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Math Alliance – Scaffolds May 18, 2010. Case study groups. Group: Clarify the assignment due June 1 Each person please share What you have done so far What scaffolds or supports you have used, either in assessment or in instruction What you have learned about your student
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Case study groups • Group: Clarify the assignment due June 1 • Each person please share • What you have done so far • What scaffolds or supports you have used, either in assessment or in instruction • What you have learned about your student • What you would like feedback on • What you need to do by June 1
Strategy Poster Cautions • Some do better when told than shown • Still have to match problem with strategy • Need instruction in how to use posters • Need to limit number of strategies but this limits choice • Can become too procedural if students did not understand strategy originally • Can be overwhelming
Strategy Posters • Suggestions for some • Pictures • May need their own or a poster placed very close to their seat • Limit words • Watch color – can help or hinder • Number steps • Keep uncluttered • One strategy only – or separate posters
Strategy Posters • Highlight vocabulary • Watch examples • Watch that they are not too procedural • Limit the language • Need instruction in and modeling of using posters
K-W- (L) Charts • As a group • Write on the K • Write on the W Put your names by any K’s you would like to share in a later class • At the signal • Do the same thing on the next poster You will write on four posters.
Why Cue Cards? • Difficulties with: • selecting the correct operations • choosing the relevant information • difficulties in understanding the language • remembering correct operations • retrieving learned information • spatial relationships • visual imagery Stolen from Ellen Grissom, 2009
How to translate that for your students: • Read to understand the problem • Identify the problem type • Draw a schema diagram to represent the problem • Turn the diagram in to a math sentence • Solve the problem • Look back to check. Stolen from Ellen Grissom, 2009
So… • As we go through the math tonight, keep the idea of cue cards in the back of your mind. • Think about: • What information do students need to know? • How can you guide them to find this information? • What would be the most efficient and effective way to display this information?
How to translate that for your students: • Read to understand the problem • Identify the problem type • Draw a schema diagram to represent the problem • Turn the diagram in to a math sentence • Solve the problem • Look back to check. Stolen from Ellen Grissom, 2009
2 Different Multiplication Problem Types • Multiplicative Comparison • “Guy and Vito both cut grass last weekend. Vito made $12 dollars which was 1/3 as much as Guy. How much money did Guy make?” • Proportion • “If it takes 3 eggs to make 20 cupcakes, then how many cupcakes can be made with 12 eggs?”
Activity • Create cue cards for your case study student • Include: • Steps to follow • Examples • Helpful diagrams • Make sure to create cards that address the needs of your student.