Elementary for Day 1 - Aug 24

 

Reading

Practicum
  • Helping Children Learn Mathematics p. 9-24

 

Group Read Sept 10

  • PSSM p. 37-40, 60-63\
  • Helping Children Learn Mathematics p. 9-16

 
  • Observe their teaching partners and record process standards that are observed in the lesson
  • Collect a representative lesson from their partner’s teacher’s manual on number sense
  • Conduct a one on one assessment with five children at a variety of levels in the classroom
  • Discuss their findings in their team meeting

Middle School for Day 1 - Sept 15

 

Reading

Practicum

Group Read for Sept 10

  • PSSM p. 37-40, 60-63\
  • Helping Children Learn Mathematics p. 9-16

 
  • Do data activity lesson developed for problem-based instructional task
  • Design and begin distributed practice for the year

High School for Day 1 - Sept 16

 

Reading

Practicum
  • PSSM pg. 297-300
  • Ch. 1 Teaching Mathematics through Problem Solving Grades 6-12 (small green book)
  • PSSM p. 348-352

 

Group Read for Sept 10

  • PSSM p. 37-40, 60-63\
  • Helping Children Learn Mathematics p. 9-16

 

 

Elementary for Day 2 - Nov 4

 

Reading

Practicum

Group Read for Oct 15

  • PSSM pg.64-66
  • PSSM pg. 132-135 (k-2)
  • PSSM pg. 200-205 (3-5)

 
  • Observe their teaching partners and record process standards that are observed in the lesson
  • Collect a representative lesson from their partner’s teacher’s manual on number sense
  • Conduct a one on one assessment with five children at a variety of levels in the classroom
  • Discuss their findings in their team meeting

Middle School for Day 2 - Oct 27

 

Reading

Practicum
  • PSSM p.222-231

Group Read for Oct 15

  • PSSM p. 64-66
  • PSSM p. 274-279 (6-8)
  • Do data activity lesson developed for problem-based instructional task
  • Design and begin distributed practice for the year

High School for Day 2 - Oct 28

 

Reading

Practicum
  • PSSM p.297-300
  • Ch. 13 Teaching Mathematics through Problem Solving p.195-205
  • Ch. 2 A Research Companion to Principles and Standards For School Mathematics p.5-23
  • PSSM p.122-126 and p.342-346

Group Read for Oct 15

  • PSSM p. 64-66
  • PSSM p. 354-359
  • Bring a student example of algebra

 

Elementary for Day 3 -

 

Reading

Practicum
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  • “team teach” a problem-based instructional task with their teaching partner

Suggestions

K – build a staircase by Kathy R

1st – Multiple Representations of 32 (Big Idea-tens and ones)

2nd– 0-99 Patterns in 2nd by Marylyn Burnes

3rd – How many different ways to make 112 by M. Burnes

4th – Estimation and Mental Computations (Big Ideas – Number Sense)

5th – Working with Decimals Arrow Arithmetic (Big Idea –inverse operations)

Middle School for Day 3 – Feb 2

 

Reading

Practicum
  • Chapter 1 in green Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving (p. 3-13)
  • PSSM p. 262-267 Reasoning

Group Read for Sept 10

  • None as of yet
  • Design distributed practice activities (at least five per team member)
  • One big idea for practice 3-5 times a week

High School for Day 3 - Dec 8

 

Reading

Practicum
  • Reflection questions for readings are on green sheet from day 2
  • PSSM p. 52-55, 300-303, 334-341
  • Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving Chapter 5 p. 55-67
  • Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving Chapter 6 p.69-84

 

Group Read for Sept 10

  • None as of yet
  • No participant will TEACH a high school class this year
  • Observe at least 1 Algebra class
  • Take notes to describe the lesson taught during day 3
  • Pose a problem that would enrich the lesson you observed
  • Examine table 6.1 on pg. 75-77 in Teaching Mathematics through Problem Solving Grades 6-12 choose at least one of the “Useful Questions” and generate a problem derived from the context of the lesson you observed

 

 

Elementary for Day 4 – March 9

 

Reading

Practicum
  • PSSM K-12 , K-2, 3-5, problem solving standard
  • Try one activity from day 3
  • Record strategy type for the problem situation presented (a checklist was given at ESC)
  • Bring copies of the teacher’s manual or student pages on fractions or decimals from your grade level teacher

Middle School for Day 4 – April 27

 

Reading

Practicum
  • Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving 6-12 Ch 2 p.20-25
  • PSSM p. 256-261
  • Article “Working Inside the Black Box”
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High School for Day 4- Feb 16

 

Reading

Practicum
  • PSSM p. 303-305 “Use mathematical models to represent and understand quant. rel.
  • Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving Ch 9 p. 129-141
  • Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving Ch 10 p.143-159
  • PSSM “Connections” p.64-66 and p.354-359
  • Work with your collaborating teacher to find a future (between Feb. 17 and April 18) lesson to be enriched
  • Will teach or assist with teaching the enriched lesson between 2/17 and 4/18

Elementary for Day 5 – May 4

 

Reading

Practicum
  • PSSM p. 136-141, 206-209 (Representation Standard)
  • Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving p. 85-100
  • Try one activity with students in regards to fractions, decimals, and/or percents

 

 

Reading

Practicum
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High School for Day 5 – April 20

 

Reading

Practicum
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  • Enrich lessons
  • Teach or assist with the enriched lesson in the classroom
  • After lesson is taught prepare a written report describing how it went.  Describe the enactment of the lesson in terms of problem solving and the social and sociomathematical norms