Student or Learner? Engaging Students in Math

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Student or Learner?Engaging Students in Math

• Presented by Heather Sparks, NBCT

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Lets Describe a

• Student

• Learner

• Active
• Engaged
• An independent thinker
• Internally motivated
• Focused on the learning

• Passive
• Bored
• Told what to think
• Typically unmotivated
• Focused on the grade

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Communicate Mathematical Thinking

• Copy Me!
• Color Tile Riddles

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Organize Consolidate

• Polls
• Last Survivor
• Bank 5!

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Analyze Evaluate

• PIG
• Closest to 100
• How Much Is Your Name Worth?
• Measurement Challenge

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PIG

• The goal of the game is to be the first player to
  reach 100.
• On your turn, roll the dice as many times as you
  would like, mentally keeping a running total of
  the sum. When you decide to stop rolling, record
  your total for that turn and add it to the total
  from any previous turns.
• If a 1 comes up on one of the dice, your turn is
  over and you score 0 points for that round. If
  you roll a 1 on both dice, you lose your turn and
  ALL points.

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Closest to 100

• Roll a die. Decide if the number represents 10
  or 1. For example, if you roll a 4, you must
  decide if you would like 4 or 40 points.
• Pass the die to the next player who also rolls
  once and decides how many points.
• After each turn, add your points.
• Play 7 rounds (you must play all rounds)
• The player who is closest to 100 (above or below)
  after 7 rounds wins!

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How much is your name worth?

• U .21
• V .22
• W .23
• X .24
• Y .25
• Z .26

• K .11
• L .12
• M .13
• N .14
• O .15
• P .16
• Q .17
• R .18
• S .19
• T.20

• A .01
• B .02
• C .03
• D .04
• E .05
• F .06
• G .07
• H .08
• I .09
• J.10

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Measurement Challenge

• Find as many 7 objects as you can in 5 minutes.
• 1045 deadline

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