, not along edge. Different colors may touch along edges. Laid is played. Each square is worth 1 point once played.

  7. Game connections • 1. Which problem solving strategies are you using? • 2. How are you connecting Blokus to the levels of knowing math? • 3. Which Learning Styles are you using?

  8. Ways Blokus promotes Numeracy • Multiplication • Addition • Calculating score • Area • Perimeter • Plotting points • Pythagorean Theorem • Volume • Estimation

  9. Problem solving strategies • Draw a picture or diagram* • Make a list or table • Guess and check* • Simplify; substitute smaller or rounded numbers* • Look for a pattern* • Work backwards* • Act it out* • Use a formula • Eliminate*

  10. Guided practice • How can you connect your game to each Level of Knowing Math? • In pairs, pick one game and a corresponding math topic and align them to all Levels of Knowing Math. • When time has expired, report on 1 level (of our choosing) to the whole group.

  11. Questions?? • Southwest ABE - Granite Falls Region • Catalina Worden wordencatalina@gmail.com • Renae Kramer kramerr2045@gmail.com

  12. LinKs to additional resources • To apply for MNI ‘13http://www.atlasabe.org/professional/math-and-numeracy) until August 31, 2012. • Learning fractions game: “Refraction” • centerforgamescience.org/site/ • Reasons for “Why Games” • http://www.mathgoodies.com/articles/manipulatives.html#.UCG4O3snQk4.mailto

  13. “One real life application of numeracy I can use from games in my class is….”

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