A Systematic Approach to Teaching Mathematics Vocabulary Using Movement in the Middle School
A Systematic Approach to Teaching Mathematics Vocabulary Using Movement in the Middle School

Author: Jessica Breur

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13:

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This capstone addressed the question: What is a systematic approach to teaching mathematics vocabulary using movement in the middle school? The research presented in this capstone ties together best practices for teaching adolescent students, best practices for teaching content area vocabulary, and brain research that supports the use of movement as a way to enhance understanding and retention. The capstone culminates with a curriculum handbook that takes most of the required math vocabulary words, as dictated by the Minnesota Department of Education, and depicts each word using a definition, action movement, context/formula/example, and a picture. The method for teaching the stated vocabulary words is Total Physical Response. Within the curriculum handbook there are directions for using the method of Total Physical Response and instructions for incorporating the action movements into a daily classroom routine.

Blended Vocabulary for K-12 Classrooms
Blended Vocabulary for K-12 Classrooms

Author: Kimberly A. Tyson

Publisher: Solution Tree

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780991374830

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Benefits Understand the importance of students' vocabulary development and ways educators at the classroom, school, and district levels can positively impact vocabulary building. Learn how to develop effective literacy leadership teams to foster a culture of vocabulary acquisition before implementing instructional strategies. Explore digital tools and how to use them to support word learning in interactive ways. Discover instructional strategies for teaching vocabulary to elementary students, secondary students, special education students, and English learners. Explore vocabulary word classification systems and methods for selecting vocabulary words to include in direct instruction. Access activities, recommended books, and other resources that support the three tiers of vocabulary instruction. In Blended Vocabulary for K-12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital Tools and Direct Instruction, authors Kimberly A. Tyson and Angela B. Peery note the gap in vocabulary knowledge and instruction that pervades K-12 classrooms and illustrate why it is vital for elementary and secondary students to gain effective vocabulary instruction to achieve at high levels. Created for teachers, administrators, instructional coaches, and literacy teams, this resource outlines a research-based model that will help you ensure English learners, general education students, and special education students master tiered vocabulary. With greater understanding of how to teach vocabulary effectively and incorporate digital tools, you can develop a blended approach to word learning that makes a significant impact on achievement. Contents Chapter 1: A Culture of Word Learning Chapter 2: A New Model for Effective Vocabulary Instruction Chapter 3: Methods for Classifying and Selecting Vocabulary Words Chapter 4: Effective Instruction and Assessment Chapter 5: Vocabulary Strategies for Elementary Students Chapter 6: Vocabulary Strategies for Secondary Students Chapter 7: Vocabulary Strategies for Special Populations Appendix A: Digital Tools That Support Vocabulary and Word Learning Appendix B: Suggested Books Containing Tier Two Vocabulary Words for Primary and Intermediate Grades Appendix C: Annotated Bibliography of Vocabulary Books to Integrate Into Word Learning

Teaching Mathematics Vocabulary in Context
Teaching Mathematics Vocabulary in Context

Author: Miki Murray

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13:

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As Miki Murray proves, mathematics vocabulary has the power to enhance the conceptual learning of mathematics for middle school students. It's an essential tool to help them to express their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers and teachers, to share problem-solving techniques, to gain confidence, and to participate in classroom discourse. Murray offers a range of strategies that highlight the important role language plays in the learning of math. Grounded in research and developed from more than 40 years of teaching, reflecting, and learning, Murray's proven strategies are immediately usable or adaptable by teachers.

