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Today we will discuss some ways you can get your learners actively involved so that they will have a deeper understanding of the math content.
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ENGAGE ME!

Published on Mar 03, 2016

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ENGAGE ME!

Active Math Learners = Deeper Understanding
Today we will discuss some ways you can get your learners actively involved so that they will have a deeper understanding of the math content.

What get's you engaged?

Think about a time when you were truly engaged in something you enjoyed. Share the experience.

*Learning is social
*Choice is a motivator
*Retained when associated with a positive experience
*collaborative experiences yield best results
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COLLABORATION

Strategy #1
*Fosters positive interdependence

*Discourse promotes thinking and understanding

*Justify and reason

*Plan for content and process

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

  • Interpersonal relationships formed during cooperative learning have a high inpact on student achievement.
  • Roseth and Johnson - 2006

MULTIMEDIA MATH

STRATEGY #2
*Capture and maintain interest visually (appealing to 21st century learners)

*Promotes creativity and critical thinking (kids must make connections to content and see content as relevant)

*Provides opportunity for students to be imaginative (make learning fun)

*Students generate questions that THEY are interested in solving

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

  • Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.
  • Albert Einstein
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CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Strategy #3
DURING
*Maximizes productivity of individuals

*Clearly determine contributions made by all

*Differentiate based on ability level

AFTER
*System of self-monitoring (makes students aware of what they know and what they don't)

*Provides a space for meaningful reflection

*Identified void in own knowledge
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

  • Both hands and minds are necessary for active engagement.
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APPEAL TO EMOTION

Strategy #4
*Provides motivation to solve problems

*Ties learning experience with strong emotional response

*Emotional investment increases retention
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Ask yourself...

  • How do these strategies promote deeper understanding?

PRESENT A CHALLENGE

Strategy #5
*Quality vs Quantity

*Met with enthusiasm

*Within zone of proximal development (ZPD)

*Meaningful learning experiences
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IDEA SHARING

Share ideas that engaged your learners and promoted deeper thinking and understanding