1. Top 10 Tools for Teaching Math Montgomery County Schools Felicia Bond, Kayla Hicks, & Lucy Woodford

2. #1 – Centers in Math? Absolutely! Why are centers effective? Organization of centers Centers at every level Group Activity: Center Exploration Technology Center Current Content Center Spiral Review Center Teacher Center

3. #2 - FALS – Encouraging higher-order thinking Group Formative Assessment Lesson

4. #3 - Use the vocabulary! Vocabulary Checks Word Walls Common Core Vocabulary Spelling Lists

5. #4 - Moving away from worksheets Why move away from the workbook? Unique ideas for content delivery

6. #5 - Make it STICK Unique ideas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaU1eX_DPkY How do you “make it stick?” Group Share

7. #6 - Making Mistakes - The impact of analyzing errors Wrong Answer Analysis Test Reflections “Frantic Fran”

8. # 7 - “When will I ever use this?” Real World Applications Real-world projects in the math classroom Financial Planning projects Group Share – What do you do to “make it real?”

9. #8 - But I Hate Math! Changing the Math Attitude Our Attitude Student’s Attitude Parent’s Attitude

10. #9 – Writing About Math Math Journals in the Classroom 3 – 2 – 1 Activity

11. #10 – Use those resources! Resources List Questions?

12. Have a wonderful year in your math classroom! Thank you!