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Regardless of how well your students performed on the latest math assessment, how can you make sure that your program is teaching students the essential math concepts that they'll need for the next assessment and beyond? Here's a resource that explores that question and introduces you to what schools and teachers are doing to engage students in math lessons that promote deeper understandings of math curriculum. Use the DVD and User Guide with study groups, workshops, school improvement teams, and professional learning communities to explore current perspectives on content of and instructional strategies for mathematics in grades K-12. Introduce your school to classroom techniques that actively engage students in deeper conceptual thinking about the subject. And demonstrate classroom activities and teaching strategies that Address student prior knowledge and misconceptions about mathematics. Challenge students to justify and explain their understanding of mathematics. Provide opportunities for students to use multiple ways to demonstrate what they've learned in resolving mathematical problems. Connect mathematics to real-life situations and problems. Provide chances for students to apply math content they've learned. Produced by the leaders in professional development, ASCD, in cooperation with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Meaningful Mathematics focuses on 3 of the 10 standards from the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics: Numbers and Operations, Algebra, and Data Analysis and Probability. Whether you're searching for a remedy for struggling students or thinking about a complete program overhaul, this video-based staff development program will point your learning community toward a bold new direction based on the most current research. |
