HELP STUDENTS PREPARE FOR OPEN-RESPONSE WRITING QUESTIONS ON

YOUR STATE’S MATH TEST with …

Write Math with the Math Forum (WMMF)

As part of your strategic math plan, WMMF develops students’ problem solving habits and “writing about math”

skills for continuous improvement and lasting results.

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FOR STATE STANDARDS:

Find Your State … Then, Standards Aligned Problems…

 

 

 

FIND PROBLEMS MATCHING YOUR CURRICULUM BY STANDARDS, GRADE LEVEL AND TEXTBOOKS

BOTH IN PRINT AND ONLINE

WHEN THE TEST SAYS: “EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER”…..WMMF CULTIVATES SUCCESS AND

CONFIDENCE BY HELPING STUDENTS USE MATH FACTS TO EXPLAIN THEIR SOLUTION.

Sample ProblemMonday Angela ate some grapes…... Each day that week she ate six more grapes than the day before. ……. on Friday she had eaten 100 grapes in all. How many grapes did she eat on Monday?

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Sample Student ResponsesSay Angela ate "x" grapes on Monday. Tuesday…..6 + x …Wed. 6 + 6 + x ….Linda, age 11

To solve this problem, I did a guess and check….I knew if I went up one in the beginning……Biagio, age 13

I used algebra to solve this problem….the no. of grapes she ate on Monday = x…..Midori, age 12

Assessment Rubrics/Scoring Guide

Strategies

MATH FORUM’S RUBRICS, MENTORING, AND STRATEGIES HELPS STUDENTS RESPOND

THOUGHTFULLY AND CLEARLY

Mentoring to Clarify Thinking

“Visualize” their student’s strategy

Find clues where they are confused and need more help

Entice students to work through answers on their own

WRITE MATH with THE MATH FORUM LETS TEACHERS:

Teachers and Students Use Rubrics Interpretation Strategy Accuracy Completeness Clarity Reflection

Students learn multiple Strategies, what works best for them, and how to get

“unstuck”

Mentoring by teacher or trained staff offers “tips” to revise and improve answers

GET “ON THE SPOT” HELP WITH Solutions and Commentary FROM MATH FORUM STAFF FOR

EACH PROBLEM plus SAMPLES OF HIGHLIGHTED STUDENT WORK.

HERE’S WHAT TEACHERS SAY……..

“our state tests have "open-ended" questions that are quite similar to questions asked at this site. Great practice.”

“This has been helpful in motivating students to think clearly and communicate their ideas.”

“… forces students to use all aspects of their problem-solving skills. We are preparing for the standardized tests and the PoW should help with that.”

“(WMMF) allows me to differentiate for all levels of students and to provide enrichment activities for all…..really raises the bar!”

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