Math in Focus:
Parent University
Fall 2012
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Opening Task
Complete the Noodler activity
found on your table.
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Noodlers are problem solving activities designed
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to enhance visual thinking and reasoning skills.
Separate each hexagon into an area by itself
using spaghetti noodles!
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What does the research say?
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“Mathematics is an excellent vehicle for the development and improvement
of a person’s intellectual competence.”
Ministry of Education Singapore, 2006
Singapore Math Framework
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What can I expect to see…
in the classroom
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• Teaching to mastery
• Concrete-pictorial-abstract model
• Differentiation
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• Intentional progression of skills
Integrating the Concrete-PictorialAbstract (CPA) Model with Visualization
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x + 2x = 12
A Closer Look At…
Bar Modeling
A pictorial or diagram method of representing
quantities and their relationships to solve both
arithmetic and algebraic word problems.
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Students use rectangle blocks to represent
the known and unknown:
•Blocks are easily drawn and divided
•Rectangles enable proportional
representation and solving for the unit
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Trajectory of Bar Modeling
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• Part/Whole
• Comparison
• Equal Parts
Part
Part
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Bar Model Drawing
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Kevin scores 78 points in
the first game he bowls.
He scores 85 points in the
second game. How many
points does Kevin score
for both games?
78
85
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Model Drawing
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A red box has 326 pencils. The
red box has 78 fewer pencils
than the blue box. How many
pencils are in the blue box?
? pencils
326
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78 fewer
Model Drawing
Jason has 5 times as many
stamps as Eric. Together,
they have 30 stamps. How
many stamps does Eric have?
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Eric
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30 stamps
Jason
Bar Modeling: Group Task A
Mom is 28 years older than
Zack. Mom is 4 years
younger than Dad. Their
total age is 84 years. What
is Mom’s age?
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Bar Modeling: Group Task B
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Lisa had 1,750 stamps. Minah had
480 fewer stamps than Lisa. Lisa
gave some stamps to Minah. Now,
Minah has 3 times as many stamps
as Lisa. How many stamps did
Minah have at first? How many
stamps does Lisa have now?
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What can I expect to see…
at home
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Same math, different focus
-Focus on understanding, as opposed to memorization
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Math talk
-More focused vocabulary
-Explanation of answers
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Independent practice of concepts
-Homework
-Games
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Online resources
-Student textbook
-Background videos/podcasts
-Virtual manipulatives
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Technology Resources
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• Think Central (Grades K-5)
www.-k6thinkcentral.com
• Holt McDougal Online (Grade 6 & 7)
http://my.hrw.com
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• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Singapore
Math
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http://www.hmheducation.com/singaporemath/
What can I expect to see…
beyond
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• Ability to apply
• Ability to reason
• Ability to persevere
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Reflection
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Use the exit slip, to reflect
back on tonight’s
presentation and leave it by
the door on your way out.
Thank you for attending
this evening!
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