FOCUS: MATH AND MAPS

Janie MacIntyre is a per diem Thinking Maps trainer.

“Teachers Make the Utmost of McAuliffe Funds” USA TODAY March 4, 2002 “Teachers Make the Utmost of McAuliffe Funds” JANIE MACINTYRE 2001 ALL-USA TEACHER FIRST TEAM Math teacher Janie MacIntyre used her McAuliffe funds to see whether her success with Thinking Maps could be replicated throughout Rocky Mount, NC. MacIntyre, who teaches low-performing eighth-graders, saw her students make the biggest gains in the school.

“Teachers Make the Utmost of McAuliffe Funds” USA TODAY March 4, 2002 “Teachers Make the Utmost of McAuliffe Funds” JANIE MACINTYRE 2001 ALL-USA TEACHER FIRST TEAM Using teacher logs of their Thinking Map use and videotapes of their teaching, MacIntyre found that the more the teachers used the maps, the better their students did on the EOG’s. Overall, developmental growth for low-performing students quadrupled.

“Teachers Make the Utmost of McAuliffe Funds” USA TODAY March 4, 2002 “Teachers Make the Utmost of McAuliffe Funds” JANIE MACINTYRE 2001 ALL-USA TEACHER FIRST TEAM “Quantifying what works is a big step in improving the teaching profession and improving instruction for all students, she says. In academia, “If you don’t document it, it didn’t happen.”

“Because it always comes after Reading.” Why we study Math in School? K-3 Students “Because it’s hard and we have to learn hard things at school. We learn easy stuff at home like manners.” “Because it always comes after Reading.” “Because what would you do with your check from work when you grow up?.” Why we study Math in School? “Because it’s important. It’s a law from President Clinton and it says so in the Bible on the first page.” This is what Third Graders said about why they have math in school. All their reasons are real-world applications. “Because you have to count if you want to be an astronaut. Like 10 . . . 9 . . . 8 . . . Blast off!.”

“Because you could never find the right page.” K-3 Students “Because you could never find the right page.” “Because when you grow up you couldn’t tell if you are rich or not.” Why we study Math in School? “Because my teacher could get sued if we don’t, that’s what she said. Any subject we don’t know - WHAM! She gets sued. And she is already poor.

Understanding Relationships MATH AND THINKING MAPS Understanding Relationships Bridge Map Double Bubble Map Understanding Concepts Circle Map Brace Map Bubble Map Tree Map Understanding Processes Flow Map Multi-flow Map

EOG GRADE 3 2. Which of these figures has a circle for one of its faces? A. cone B. pyramid C. cube D. rectangular prism

EOG GRADE 3 2. Which of the following sets of numbers is in order from least to greatest? A. 651, 649, 621, 599 B. 599, 621, 651, 649 C. 599, 649, 621, 651 D. 599, 621, 640, 651

Secondary Math Examples

Tree Map

Algebra

EXAMPLES FROM GEAR-UP SCHOOLS TEXAS

EXAMPLES FROM GEAR-UP SCHOOLS TEXAS

EXAMPLES FROM GEAR-UP SCHOOLS TEXAS