numeracy for all success stories #2

7/28/2019 Numeracy for All Success Stories #2

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How has the learning experience ofstudents in your classroom been

enriched as a result of using the

Equals math resource?

June 7, 2013


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I have seen my students become much more engaged as a result of using the

equals math materials. Using the manipulatives in various stations is very

motivating for the students. The suggestions for ways to differentiate various

activities has been very helpful and has allowed for all learners to feel success in

the activities.School A


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My students learning experience has been enrichedas a result of this program because:

It provides them with many fun different

manipulatives It is engaging and relates to real life

It is broken down into levels

It allows all students to be successful while using thesame lessons without it being obvious to others

It has a great problem solving section

They look forward to the posters

They are becoming math literate using their numbernotes

School B


4/21

My students now have a structured math program that has ready made lesson

plans, worksheets and a wealth of manipulatives.

As a teacher, I have the confidence to teach from the prepared program and do

not have to prepare everything from scratch myself. This allows me to create

additional resources that will increase the engagement and understanding of my

students.

The program has introduced different strategies, games and manipulatives that I

have never used before. It has shown me that my students can receive numeracy

instruction which is very different from what happens in a typical classroom but is

also valuable.

In reflection of my own teaching practices, it has challenged me to get out of mycomfort zone and try new things for my kids. It also made me think about ways to

make sure all the activities in my classroom are age appropriate . I have begun to

look for numeracy links in everyday activities so my students can generalize the

skills they have learned.

School C


5/21

More hands on activities

Students are more activelyengaged in the concepts that we

are learning

The students seem to understandand grasp the concepts much

easier

Students are excited about mathand have more confidence in

themselves

They are understanding themeaning of math and how it

connects to real life experiences

School D


6/21

~enhancing feelingsof success

~being excited to work with classmates and

showing them how to use the manipulatives

~makingconnections

to real world

experiences

~building confidence

and independence

~sometimes being challenging

~building functional math skills

School E


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This program has enhanced students math experiences in our classroom.

It gave students real world connections, activities with varied levels of

difficulty and lots of hands-on experiences.

Students were more engaged and found math to be fun and connected to

real-life experiences.

They enjoyed mini-lessons and center type games and activities.

Fun

Engaging

Hands-on

Real world

connections

Varied levels

School F


8/21

My students enjoyed the wide variety of

manipulatives and tools that accompany

the Equals program. Having these

resources allowed the students to be

engaged for longer periods of time as well

allowed the same concept to be introduced

in a variety of ways without students feeling

like they were doing the same thing over

and over again.

My students saw themselves as successful as

they were able to participate in lessons at

their level and express their learning in

meaningful ways.

School G


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All about 5

School G


10/21

Example of meeting the needs of all students in the class

multiplication lap book made by most, numbers lap book

made by others.

School G


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The students are excited to participate in the lessons and look forward to

our math activities each day. They have lots of fun with the tasks and

enjoy using the manipulatives.

The Equals program has provided the students with multiple

opportunities to have success and practice their skills throughout the

lessons. They are able to independently make math connections within

our classroom and school environment.

The students are thoroughly engaged during the activities. They havemade tremendous gains in their problem solving abilities and overall self

confidence during classroom tasks.

School H


12/21

Many of the nonverbal students

were able to find success by have

an alternative method of

expressing themselves. Many of

the students found the

manipulatives interesting and

wanted to use them during their

free time.

Some Success

Crawford Plains

School I


13/21

Students completed open ended

problems in both classroom testing

situations. We used a combination ofthe writing process approach (to grow

better math writers) and the

independent response situation, in

which students must apply good

practices to producing their best

responses under test conditions.

Technology in Use

School I


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My students had more opportunities

to use tools and experience math innew ways. They had a chance to

explore math with greater freedom.

Many students have shown a desire

to use the math tools in their free-time.

School J


15/21

They get to be hands on with their learning and physicallyexperience the concept and are better able tounderstand it. They are more engaged in the learning

experience when they are able play. They are usingmore of their senses which helps us to understand theirstrengths and weaknesses as learners.

Counting Beads

Less than, greater than,

equal to

Bigger, smaller, heavier,

lighter

School K


16/21

Students are more excited to do activities

that have purpose and meaning to them.Students are communicating using a variety

of methods and it is fun to try other

peoples buttons.

Students who are beginning writerscan use Number Notes and build

confidence in their literacy skills and

numeracy skills at the same time. They

are proud of their work.

School L


17/21

Fraction Fun

When exploring fractions we frequentlyused food items. It was a lot of hands onwhich the students enjoyed.They were able to demonstrate theirunderstanding in a concrete way and alsoenjoyed consuming their fractions.

With the waffle thestudents were introducedto the concept of wholeand various differentfractions. Theinstructions they were

given were: start with awhole, now show , thenshow . We even got toshow 1/8. We alsointroduced equivalentfractions. The studentshad fun eating and werelearning at the sametime.

Students demonstrated their understandingof with a group of items.

Demonstratingunderstandingof .

Using the

multi-coloredfish crackersstudentsdemonstratedtheirunderstandingof fractions.

Having used the Equals resource has greatly enhanced studentsunderstanding of fractions. This has been greatly noticed duringvarious areas throughout their day.

School M


18/21

Students are more engaged, it has been easy to

assess where students are and where to gofrom there.

Students pick up on concepts quicker than

before using the program. They like relating back to real life using the

posters, they like using the I-pad or smart

board as an extension of the learning.

School N


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These two photos are of my students working on the objective of

equal in chapter 2. It was a bit of a difficult concept for them.

They really understood zero and more, but equal was different.

They loved using the food models and then we made soup as partof our life skills program, and measured one scoop per bowl to

show equal. Then we did 2 scoops in one bowl and one in

another, to show not equal.

School N


20/21

How has the learning experience of students inyour classroom been enriched as a result of

using Equals Math?

Increased curiosity in manipualtives

Viewed math as fun and interactive-especially

with the Spinner!

Felt successful by building on known conceptsslowly and gradually

School O


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THANK YOU to the teachers who participated in the2012 2013 Numeracy for All community of practice.

The teachers were from the following school authorities:

Battle River Regional Division

Calgary Board of Education

Chinooks Edge School Division

Edmonton Public Schools

Elves Special Needs Society

Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School District

Grande Prairie School District

Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School District

High Prairie School Division

Medicine Hat Catholic Separate Regional Division

Red Deer Catholic Separate Regional Division

Red Deer Public School District

Renfrew Educational Services

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