1. Math Menu: Differentiated Instruction in Mathematics
Thursday, March 25, 2010
St. Roch S.S. Room 215

2. A Teacher’s Prayer (1 of 2)
Help me to be a fine teacher, to keep the peace in the classroom, peace between my students and myself, to be kind and gentle to each and every one of my students. Help me to be merciful to my students, to balance mercy and discipline in the right measure for each student, to give genuine praise as much as possible, to give constructive criticism in a manner that is palatable to my students.
Dwight

3. A Teacher’s Prayer (2 of 2)
Help me to remain conscientious enough to keep my lessons always interesting, to recognize what motivates each of my students, to accept my students’ limitations and not hold it against them. Help me not to judge my students too harshly, to be fair to all, to be a good role model, but most of all, Lord, help me to show your love to all my students. Amen

4. Agenda Prayer / Greetings Day 1 Homework Video: Three Part Lesson
Teacher Questioning
Designing Tasks (GRASPS)
Examining Sample DI Lessons
Lunch
Planning Time
DI Lesson
Open and Parallel Task
Homework & Dismissal
Both of us

5. Day 1 Homework Discussion
At your table, discuss what you found when you:
Did a Learning Styles Inventory with one of your semester 2 classes
Did a unit diagnostic for one of your classes
What did they know?
What misconceptions did you notice?
What surprised you?
What modifications did you make?
Share questions/comments with the whole group
Dwight

6. Minds On: Three Part Lesson Video
During the video record examples of the teacher using:
Cooperative Learning strategies
DI strategies
Discuss at your table
Questions? Comments?
Dwight: Video is on memory stick in Gains Videos then Teaching Through Problem Solving folders

7. Action: Teacher Questioning
Video: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: “Anyone”
Think/Pair/Share: What types of questions do teachers ask?
Ministry Goals for Mathematics:
Focus on Important Mathematics
Pose questions to expose and provoke thinking
Promote fearless speaking and listening
Dwight

8. Action: Teacher Questioning
Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction, Dr Marian Small, 2009
Principles and Approaches to DI:
Big Ideas
Choice
Preassessment
Dwight

9. Action: Teacher Questioning
Core Strategies for DI
Open Questions
Parallel Tasks
Other DI Strategies
Think/Pair/Share
Wait time: Count to 5 or 10
Balance of Types: Check, Probe, Reflect
Others?
Questions/Comments?
Dwight

10. Action: Teacher Questioning
Further Reading:
Marian Small’s book
TIPS Questioning
TIPS Mathematical Processes
GAINS Video: One Approach to Questions, Dr Michael Hardt
These are also posted on the wiki:

11. Action: Designing Tasks
Essential Understandings
GRASPS Performance Tasks
Three Math examples
Questions? Comments?
Maggie:
Link to Questions
Page 1 in H/O Read - Think - Pair - Share (understandings, challenges)

12. Enduring Understandings
40 days
(the test)
40 months
(college)
Countless school examples (spelling)
40 years
(life)

13. Enduring Understandings
Facts Worth Familiarity
Concepts/Strategies
Important to
Know/Use
“Big Ideas” Enduring
Understanding

14. GRASPS Goal Role Audience Situation Product Success Criteria
Page 2, 3, 4 of H/O
2 - define performance task
3 - examples
4 - worksheet for either planning or student preparation for task
Invitation to consider in planning…

15. Action: Examining Sample DI Lessons
The GAINS web site had sample lessons for Math
MFM1P: Solving Linear Equations
MFM2P: Intro to Solving Linear Systems
MFM2P: Trigonometry
Your group will examine in detail one lesson
Questions? Comments?
Maggie: Scavenger Hunt for parts of sample TXL

16. LUNCH
Bless us, O Lord, and these your gifts, which we are about to receive from your bounty. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

17. Action: Your Turn Gather in your course groupings
Your group can either:
Plan a DI lesson using the sample lessons and blank template
Design a Task using GRASPS
Dwight

18. Consolidate: Homework for Day 3
Review the resources on the wiki
Each person in your group will either teach the planned lesson or administer the designed task.
Gather student samples to be used on April 22nd.
Come prepared to share what you found.
Dwight

19. Thanks: If you have a question, please contact us:
Dwight Stead – Mathematical Literacy Consultant (7-12) x24533
Maggie Boss – Academic Consultant for Differentiated Instruction (K-8) x24171
Last sessions is St. Roch S.S.:
April 22nd , 2010
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