Equitably for All
Explain the difference between accommodation and modification.
Modification alters the task while accommodation does not.
Describe the three tiers in the RTI Model.
Tier 1 is for all students and is the starting level for all students
Tier 2 consists of small groups of students who needed more assistance
Tier 3 is for individuals who need even more one-on-one assistance
What are key ways to make your instruction culturally responsive?
Focus on Important Mathematics
Make Content Relevent
Incorporate Student Identities
Ensure Shared Power
What are some reasons why girls believe that they are not as good at math?
Student Beliefs & Teacher Interactions
What is a key way to reduce resistance and build resilience?
Give students choices that match their strengths
Nurture Traits of Resilience
Making math irresistible
Have student take leadership in learning
Describe a possible accommodation AND modification in math.
Accommodation: Writing instructions down for student instead of just saying it verbally. Bigger Font for work sheets
Modification: Dividing a shape into two different rectangles to find the area of each and then combine.
This is a stumbling block for students with disabilities.
Trouble forming mental representations of math concepts
Difficulty understanding numerical meaning or number sense
Difficulty with memory
Difficulty with organization/self-regulation
Misapplies or overgeneralizes rules
How long does it take to learn academic language for someone learning English?
As many as 7 years
How can you, as a teacher, help ensure equality for both girls and boys?
Calling on them equally
Allow them to model/act out mathematics
Require active participation
Collaboration
Diverse characters and contexts
Talk about STEM
What are the three traits of resilience that need to be nurtured?
Social competence, problem solving, autonomy, and a sense of future/purpose.
Who do teachers need to set high standard for?
Everyone
What are some ways that teachers can offer support to students with disabilities?
Structure the Environment
Identify & Remove Barriers
Provide Clarity
Consider Alternate Assessments
Emphasize Practice and Summary
What are some ways that teachers can help students with their academic language?
Honor their native language
Use Content and Language Objectives
Explicitly Teach Vocabulary
Strategies to avoid when teaching student who are gifted.
Giving them more of the same work
Giving freetime when they are done
Assigning them to work with struggling students
Pull-outs
Independent enrichment on the computer
What are ways that teachers can make math irresistible?
Be enthusiastic
Get students asking "How is that possible" through games and activities
Communicate a passion for the subject
The definition of "reaching equity".
Reaching equal outcomes NOT equal treatment.
Describe Explicit Strategy Instruction and Concrete, Semi-Concrete, Abstract Sequence.
Explicit: Highly structured and teacher-led instruction on a specific strategy
CSA Sequence: Instruction moves from concrete examples, to semi-concrete, to abstract based on where the student is
What is an example of how to honor a student's native language?
Show and example cognates found in math
Define the differences between acceleration, enrichment, sophistication and novelty.
Acceleration: Increasing the pace of already planned instruction.
Enrichment: Tasks are slightly outside curriculum but still relate
Sophistication: Increasing the level of intensity/depth which can start to go outside curriculum
Novelty: Completely new material
Why is it important to give students leadership in their learning?
It is important for them to suggest that their failures are temporary and can be resolved with hard work.