Building Relationships
These are usually given at the beginning of the school year as a tool to learn about your students likes, dislikes, family, strengths and challenges.
What is a student survey?
Numbers and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Data Analysis/Statistics and Probability.
What are the math curricular strands?
These build the foundation for learning.
What are scaffolds?
This assessment is used daily to form opinions about a students learning.
What is Formative Assessment?
ELD
What is English Language Development?
This is a nice way to start your day. And it builds student relationships.
What is an individual greeting (handshake) at the beginning of class?
Conceptual Understanding, Procedural Fluency, Strategic Competence, Adaptive Reasoning, Productive Disposition.
What are the 5 Proficiency Strands of math?
The "What" of UDL is also referred to as this.
What is Multiple Means of Representation? Connecting the curriculum to real life.
This assessment is given at the end of a unit or series of lessons.
What is Summative Assessment?
SST
What is Student Study/Success Team?
This is a nice surprise for parents. Especially if they are expecting bad news about their child.
What is a positive phone call?
This is the foundational math strand that runs throughout all grade levels.
What is Number Sense?
The three question words that reflect the Key Principles of UDL.
What is what, why and how?
Assessment is used to drive this.
What is instruction?
UDL
What is Universal Design for Learning?
This is a great way to get parents to participate in their child's math education. It's also fun.
What is a family math night?
This book published by the California Department of Education is the blueprint for math curriculum, standards and pedagogy.
What is the Math Framework?
Multiple means of engagement provide students with choices and tools to propel interest. This engagement tool was used with grouping as outlined in Building Thinking Mathematics Classrooms.
What is vertical whiteboards.
Constant assessment and evaluation of learning goals is the driving force of this intervention system.
What is Multiple Tiered Support System?
CCSS
What is Common Core State Standards?
This connection can lead to efficient classroom routines, greater student confidence, and increased academic achievement.
What is building a relationship with your students?
This acronym defines the connection of math across the curriculum.
What is STEAM?
Science, Technology, ELA, Art and Math
Providing this is the main thread of UDL.
What is student choice?
This assessment is given at the beginning of a unit or lesson.
What is a diagnostic or pretest?
NCTM
What is National Council of Teachers of Mathematics?