The Alaska Math Consortium has found the following research-based
practices to be very effective. Teachers should work with
the other educators in their building to create support,
reflection and evaluation of your student results.
| Research-based
practices in mathematics |
Description |
Where
to get training or additional information |
| Grinder
classroom management |
Non-verbal management skills which foster a win-win atmosphere in the classroom. |
ENVoY: A Personal Guide to Classroom Management
1995: Grinder and
Associates, 16303 NE 259th St.,
Battle Ground, WA 98604 (206) 687-3238 ISBN 188340701x |
| Cognitive
Guided Instruction |
How
students solve a variety of problems if allowed
to use patterns and strategies to tackle a variety
of problem types is analyzed through videotapes.
|
ISBN
0-325-00137-5
Carpenter, Thomas |
| Differentiated
Instruction |
Teachers
provide specific ways for each individual to learn
by using time flexibility and by becoming partners
with their students. |
The
Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs
of All Learners, Carol Ann Tomlinson, ASCD, 1999.
ISBN 0-87120-342-1
http://www.ascd.org |
| Kagan Co-operative Learning |
How
to form groups, when and how to get the best
student results. |
Cooperative Learning that Works
ISBN 1879097109 |
| Lecture/presentation
|
A
combination of whole group demonstrations, small
group problem solving and presentation and finally
individual accountability. |
Third
International Math and Science Study (TIMSS)
http://www.intel.com/education/math/
Math Starters
ISBN 0876285663 |
| Manipulatives |
Manipulatives are physical tools to model mathematical problems |
Alaska Math Consortium – EED
NCTM regional and
national conferences and journals.
http://www.nctm.org |
| Math
Journals/ Portfolios |
The use of journals, learning logs, letters, autobiographies,
investigations, and formal papers can dramatically
improve the reasoning abilities of math students. |
Joan
Countryman
“Writing to Learn”
ISBN 0435083295 |
| Project-based
learning |
Projects
can help students deepen their knowledge by using
math in a situation interesting to them |
Alaska Staff Development Network
http://www.asdn.org
National Staff
Development Council http://www.nsdc.org |
| Socratic
Questioning |
Questioning
that begins with what a student knows and leads
to what they do not know through patterns |
Project
SEED, Francie Roberts
Homer, Alaska |
| Teaching
with Love and Logic |
Developing
individuals who know the consequences of their actions. |
ISBN
0944634486 |