The Math Pact, Middle School
The Math Pact, Middle School

Author: Sarah B. Bush

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2020-09-19

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 1544399588

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A schoolwide solution for students’ mathematics success! Do you sometimes start to teach a mathematics concept and feel like you’re staring at a sea of bewildered faces? What happens when you discover students previously learned a calculation trick or a mnemonic that has muddied their long-term understanding? When "rules" seem to change from year to year, teacher to teacher, or school to school, mathematics can seem like a disconnected mystery for students. Clear up the confusion with a Mathematics Whole-School Agreement! Expanded from the highly popular "Rules that Expire" series of NCTM articles, this essential guide leads educators through the collaborative step-by-step process of establishing a coherent and consistent learner-centered and equitable approach to mathematics instruction. Through this work, you will identify, streamline, and become passionate about using clear and consistent mathematical language, notations, representations, rules, and generalizations within and across classrooms and grades. Importantly, you’ll learn to avoid "rules that expire"—tricks that may seem to help students in one grade but hurt in the long run. Features of this book include · Abundant grade-specific examples · Effective working plans for sustainability · Barrier-busting tips, to-dos, and try-it-outs · Practical templates and checklists · PLC prompts and discussion points When teachers unite across grades, students hit the ground running every year. Take the next step together as a team and help all your students build on existing understanding to find new success and most importantly, love learning and doing mathematics!

Math on the Move
Math on the Move

Author: Malke Rosenfeld

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 2016-10-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780325074702

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"Kids love to move. But how do we harness all that kinetic energy effectively for math learning? In Math on the Move, Malke Rosenfeld shows how pairing math concepts and whole body movement creates opportunities for students to make sense of math in entirely new ways. Malke shares her experience creating dynamic learning environments by: exploring the use of the body as a thinking tool, highlighting mathematical ideas that are usefully explored with a moving body, providing a range of entry points for learning to facilitate a moving math classroom. ..."--Publisher description.

Teaching Mathematics to Middle School Students with Learning Difficulties
Teaching Mathematics to Middle School Students with Learning Difficulties

Author: Marjorie Montague

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2006-06-23

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Provides specific instructional guidance illustrated with vignettes, examples, and sample lesson plans. Presented are a range of methods for helping struggling learners build their understanding of foundational concepts, master basic skills, and develop self-directed problem-solving strategies. While focusing on classroom instruction, the book also includes guidelines for developing high-quality middle school mathematics programs and evaluating their effectiveness. --from publisher description.

The Multiple Intelligences of Reading and Writing: Making the Words Come Alive
The Multiple Intelligences of Reading and Writing: Making the Words Come Alive

Author: Thomas Armstrong

Publisher: ASCD

Published: 2003-04-15

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1416601260

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We normally think of reading and writing as skills that are a part of linguistic intelligence. In The Multiple Intelligences of Reading and Writing: Making the Words Come Alive, Thomas Armstrong shows how involving the other seven intelligences--logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic--will help students acquire reading and writing skills, especially those students who are not particularly strong in linguistic intelligence. The Multiple Intelligences of Reading and Writing appeals to all educators who work with reading and writing skills, from the preschool teacher leading the class in phonemic awareness activities to the post-graduate professor helping students examine kinesthetic imagery in Shakespeare's plays. The book combines Howard Gardner's MI theory and recent brain research on reading and writing with historical, anthropological, biographical, and psychological perspectives on literacy. Armstrong pulls the research together to show you how to engage students by infusing the study of words with imagery, logic, oral language, physical activity, emotion, music, social involvement, and nature experiences. Armstrong provides hundreds of ideas, strategies, tips, and resources for teaching everything from grammar and spelling to word decoding and reading comprehension. His strategic approach synthesizes the best reading and writing methods for application in preK-12 classrooms, literacy programs, speech and language pathology groups, one-to-one tutoring sessions, and all other settings where words are the focus of learning. Armstrong shows you how to empower your students with literacy skills for life. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.

Teaching Vocabulary in All Classrooms
Teaching Vocabulary in All Classrooms

Author: Camille Blachowicz

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780132837781

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A wealth of ideas to help K-12 teachers improve students' vocabularies across all disciplines by implementing best-practice research in their classroom. The Fifth Edition of Teaching Vocabulary in All Classrooms, 5/e helps both pre- and in-service teachers across all grade levels and all content areas to seamlessly and effectively incorporate vocabulary development into their everyday classroom instruction. With fresh and current ideas for implementing best-practice research, this text outlines classroom-tested strategies for beginning as well as experienced teachers who want to revitalize their curriculum. Literacy experts Camille Blachowicz and Peter Fisher provide a wealth of information about new teaching suggestions and methods including independent, metacognitive strategies for learning vocabulary, teaching academic vocabulary, resources for ELL and struggling readers and the older learner, and more. It's a must-have resource for any classroom teacher.