math mindset comes first: closing the achievement gap
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Math Mindset Comes First:Closing the Achievement Gap
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Presented by
Leland Kriegh, MSProfessional Development and Implementation SpecialistDreamBox Learning
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Leland Kriegh is a Professional Development and Implementation Specialist at DreamBox Learning. A certified K-8 educator, Leland has more than 10 years of classroom experience and a master’s degree in Education Media Design and Technology. He is also an experienced cognitive coach and professional development trainer who has a passion for pushing himself and others to do more than what was thought possible.
Math Mindset Comes First: Closing the Achievement Gap
Leland Kriegh, MSDreamBox Learning
8 December, 2016
Why do we need to address the psychology of the student to close the achievement gap?
Problem - Disengagement
I’ll never be good at math
Problem - Disengagement
I’ll never be good at math Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally??
Problem - Disengagement
I’ll never be good at math Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally??
I will never use this
Problem - Disengagement
I’ll never be good at math
Just look smart
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally??
I will never use this
Trying To Close the Achievement Gap Without Addressing Mindset Is Like…
Carol Dweck Jo Boaler
Growth Mindset
• Plasticity
Growth Mindset
• Plasticity• Challenge
Growth Mindset
• Plasticity• Challenge• Mistakes Grow!
Growth Mindset
• Plasticity• Challenge• Mistakes Grow!• Praise the process,
not the student
Blackwell, et al., 2007
Teaching Growth MindsetBrain Science• Making new connections• Challenges• Mistakes
www.mindsetkit.orgwww.growthmindsetmaths.comwww.mindsetworks.comwww.mathforlove.comwww.youcubed.org
Resources
Fostering a Mathematical Mindset
• Curiosity• Connection Making• Challenging• Creativity• Collaboration
Are your students proficient in the Mathematical Practices/Processes?
How do you know?
Practices & Processes
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
Practices & Processes
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
Practices & Processes
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
Practices & Processes
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
Practices & Processes
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
Practices & Processes
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
Practices & Processes
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
Practices & Processes
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
Short, Closed Questions
1. What are the factors of 28?2. 9 x 54 =3. 1/4 + ½ =
Low Floor / High Ceiling
In Summation
To close the achievement gap, first assess the mindset of the student and address the mindset before specific skills.
Questions?
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Thank you to our presenter!
Leland Kriegh, MSProfessional Development and Implementation SpecialistDreamBox Learning
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