If everyone sends their email addresses to meghanbentley@gmail.com, I will compile a class list and send it back!
Thanks,
Meg
Friday, October 22, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Lesson study sessions at PIMS, UBC: Message from Melania Alvarez
Hello everyone! You are invited to the Lesson Study working sessions at PIMS UBC on the following dates:
Sat. Oct. 23, 9 - noon
Sat. Nov. 13, 9- noon
Sat. Dec. 11, 2 - 5:30
Sat. Jan. 22, 9 - noon
Sat. Feb. 19 2 - 5:30
Sat. Apr 16 9 - noon
See below for details. These sessions come highly recommended! I hope that you will be able to attend some or all of them.
Susan
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Have you concerns with how well students will learn in the new curriculum with the focus on 'showing their knowing'? Join other teachers, consultants and mathematicians in tackling these concerns together, using lesson study as a medium for improving student learning.
We meet at the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
located at the University of British Columbia
1933 West Mall Room 209.
What follows is the schedule for this year (There is more information
about "lesson studies" at the bottom of this message).
WORKING SESSION #1, Oct 23 (9:00 to 12:00): Setting the Stage (Intended
outcome: identification of difficult concepts, what students have hard
time learning well. Lunch will be provided.)
RSVP by Oct 21, email Melania Alvarez at melania@pims.math.ca
WORKING SESSION #2, Nov 13 (9:00 to 12:00): Lesson Planning (Intended
outcome: lesson(s) is/are built. Lunch will be provided.)
WORKING SESSION #3, Dec 11 (2:00 to 5:30) : Lesson implementation and Post
lesson discussion. Afterwards participants will be invited to join us for acelebration at a local pub. Dinner will be provided, but participants will
pay for their drinks.
WORKING SESSION #4, Jan 22 (9:00 to 12:00): Lesson Planning (Intended
outcome: lesson(s) is/are built. Lunch will be provided.)
WORKING SESSION #5, February 19 (2:00 to 5:30) : Lesson implementation and Postlesson discussion. Afterwards participants will be invited to join us for a celebration at a local pub. Dinner will be provided, but participants will pay for their drinks.
WORKING SESSION #6, Apr 16 (9:00 to 12:00): Reflection and Setting results
for publication. (Lunch will be provided.)
There may be an extra session if deemed needed.
What are Lesson Studies?
"Lesson Studies", in various formats, have become popular in the teaching
community as a means of professional development. The Pacific Institute
for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) will offer a series of workshops
closely modelled on the highly successful Lesson Studies conducted by the
Galileo Educational Network of Calgary.
What is special about them?
1. Workshop Leaders - Each of them is led by a duo consisting of an experienced mathematician and a mathematical pedagogue. The role of the former is to ensure a sound mathematical basis, point out interesting connections, and fill in details where needed. That of the latter is to interpret the subject from a teacher's perspective and dovetail it with typical class room situations.
2. Mathematical Content - They have both structure and focus, but these are found interactively instead of being fixed in advance. The focus is agreed upon after a brief discussion of what the participants find most pressing and difficult for their classes. In this way, the discussions, explanations, and examples will concentrate on what is most
important to participants.
3. Pedagogical Content - They are truly collaborative and supportive, counteracting the personal isolation and curricular pressure, which in many cases
prevent teachers from examining in depth what and how their students are learning, and how they could be helped to overcome hurdles. In the process, the teacher's own
understanding and enjoyment are nurtured.
4. Research Lesson Design - They provide opportunities for teachers to work together on creating curriculum-based research lessons, as they allow time for professional dialogue and support to develop, practice and critique new teaching methods.
5. Publish and Share - Their collective insights will be made available to the wider teaching community via the Internet. It is imperative that local teachers have access to local examples of promising practices for their own use in discussion groups and exhibitions of student work.
Sat. Oct. 23, 9 - noon
Sat. Nov. 13, 9- noon
Sat. Dec. 11, 2 - 5:30
Sat. Jan. 22, 9 - noon
Sat. Feb. 19 2 - 5:30
Sat. Apr 16 9 - noon
See below for details. These sessions come highly recommended! I hope that you will be able to attend some or all of them.
Susan
********************
Have you concerns with how well students will learn in the new curriculum with the focus on 'showing their knowing'? Join other teachers, consultants and mathematicians in tackling these concerns together, using lesson study as a medium for improving student learning.
We meet at the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
located at the University of British Columbia
1933 West Mall Room 209.
What follows is the schedule for this year (There is more information
about "lesson studies" at the bottom of this message).
WORKING SESSION #1, Oct 23 (9:00 to 12:00): Setting the Stage (Intended
outcome: identification of difficult concepts, what students have hard
time learning well. Lunch will be provided.)
RSVP by Oct 21, email Melania Alvarez at melania@pims.math.ca
WORKING SESSION #2, Nov 13 (9:00 to 12:00): Lesson Planning (Intended
outcome: lesson(s) is/are built. Lunch will be provided.)
WORKING SESSION #3, Dec 11 (2:00 to 5:30) : Lesson implementation and Post
lesson discussion. Afterwards participants will be invited to join us for acelebration at a local pub. Dinner will be provided, but participants will
pay for their drinks.
WORKING SESSION #4, Jan 22 (9:00 to 12:00): Lesson Planning (Intended
outcome: lesson(s) is/are built. Lunch will be provided.)
