Five Terrific Numeracy Resources for Engaging All Students Ann Gardner

Agenda 1.Equals Online Tools 2.Math Action Dictionary 3.APPS 4.All-Turn-It-Spinner 5.Electronic Calendars 2Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013

1.EQUALS Tools Online tools Members only 3Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June

Remarkable Ideas 4Your date comes here Support/Remarkable-Ideas Five Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013

Math Websites and URLs 5Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013

Participant Teachers Recommend WebsiteComments Cool Math Students find site very this engaging AAA math Great site for math concepts. Good explanations are provided for activities SENSwitcher g/resource/sen- switcher Great cause and effect and focus on task Good for emerging finger pointing skills 6Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013

2. Equals Math Action Dictionary Adaptation for any action a student is asked to do Integrating assistive technologies and differentiated instruction 7Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013

Action Dictionary 8Five Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013

3. All-Turn-It-Spinner 9Your date comes here Use it to create opportunities for: Random choice making Encouraging active participation in class Practicing Engaging individual students Five Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013

How Teacher Participants are Using All-Turn-It Spinner For games as stand alone activity or within lessons Add sticky notes to each spot and change the words, concepts, numbers To increase turn taking and sharing 10Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013

How Teacher Participants are Using All-Turn-It Spinner Cont’ For number, colour recognition To provide opportunities for movement breaks – Spinning a number and doing that many ‘toe touches’ 11Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013

All-Turn-It-Spinner 12Your date comes here Five Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013

4. Sample Apps 13Your date comes here SoundingBoard by AbleNet Math Concentration by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Noteabilitiy by Ginger Labs Okra’s Rescue by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Five Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013

Rules of Thumb for Selecting Apps adapted from the work of Alexandra DunnAlexandra Dunn 1. Usability: Is the interface intuitive and easy to learn? Does it invite interaction? Can a student/teacher open the app and use it to achieve goals within 1 – 2 minutes? 14Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013

2. Customizability Can features be extended by adding additional content (symbols, voice recording, images, etc.) that reflects the students’ interests and setting (therefore acting as a tool to promote UDL)? or Is it limited to predetermined content? 15Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013 Rules of Thumb for Selecting APPS

3. Inclusivity: Does the app support the built-in accessibility features of the iPad (or other tablet)? Does the app allow for switch access? Does the app have additional supports (visual, auditory, literacy and motor) to “catch all students in the UDL net”? 16Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources, June 2013 Rules of Thumb for Selecting APPS

4. Connectivity: Does the app encourage collaboration and the sharing of student-created work? Does it support a participation model by facilitating communication among all students? 17Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013 Rules of Thumb for Selecting APPS

Smart Inclusion project tecplus.org/articles/article/9/0 18Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013

Noteability Write with a finger on any PDF file Worksheets Work mats Student tools Unit reviews See Online-Resources - Teacher Resources- – Equals and iDevice APPS annotate/id ?mt=8 annotate/id ?mt=8 19Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013

5. Rethinking Calendar Time 20Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013

Avoiding the “perpetual preschool” syndrome 21 Your date comes here Five Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013

Electronic Calendars Consider combining “Calendar time” with students’ agendas to create personalized electronic calendars Practice new skills with a new tool! 22Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013

Electronic Calendars Benefits: Students, teachers and parents can share one calendar Dynamic, multiple opportunities for active participation Moving past perpetual preschool activities 23Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013

Google Calendar Google calendar Share Invite Give reminders Sync to other devices All who are invited can contribute 24Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources - June 2013

How Teacher Participants Plan to Use Google Calendars Agenda for the day To keep in touch with families Reminders for special days Print a copy and send home – At the end of the day – Week or month To celebrate special events in the class 25Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013

Now, It’ Your Turn Which of these terrific resources will you use to make numeracy instruction engaging and successful for your students? 26Your date comes hereFive Terrific Numeracy Resources – June 2013