FALs 2.0: Spanning Math Content and Concepts

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FALs 2.0 Spanning Math Content and Concepts

• Geoff Krall New Tech Math Coach

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Warm Up Ferris Wheel Pre-Assessment
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A Brief History of the Formative Assessment
Lessons
CCSS
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Feedback from last years New NT Math Teachers

Have you used any of the 20 Formative Assessment Lessons (FALs) (or Gates Math Modules) this year?
Yes 13 50
No 13 50
For which subjects did you implement a FAL?
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Common I likes

• Pre-Assessment
• Guiding Questions
• Variety of Scaffolding Tasks
• Student Analysis of sample work
• Card activities and manipulatives
• Pushes the inquiry
• Pre-assessment
• Emphasis on questioning techniques
• Emphasis on improving own work
• Provided a break for students to swim in pure
  mathematics for a while
• Provided a place for teachers to take stock of
  student learning

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Problem Based Learning (A Unit)
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Typical Format of FALs
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Working Together

• Discuss your solution to the Pre-Assessment with
  the 2-3 people around you.
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• Take turns to match and place cards.
• When you match two cards
• Place cards next to each other so that everyone
  can see.
• Explain carefully how you came to your decision.
  
• Your partner should either explain that reasoning
  again in his or her own words, or challenge the
  reasons you gave.
• You both need to be able to agree on and explain
  the placement of every card.
• If you cannot find a card to match, then make one
  up yourself.

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Explore time Parking Lot

• Take a few minutes to locate and explore the
  FALs.
• Try to skim through ones in your content area.
• Look for applicable collaborative activities that
  you might be able to utilize in other content
  areas.
• If you have any questions, please place them on
  the parking lot.

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Where were going

• Additional FAL publications
• FAL-type tasks ? NTN Math Problem Bank
• Performance Assessments, potentially based on the
  FALs and Shell Centre resources.