Title: Accelerating Math Achievement
1- Accelerating Math Achievement
2Standards Assessment Conference
3The 5 Essentials
- Increasing student achievement
- in
- mathematics
4Rules in Mathematics
5Rules
- Cant divide by zero
- Any to the zero power, except zero, is one
- Rules for exponents
- Rules for integers
- Dividing fractions
6Todays Agenda
- Philosophy Beliefs
- Student-teacher Relationships
- 5 Essentials
7Philosophy Beliefs
- Improving student achievement
- No simple answer
- What works is work!
8Philosophy Beliefs
- Success on Success
- Teach students how to learn effectively and
efficiently. - auditory
- visual
- kinesthetic
- Concentration times
9Philosophy Beliefs
- First test
- Over teach over learn strategy
- Teach students content
- Teach students their learning style
- Teach students how to study
10Studying
- Reading
- Thinking
- Reflecting
- Organizing
- Writing
- Analyzing
- Visualizing
- Reviewing
- Remembering
- Recalling
11Philosophy Beliefs
- Learning
- Students learn best when they are given feedback
on their performance and praised for doing things
well.
12Student-Teacher Relationships
13Student-Teacher Relationships
- My Kid Standard
- Treat the kids in your school or classroom the
same way you want your own kids treated.
14Student-Teacher Relationships
- Loyalty
- Many students will work for a teacher for no
other reason than loyalty
15Student-Teacher Relationships
- Law of Reciprocity
- People you like, generally like you. People you
dont like, generally dont like you.
16Good News!
- Teachers are already employing many of the
best practices needed to increase student
achievement.
17 18Professional Practices
- Teachers already employ best practices
- Homework
- Note taking
- Testing
19Whats needed?
- Refinement Reinforcement
- of those practices.
20Balance
Balance in mathematics has been defined as
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- Vocabulary Notation
- Concept Development Linkage
- Memorization of Important Facts Procedure
- Applications
- Appropriate Use of Technology
 Balance should be reflected in assessments and
in the delivery of instruction.
21Vocabulary Notation
- There is no more single important factor that
effects student achievement than vocabulary and
notation.
22Vocabulary
- Find the degree of
- 4x2y3z5
23Vocabulary
- Best Bet?
- Bet A
- Probability of winning is 3/5
- Bet B
- Odds of winning 3 to 5
24Language Acquisition
- Double meanings
- area
- volume
- operation
- power
- mean
- feet
- product
25Reading
- Assign reading
- Explicitly introduce vocabulary notation
- Preview reading
- Connect reading
- Check understanding of reading
- Correct their understanding
- Use paper pencil
26Writing
- Definitions
- Procedures
- Linkages
- Applications
- Compare contrast
- Describe what they understand
- Describe difficulty experienced
- Summarize
- Explain
27Classroom Oral Recitation
- Procedure Adding/Subtracting Fractions
- 1. Find a common denominator
- 2. Make equivalent fractions
- 3. Add/Subtract numerators
- 4. Bring down denominator
- 5. Reduce
285 Essentials
- Organizing Student Learning by connecting
- Instruction
- Note taking
- Homework
- Quizzes/practice tests
- Tests
291. Instruction
- What you teach affects student achievement
- How you teach it affects student achievement
30Subtraction
5 1 15 6 8 8 14 6
13 5 9 2 15 9 7 1
14 5 16 9 4 4 10 4
6 2 12 4 10 3 6 3
31Patterns Strategies
32Use simple straight forward examples that clarify
what you are teaching. Do not get bogged down
in arithmetic.
33Multiplication
- 32 43 62 54
- x 11 x11 x11 x11
- 352 473 682
34Simple Straight Forward Examples
35Multiplication
36Relevance
37Creating Interest, Enthusiasm in finding the
circumference
38Conceptual Development/Linkage
- Not a matter of if students are going to
forget, its a matter of when they will forget. - Student understanding comfort level
- Ability to reconstruct knowledge
39I cant teach __________because my kids dont
know__________
40Linking
- Introduce new concepts skills using familiar
language - Review and reinforce
- Compare and contrast
- Teach in a different context
41 Linking
Add / Subtract Rational Expressions
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47C
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AD BC
A
D
BD
B
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50Relations Functions
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52Functions
Special relation in which no 2 ordered pairs
have the same 1st element.
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54Cold Drinks
55C n x .50 .50n or y x
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572. Note taking
1 Memory Aid - Writing it Down Helps
students Complete homework assignments Prepare
for unit tests Prepare for high-stakes tests
58 Note taking
- Be accommodating
- Be prescriptive directive
- Tell them what to write and where to write it.
59Rules and examples
60Title Date Objective Vocabulary
Notation Pattern Development Rule Examples Var
iation
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623. Homework
- Homework should reflect what you say you value.
- Vocabulary Notation
- Reading Writing
- Conceptual understanding Linkage
- Basic Facts Procedures
- Applications
63Homework
- Typical homework assignment
- P 270 1 32 odd
64Homework
- Read Sec 9.2 Expressions involving Logarithms
- Define logarithm
- Write a procedure for converting logarithms to
exponentials - Explain why when you multiply logs with the same
base, you add the logs - log (AB) log A log B
- P 270 1 33, multiples of 3
654. Quizzes/Practice tests
Assess what you say you value Build
confidence Monitor student learning Preparation
Instruction Assessment Balance Cumulative
Questions Setting a Date
665. Tests
- Balance
- Format
- Confidence trust
67Connecting
- Instruction to
- Note taking to
- Homework to
- Practice Tests/Quizzes to
- Tests
68Organizing Student Learning
- Tying instruction, note taking, homework,
practice tests/quizzes, and tests together helps
students study more effectively and efficiently
resulting in increased student achievement