Meagan Clardy

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@MissThornOSU @MrCourtneyOSU #OSUElemMath

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@MissThornOSU @MrCourtneyOSU Brie, I love your idea of using a pencil as a standard of measurement. It may be hard for a student to understand what a “foot” is, if they cannot see how long a “foot” is. It would be very beneficial to be able to use manipulative objects as standard units of measurement.

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@MrCourtneyOSU #OSUElemMath

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@MrCourtneyOSU I could see task #10 being difficult due to the fact that this is one of the only facts where the student is recruited to find something that they cannot see / they need to use the surrounding numbers to fill out the missing piece. Where as the other tasks are more concrete.

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@smith11169 @MrCourtneyOSU Brooke, I love your point about students being on differing levels! It’s definitely not a negative thing in my opinion and us teachers need to be knowledgeable on how to effectively scaffold our lessons. #OSUElemMath

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@MissThornOSU @MissMorosky @ZhenWan72704088 @MissTaliahK_OSU parts! #OSUElemMath

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@MissThornOSU @MissMorosky @ZhenWan72704088 @MissTaliahK_OSU A28: I agree that determining the whole is difficult for students - and was even difficult for my peers and I in math 1125/1126. To answer Brie’s question - I think food is always a good answer to represent a whole. It will get students excited and it is easy to split up into

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@MissTaliahK_OSU Them as best we can. #OSUElemMath

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@MissTaliahK_OSU A27: I think it’s more important to hear what students have to say - because by simply watching how a student solves a problem we don’t have a full understanding of the thought process going on in their head. We need to know this thought process as teachers to be able to teach

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@MissMorosky @MissTaliahK_OSU A26: Kelsey, I like and agree with your point that every student learns differently, therefore there is not one “best” strategy! It’s so important for us to encourage our students to do math in a way that best suits them and their learning style. #OSUElemMath

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@MissCarterOSU A25: I think solution 1 is very important. Putting it in the students context of understanding will make it more meaningful to that student. We have learned time and time again that students learn best when the material is meaningful to them. #OSUElemMath

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@MrCourtneyOSU @MissCarterOSU A24: Peter, I completely agree. I remember learning to teach place value in math 1125 and realizing how difficult the concept truly is. I love the idea of using blocks because it gives students manipulatives to really help them. #OSUElemMath

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@MissJonesOSU @MissCarterOSU A23: Hannah, I completely agree! I also think kids are excited by iPads - therefore bringing them in the classroom would make them excited and engaged in the math games they are doing. Therefore, making them more effective. #OSUElemMath

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@MissThornOSU @MissCarterOSU Brie, I love how you used OSSB as an example. I agree that integrating our children’s communities and surroundings into our math lessons can be a great way to connect to them and create authentic lessons. #OSUElemMath

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Q19 chapter 4 states that in order to effectively differentiate math instruction, we must plan lessons “grounded in authenticity”. How can we make math lessons authentic for our students?

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@MissRushOSU So helpful! #OSUElemMath

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@MissRushOSU Emily, I definitely agree that we should set up lessons that pertain to the interests of our students. The book suggests giving out an interest survey at the beginning of the year to help us find out what our students are interested in. I think this could be

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@MissDiCoccoOSU #OSUElemMath

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@MissDiCoccoOSU Angela, I love this idea of putting kids names into word problems! I think this will create a memorable meaningful math experience for them.

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Q18 After reading the article, we thought it would be interesting to connect word problems with students with visual impairments by using real materials discussed in the word problem. What strategies & ideas do you have in regards to this? #OSUElemMath