Welcome to Parent Night with Dimension 2000

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Welcome to Parent Night with Dimension 2000

Cissi Kale Math Consultant
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Workshop Objectives
Share and model instructional strategies that
can help all students successfully learn
mathematics
Participate in math games and strategies to
improve math achievement in middle school
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The Five Stages ofLearning and
TeachingMathematics

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Five Stages
Knowledge
What is the rule for rounding a whole number?
Five or above give it a shove, Four or below
just dont go.
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Five Stages
Understanding
Explain how and why the rounding rule works.
The rounding algorithm determines whether a whole
number is left or right of the center of a range
of counting numbers determined by the designated
place value.
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Five Stages
Proficiency
Round each number to the place value given.
1) 4578 to the nearest ten2) 200405 to the
nearest hundred3) 6400001 to the nearest
million 4) 50033 to the nearest ten thousand
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Five Stages
Application
The costs of an oil change, transmission service,
and brake repair are 47.95, 63.99, and 129.00
respectively. Round each cost to the nearest ten
dollars and find the total of those values to
generate an approximate cost of service.
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Five Stages
Inclusion
Be sure to include the rounding process in the
math we teach all year.
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Five Stages of Learning
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Understanding Variable
Algebra War Games
Player A
x
y
Player B
Winning game rule
x y
x y
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Expressions and Words
Algebra War Games
Player A
x
y
Player B
xy 1
xy 1
2x y
Winning game rule
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Digit Products and Sums
The digit sum of 24 is 6 because 2 4 6
The digit productof 24 is 8 because 2 4 8
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Digit Products and Sums
Timed games and challenges
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Mental Math Strings

• Start with the number of angles in a hexagon
• Add the number of quarts in one gallon
• Square your result
• Subtract the number of degrees in a right angle
• Subtract the number of eggs in a half-dozen
• Square your answer.
• What is the answer?

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Developing Proficiency with Fractions
Games, timed games, and challenges
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Problem Solving
Search and Solve