Top 10 Tools for Teaching

MathMontgomery County Schools

Felicia Bond, Kayla Hicks, & Lucy Woodford

#1 – Centers in Math? Absolutely!

Why are centers effective?Organization of centersCenters at every levelGroup Activity: Center Exploration

Technology CenterCurrent Content CenterSpiral Review CenterTeacher Center

#2 - FALS – Encouraging higher-order thinking

Group Formative Assessment Lesson

#3 - Use the vocabulary!Vocabulary ChecksWord WallsCommon Core VocabularySpelling Lists

#4 - Moving away from worksheets

Why move away from the workbook?Unique ideas for content delivery

#5 - Make it STICKUnique ideas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaU1eX_DPkYHow do you “make it stick?” Group Share

#6 - Making Mistakes - The impact of analyzing errors

Wrong Answer AnalysisTest Reflections“Frantic Fran”

# 7 - “When will I ever use this?” Real World Applications

Real-world projects in the math classroomFinancial Planning projectsGroup Share – What do you do to “make it real?”

#8 - But I Hate Math!Changing the Math Attitude

Our AttitudeStudent’s AttitudeParent’s Attitude

#9 – Writing About Math Math Journals in the Classroom3 – 2 – 1 Activity

#10 – Use those resources!

Resources ListQuestions?

Have a wonderful year in your math classroom!Thank you!