math stations made easy jennifer ward math/science instructional facilitator ellis elementary
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Math Stations Made Easy
Jennifer Ward
Math/Science
Instructional Facilitator
Ellis Elementary
About Me
9 years of teaching experience
2nd and 4th grade
3 years as Math/Science Instructional Facilitator
Working on Master’s
Proud mom of toddler
Ice Breaker
Talk at your table about what you know about math stations.
How is teaching math like building a house?
NCTM Says…Problem Solving
Build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving
Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts
Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems
Monitor and reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving
Reasoning and Proof
Recognize reasoning and proof as fundamental aspects of mathematics
Develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs
Select and use various types of reasoning and methods of proof
Communication
Organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through communication
Communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others
Analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others;
Use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely.
Connections
Recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas
Understand how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another to produce a coherent whole
Representation
Create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas
Select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems
Other Research
Richard Allington
John van de Walle
Carol Ann Tomlinson
Robert Marzano
Arthur Hyde
Joan Kenney
Core Stations
Vocabulary
Problem Solving
Games
Math Trade Books
Sample Schedule
5-10 minutes for Problem Of the Day
20-25 minutes for Stations and teacher small groups
20-25 minutes for lesson and guided practice
10-20 minutes for independent practice
POD Student Sample
Problem of the Day
Ellen baked cookies for the neighborhood children. She gave each child 6 cookies and she had 7 cookies remaining. So, she gave one more cookie to each child, but, was one cookie short. How many cookies did she bake in total? Explain your answer.
Window Into Thinking
teachmath.net
Vocabulary
Need a math word wall or vocabulary pocket in math journals
Reflection
Your Turn
Place Value Decimal Numerator
Denominator Integer Division
Addend Subtrahend Product
Problem Solving
Based on needs of students
TAKS questions
Problem Solver
Reflection
Your Turn
One dollar will buy five pencils and five erasers or eleven pencils and three erasers. How much would four pencils and two erasers cost?
Illa bought a newspaper for $.25. How many different combinations of coins are possible?
Games
Adoption Games
Partner Games
Strategy Games
Reflection
Your Turn
Poison– There are 10 squares on the table between
you and your partner.– On your turn you must take 1 or 2 squares. – Alternate turns between you and your
partner.– If you are forced to take the last square
(Poison) then you lose.
Math Trade Books
All levels
All topics
MathStart
Marilyn Burns
Reflection
Sounds great, but HOW?
Practice and Model
Choice Log
Rubric
Anchor Charts
Sample
Sample
Your Turn
Write down the BIG idea you got today.
What 2 things can you take away and use in your classroom.
Questions?
Contact
I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Teacher Quality Grant through the Mathematics Dept. at UT Arlington and Arlington ISD.