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Math and Science Partnership Grant
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February 12, 2016
Varnville Elementary School,
Varnville, SC
Profile of the South Carolina
Graduate
STEM Tidbit
Nationally, STEM incomes
increased by 1.6% from 2013 to
2014, but in many of the top
metro areas for STEM pay income
growth was more than 3%.
Nashville, TN had the highest
income growth at 5.3%.
Practice 5: Using Mathematical Tools
Use a variety of mathematical tools
effectively and strategically.
a. Select and use appropriate tools when solving
a mathematical problem.
b. Use technological tools and other external
mathematical resources to explore and
deepen understanding of concepts.
Real World Math
Technology
Connects Students
to Their World
Making Math Relevant
Using Appropriate Tools
A Performance Task
Struggling Increases Learning
“What we need to work on is getting comfortable with
struggle in learning.” – The Math Revolution
Productive Struggle
A Teacher’s Tale of Technology, Trust
and the Struggle for Freedom
“[S]tudents had choice as to how they were assessed,
I replaced multiple-choice quizzes with group videos
and PowerPoints….We began using QR Codes for
inquiry activities and Google Docs for feedback and
collaboration, in place of worksheets. Projects went
from extensions of content to extensions of self, with
questions that were relevant to my students’ worlds
and realities. By the end of the year, students were
crafting all of their playlists using the tools and
systems we had set up for learning independently.
A Teacher’s Tale of Technology, Trust
and the Struggle for Freedom
Technology and blending the learning in the class
had opened doors, and my students gained
confidence with each passing day. My students
were on fire. Technology and blending the
learning in the class had opened doors, and my
students gained confidence with each passing
day. They felt as if they were on a path made for
them and by them. Despite most of them starting
the year below grade level, we ended up handily
beating the state and district averages on our
high-stakes assessments that year.”
– EdSurge By Daniel Guerrero Oct 22, 2015
Continue With Our Agenda
Research Review – 10:50 -11:20
Assessment Update – 11:20-11:35
The Motivated Brain – 11:35-12:15
Lunch – 12:15-12:45
12:45 – 2:15 - The Engineering Practices
2:15 – 2:45 – SWS Data and MSP Website
2:45 – 3:00 – Housekeeping
- Updated PAR
- Progress Monitoring of Students’ Achievement in
math and science
- Progress Monitoring of Teachers’ action plans and
best practices being implemented
Looking At The World
Differently
Vuja De
Asking A More Beautiful
Question?????
Inquiry
Evidence-based
Academic
Discussion
How Can We Make It Better?
Engineering Practices
Crosscutting
Concepts
Engineering
Practices
Final Thoughts: Edmodo
SCLME
https://edmo.do/j/q3y7eq
SCDE Math PD
https://edmo.do/j/snmcix
Amazon Campaign:
With Math I Can Mindset
Take The Pledge.
We pledge to stop saying "I'm not
good at math" and approach math
with a growth mindset. We will
work hard to grow our math
understanding, attitude, and
outlook. We know that,
With Math, We Can…do anything.
With Math I Can
To achieve a growth mindset, we commit to
the following:
#1 We will celebrate our mistakes as
opportunities to learn and grow.
#2 We will be confident and share our
thinking.
#3 We will persevere through difficult
practice.
Amazon
Campaign
With Math I Can
Have a great
weekend!!
Hope to see you
in March!