WORKING SESSION #5, February 19 (2:00 to 5:30) : Lesson implementation and Postlesson discussion. Afterwards participants will be invited to join us for a celebration at a local pub. Dinner will be provided, but participants will pay for their drinks.
WORKING SESSION #6, Apr 16 (9:00 to 12:00): Reflection and Setting results
for publication. (Lunch will be provided.)
There may be an extra session if deemed needed.
What are Lesson Studies?
"Lesson Studies", in various formats, have become popular in the teaching
community as a means of professional development. The Pacific Institute
for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) will offer a series of workshops
closely modelled on the highly successful Lesson Studies conducted by the
Galileo Educational Network of Calgary.
What is special about them?
1. Workshop Leaders - Each of them is led by a duo consisting of an experienced mathematician and a mathematical pedagogue. The role of the former is to ensure a sound mathematical basis, point out interesting connections, and fill in details where needed. That of the latter is to interpret the subject from a teacher's perspective and dovetail it with typical class room situations.
2. Mathematical Content - They have both structure and focus, but these are found interactively instead of being fixed in advance. The focus is agreed upon after a brief discussion of what the participants find most pressing and difficult for their classes. In this way, the discussions, explanations, and examples will concentrate on what is most
important to participants.
3. Pedagogical Content - They are truly collaborative and supportive, counteracting the personal isolation and curricular pressure, which in many cases
prevent teachers from examining in depth what and how their students are learning, and how they could be helped to overcome hurdles. In the process, the teacher's own
understanding and enjoyment are nurtured.
4. Research Lesson Design - They provide opportunities for teachers to work together on creating curriculum-based research lessons, as they allow time for professional dialogue and support to develop, practice and critique new teaching methods.
5. Publish and Share - Their collective insights will be made available to the wider teaching community via the Internet. It is imperative that local teachers have access to local examples of promising practices for their own use in discussion groups and exhibitions of student work.
Blog postings that should be completed by Mon. Oct. 18 for midterm marking
Hi everyone. Here is a listing of the blog entries you should have completed and posted by next Monday, Oct. 18 (the first day of your two-week practicum). I will start marking your blogs on Tues. Oct. 19, so unless you have made some special arrangement with me, I will expect to see everything up to date by then.
1) Response to Skemp article
2) (optional) Further response to "relational/instrumental" discussion in class
3) Writing on your most memorable math teachers
4) Discussion of the Dave Hewitt videos
5) Burning questions for teachers and students for Assignment 1
6) First micro-teaching: BOOPPPS lesson plan
7) Feedback and reflections on microteaching
8) Assignment 1 write-up: Interviews with teachers and students
9) Letters from future students (and your reflection on this exercise: hopes and worries)
10) Summary and response, Battleground Schools article
11) Response to Simmt article on math education and citizenship education
12) Timed freewrites for Division by Zero poem
13) Division by Zero poem
14) Response to Mason "Thinking Mathematically" reading, Ch. 2 & 3
15) Lesson plan for Oct. 13 group microteaching
16) Summary and reflections on peer and self assessment of microteaching
1) Response to Skemp article
2) (optional) Further response to "relational/instrumental" discussion in class
3) Writing on your most memorable math teachers
4) Discussion of the Dave Hewitt videos
5) Burning questions for teachers and students for Assignment 1
6) First micro-teaching: BOOPPPS lesson plan
7) Feedback and reflections on microteaching
8) Assignment 1 write-up: Interviews with teachers and students
9) Letters from future students (and your reflection on this exercise: hopes and worries)
10) Summary and response, Battleground Schools article
11) Response to Simmt article on math education and citizenship education
12) Timed freewrites for Division by Zero poem
13) Division by Zero poem
14) Response to Mason "Thinking Mathematically" reading, Ch. 2 & 3
15) Lesson plan for Oct. 13 group microteaching
16) Summary and reflections on peer and self assessment of microteaching
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Thinking Mathematically reading for Wed. Oct. 13 class
Hi all. Hope you've had a very happy Thanksgiving Weekend!
I scanned this Friday but didn't have the chance to post it till now: Oct. 13 reading from Mason et al, Thinking Mathematically
Please read this for Wednesday's class, and blog 100-200 words about how you might use these ideas with your students.
See you on Wednesday!
I scanned this Friday but didn't have the chance to post it till now: Oct. 13 reading from Mason et al, Thinking Mathematically
Please read this for Wednesday's class, and blog 100-200 words about how you might use these ideas with your students.
See you on Wednesday!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Mathemagic
Hi everyone,
Here is the youtube link to the mathemagic presentation of squaring numbers!
The video is 15min long or so, but if you just want to see the method, start at the 11min mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4vqr3_ROIk
Enjoy
Here is the youtube link to the mathemagic presentation of squaring numbers!
The video is 15min long or so, but if you just want to see the method, start at the 11min mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4vqr3_ROIk
Enjoy
Sunday, October 3, 2010
E-Coach Tutorial
As most of you know Erica and I are your e-coaches for the year.
If there are any topics that you would find it beneficial for us to do a lunch time tutorial on please comment here, or if you'd prefer your suggestion to be confidential send an email to either Erica, ericayth@gmail.com or myself, dmackie79@gmail.com.
We will confer after we receive some ideas and let you know what when and where at a later date.
Regards,
Deborah
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