2. (Re)Introduction To Numeracy Nets
Sharing Samples From Yukon Classrooms
Kindergarten Inservice - September 26, 2012

3. Five Little Pumpkins Halloween Theme
Sue Dragomon’s Class right before Halloween - This time in the last school year

4. Objectives To be able to answer the following: What is a numeracy net?
How is a numeracy net structured?
How can numeracy nets be used:
as a diagnostic tool?
for planning and monitoring progress?
to build Individual Education/Student Support?
to build Student Support Plans?
with Professional Learning Communities?
Check out some samples from Yukon classrooms

5. What Do You Know and Wonder?
Know/Wonder/Learn with respect to Numeracy Nets
Think/Pair/Share
More objectives now?
I will use this sheet as my feedback and ask for it after the session. At the end we will have some time to finish up the Learn portion.

6. Numeracy Nets: Bridging The Gap Between Assessment & Instruction

7. What is a Numeracy Net?
A numeracy net is an assessment and planning tool.
Research base?
Built on the belief that…
5 key words associated with numeracy nets
Research base
-1st Steps in Mathematics Project
-60-page bibliography
-conducted over a ten year period
-100s of studies
-1000s of students from all around the world
-findings have been replicated in classrooms across Canada
-help you to see the beauty of math and the wonder of student thinking
-strong research foundation
Built on the belief…
-that all students can learn math
-struggles are not due to some inherent deficit but to undetected misconceptions
-natural part of learning
-give some examples
-problems arise when these miconceptions go undetected
-tasks help uncover misconceptions and the net will lead educators in the right direction

8. Answers - What is a numeracy net?

16. How might an educator use a numeracy net? (cont’d)
About Checkpoint 1

17. How might an educator use a numeracy net? (cont’d)
Common Misconceptions
Checkpoint Indicators
Sample Assessment Tasks
Required Materials

18. How might an educator use a numeracy net? (cont’d)
Planning Resources For Next Steps

19. How might an educator use a numeracy net? (cont’d)
Planning Resources For Next Steps

20. How might an educator use a numeracy net? (cont’d)
Appendix A
Classroom Resources Correlations

21. Our work - maybe read bits from page 17-18
Especially the part at step 3.
Assessment tool - bridge to the planning tool now. Make and deliver a promising instructional plan based on the needs of your students.

23. Track
Appendix D
Appendix C

24. Gathering and Analyzing Evidence (cont’d)
Talk about the difference between data and evidence.

25. Gathering and Analyzing Evidence (cont’d)
Talk about the difference between data and evidence.

28. Answers - What is a numeracy net?

31. Old Crow Sample
Reason for selection - power of children’s literature in this process
Kathryn was the K teacher and then moved up with the kids to grades 1-3 class the next year
Explains how she used gradual release of responsibility within the setup of the lesson sequence

33. Questions

34. Wrap-Up
Can You Count Five Fingers? Count to Five in Five Different Yukon Languages
Another Yukon Sample that could be used with Checkpoint 5
You will keep your copy of this book and pick up one other book from my selection on the way out.
Show a sample and relate it to a checkpoint - maybe Math for All Season with the Halloween-themed page

35. Materials Numeracy Nets Binders/Books Grades K-2
Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics Grades K-3 by John Van de Walle
K-7 Curriculum Overview Poster
Pass around a form to indicate your need for any or all of the above resources

36. What Did You Learn?
What did you learn about the Numeracy Nets series of resources
Please give me your complete Know/Wonder/Learn sheet. Please take a few moments to complete it.