1. Mathematical Literacy
Mathematical literacy is closely related to literacy. While literacy is the foundation for all learning, mathematical literacy is also necessary if we are to understand fully the information that surrounds us in modern society.
Leading Math Success, Mathematical Literacy Grades The Report of the Expert Panel on Student Success in Ontario, 2004.
                                                                                           
                                 

2. Teach Reading – Who Me? excerpts from Reaching Higher, YRDSB, 2001
The key to information literacy is critical thinking. Students need to know what questions to ask themselves, and what questions to ask of the information.
Reading is a problem-solving task, a unique skill that requires direct instruction to do it well.
We need to use strategies with students:
Before reading/learning – to help students connect to prior knowledge
During reading/learning – to help students make sense of what they are reading
After reading/learning – to help students review and consolidate the main ideas and concepts
                  excerpts from Reaching Higher, YRDSB, 2001    

3. EQAO Key Words Compare Describe Determine List Explain Justify
Show your work
                                                                                                                      
Do you use these words during daily instruction and assessment?
posted on a word wall – with examples?
a match-up task – terms with definitions?
a Frayer model – what it is and what it isn’t?

4. Mathematical Processes*
  *K/U is the “what”; the Mathematical Processes are the “how”                                                                                            
                                 
Categories
Processes
Verbs
Application
Selecting Tools & Computational Strategies
Connecting
select appropriate technology, concrete materials, procedures
connect new learning to prior knowledge, outside contexts, different ways to represent concepts
TIPS4RM: Mathematical Processes

5. Mathematical Processes*
  *K/U is the “what”; the Mathematical Processes are the “how”                                                                                            
                                 
Categories
Processes
Verbs
Thinking
Problem Solving
Reasoning & Proving
Reflecting
select, apply a variety of problem-solving strategies
hypothesize, conjecture, infer, analyze, evaluate, draw conclusions, justify
assess reasonableness of strategies, propose alternative approaches, monitor their own thought processes
TIPS4RM: Mathematical Processes

6. Mathematical Processes*
  *K/U is the “what”; the Mathematical Processes are the “how”                                                                                            
                                 
Categories
Processes
Verbs
Communication
Representing
Communicating
select, use, compare various ways to represent concepts (e.g. numeric, geometric, algebraic, graphical, pictorial)
explain, describe with clarity, use math language and symbols correctly, combine words, graphs, calculations effectively
TIPS4RM: Mathematical Processes

7. Building Trust – A Key Component
We build trust when we:
establish routines – no surprises
create structure – no “down” time
build math talk time into every task – no embarrassment
We build trust and independence when we:
go first – teacher models
have pairs go next – students share
have individuals go last – individuals practise
                                                                                                                      

8. Remember… Every day is a new day.
You’re the only one who remembers the bad days.
Three steps forward, two steps back – sometimes four steps back – but you will move ahead – this stuff works!
No matter what happens in class, next year they will happily greet you in the hall.
                                                                                                                      

9. Good for all, necessary for some. Remember…