Parent Math Forum

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Parent Math Forum

• Overview of new math curriculum
• November 30, 2004
• Presented by Alicia S. Holt, MA
• Academic Interventionist

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Todays Outcomes/Goals

• Understand that Kyrene adopted a dual math
  curriculum
• Have an Overview of Scott Foresman Addison
  Wesley Texts
• Understand the Investigations philosophy
• Provide Answers to Questions
• Explore a few math games

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NCTM Process Standards

• Problem Solving
• Reasoning
• Communication
• Connections
• Representations

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Overview

• Scott Foresman Addison Wesley
• Investigations in Data and Space
• Two High-Quality Research Based Math Program
  that interweave NCTM standards
• Programs can be used in isolation or in
  combination
• By using these resources, we will be able to
  reach all students needs and deepen all students
  knowledge of mathematical content.

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Scott Foresman Addison Wesley, SFAW

• Math basal
• Traditional textbook approach to teaching
  mathematical content, with an emphasis on problem
  solving and practice
• Aligned to the Arizona State Standards
• Offers many different types of experiences and
  practice for your child in a lesson-by- lesson
  format

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Components
Teachers Edition key features Teachers
Resource Package Diagnosis and Intervention Proble
m of the Day Flipchart Vocabulary Cards/ Math
Games Technology
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Investigations in Number, Data, and Space

• A complete K-5 mathematics curriculum that can
  be differentiated easily to support all students
  as they learn to think mathematically
• Engages students in key mathematical content as
  they
• develop number sense
• learn to visualize
• describe geometric relationships
• collect and analyze data.

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Investigations cont.

• Strong emphasis on strategies and tools to
  problem solving
• Spend time exploring problems in depth
• Find more than one solution to many problems
• Develop own strategies and approaches based on
  their knowledge and understanding of mathematical
  relationships
• Express mathematical thinking through drawing,
  writing, talking, models, diagrams and graphs
• Experience first

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Components of Investigations

• Childrens literature
• Technology piece
• Content games are imbedded and repeated through
  grade levels
• Extensions and excursions
• Assessment options include performance based

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• Investigations new approach

• Basal approach

Direct instruction first
Experience first
Work in a variety of groups
Work alone
Consider own reasoning and the reasoning of others
Focus on getting right answer
Communicate orally, in writing, and by using
pictures, diagrams and models
Record answers by writing down numbers
Emphasize fluency and completing many problems
quickly
Thoughtful work on small number of problems
Single prescribed method
More than one strategy
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In sum, these resources compliment each other by
strengthening childrens mathematical process
skills and deepening their mathematical
understanding of concepts.