TEACH don’t TELL PD SESSIONS & VIDEOS
Session 1:
Productive Struggling presents Eureka Moments
This hands-on workshop models lessons which lead to conceptual understanding for learners through both online and video support.
We begin with the description of “The Learning Pit”, an environment which supports resilient learners in addressing multidimensional approaches in which we Build it, Draw it, Talk it, Write it and then OWN IT. When we OWN IT, then we UNDERSTAND IT. It encourages GRAPPLING, PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLING with concepts in problem solving which often presents “Eureka Moments” where the response is, “I FOUND IT!” This is a process in which we TEACH but DO NOT TELL. We nurture a “Growth Mindset” within the “Learning Pit”. Concepts here include addition and subtraction with regrouping, partial products, patterning and operations with fractions followed by humorous videos, “Math or Magic” and “The Learning Pit”. Finally a short video, “Coding To Learn” shows how productive struggling in coding results in concrete robot action which reflects the programmers thinking and often resulting in “Eureka Moments”.
Resources online are available to be used within both the person to person workshop as well as the virtual workshop.
From 1 hour to 1 day.
For Grades 3 to 8 students, teachers, parents and Pre-Service Teachers.
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Session 2:
First Steps in – CODING TO LEARN
Coding, a marketable skill for the 21st century, provides limitless creative opportunities for all students, teachers and parents now and into the future.
This introductory “hands-on” workshop uses videos and selected examples to introduce codes that give clear visual results which encourage all students, including those with individualized education programs (IEPs) to take risks and to learn from mistakes. It introduces LOGO, a simple, powerful mathematical language, known as the “language of learning”. Free access to LOGO on any device encourages all students to explore with confidence to achieve success.
This video is made up of 3 parts.
Part 1 .. 5 minutes .. Coding Introduction
Part 2 .. 8 minutes .. Coding on the Computer Screen
Part 3 .. 10 minutes .. Coding Activities for All in your eBook
We suggest that you use this video for yourself, for your class of students, teachers or parents.
We suggest that you use this video in one of the following ways using 2 computers:
Suggestion #1 .. Initially, put Computer #1 aside and watch the entire video of all 3 parts for an overview on Computer #2.
Suggestion #2 .. Or .. On Computer #2, see the video to the end of Part 2 or to the end of Part 3.
Then, in order to make logo accessible on Computer #1, … click on https://weblogo.terrapinlogo.com
On the screen of Computer #1, you will be asked for a Classroom Name password.
You will be given the password by contacting us at www.umathx.com/contact-us/ or by an instructor in a class.
Then follow the steps in Video Part 2 and Video Part 3 on Computer #1 with logo.
Resources: Learn to Code .. Video Request FREE LOGIN
For grades 3 to 8: Students, Teachers, Parents and Pre-Service Teachers.
Time: 1 hour to 1 day
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Session 3:
Play to Reinforce – Math Games to Engage
Are you on the lookout for math games, both online and face to face, that are motivating and that students are eager to play?
Do your students need more practice in order to become proficient with operations in 1 digit and 2 digit whole numbers, fractions, order of operations, and counting? Do you need to vary the level of difficulty in games to support the needs of the range of students in your classroom, including those with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, we welcome you to this session.
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You may want to follow along by going to our website .. www.umathx.com and select the BULLSEYE button.
Bullseye is both in an online version and a board game version.
“BULLSEYE”, both the online and the box version are designed to motivate, engage, develop and reinforce math skills.
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BULLSEYE” encourages students to think strategically about numbers, fractions, order of operations and use of operation to calculate a variety of possible outcomes to maximize their score. It will provide families the opportunity to share mathematical ideas and strategies during each round of play in order to maximize their round total score.
FIRST … We develop Mathematics UNDERSTANDING with UMathX.
THEN … We REINFORCE SOME Math with Bullseye.
From 1 hour to 1 day
For Grades 3 to 8 students, teachers, parents and Pre-Service Teachers.
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At a time that works best for you.
We Create and Implement Digital Approaches and Online 3-Part Lessons to Construct Math Content and Teaching Methodology
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- “Place Value, the Secret of our Numbers”
- “Addition with/without Regrouping”
- “SNACK on Fractions of Licorice & JuJubes to VISUALIZE Fraction Operations”
- “Partial Products – Get It with Visual Learning”
- “Math or Magic? – Empower Students to ALGEBRAIC THINKING through NUMBER TRICKS”
- “Tiles and Algebraic Expressions”
- “BRUNCH on a RATIO MIX of Cranberry Juice & Gingerale ‘n LEARN 6 Lessons”
- “Multiplying Fractions – How and Why”
- “Maximize Cage Area – Quadratics (coming soon)”
At a time that works best for you.
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