Mathematics and STEM

Math, Literacy and the Common Core: K-5 - No. 196

  A grade K-5 math classroom that supports literacy development is one in which students and teachers demonstrate understanding of the language process. Teachers make connections, verbally and in writing, and close reading is an important part of this process. Participants in this e-course will learn the research-based, effective problem-solving models for reading, writing, speaking and listening in early grades in order to acclimate students to articulating their math process both verbally and in writing. Course Objectives:

• Analyze effective models for teaching mathematical problem solving in language and in figures. Integrate literacy strategies that enhance the learning process through strategies that include word walls, close reading exercises, repeated reading of text, and supporting ideas with evidence.
• Evaluate and practice with grouping models that teach listening and speaking in real life applications in order to construct solutions to mathematical problems.

ELA and Next Gen Science, Grades 9-12 - No. 197

  The Next Gen Science Standards and expectations that align with the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts in reading, writing, listening and speaking are the fundamentals of expanded study. Through the development and use of models, investigations, analysis, interpretation of data, and the use of applied thinking strategies to demonstrate understanding of core scientific concepts, participants will develop, practice with, and plan to implement literacy teaching strategy into science curriculum as they align to the expectations of Next Gen Science Standards and the Common Core. Through the citing of evidence, provision of support for ideas and text, gathering of information from multiple sources, transfer of visual information to the written, participants will understand how to help students make the important leaps from curriculum and knowledge, to application through hands-on performance tasks. Course Objectives:

• Understand the Next Gen Science Standards and their alignment to the Common Core.
• Develop, practice with, and implement the teaching of literacy strategy into grade appropriate science curriculum as it supports the Common Core and Next Gen Standards.
• Develop the facility to help students make important leaps from curriculum and knowledge to hands-on performance tasks.

ELA and Next Generation Science, Grades K-5 - No. 198

 

The Next Gen Science Standards and expectations that align with the Common Core Standards for K-5 English Language Arts in reading, writing, listening and speaking are the fundamentals of expanded study. Through the development and use of the four disciplinary core ideas: physical sciences, life sciences, earth and space sciences, the use of applied thinking strategies, participants will demonstrate understanding of core scientific concepts to include pattern recognition and formulating questions to evoke answers about the world around them. Participants will develop, practice with, and plan to implement literacy teaching strategy into science curriculum that supports grade-appropriate proficiency in gathering evidence, writing with detail about, and reporting on, the natural and designed world. Scaffolds to the teaching of more complex phenomena later (in middle and high school) will also be provided to help students make the important leaps from curriculum and knowledge, to application through hands-on performance tasks. 

Course Objectives:

• Understand the Next Gen Science Standards and their alignment to the Common Core.
• Develop, practice with, and implement the teaching of literacy strategy into grade appropriate science curriculum as it supports the Common Core and Next Gen Standards.
• Develop the facility to help students make important leaps from curriculum and knowledge to hands-on performance tasks.

ELA and Next Generation Science, Grades 6-8 - No. 199

 

The Next Gen Science Standards and expectations that align with the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts in reading, writing, listening and speaking are the fundamentals of expanded study. Through the use of applied thinking strategies, participants will learn how to build and scaffold on the middle level methods that allow learners to explain phenomena central to the physical, life, earth and space sciences. Participants will also demonstrate understanding of literacy applications within the core scientific concepts to include the use of knowledge and evidence to explain world phenomena. Through planning, development and practice, participants will be ready to implement literacy teaching strategy into science curriculum as it supports grade-appropriate proficiency in gathering evidence and writing with detail while enabling their students o make the important leaps from curriculum and knowledge, to hands-on application. 

Course Objectives:

• Participants will understand the alignment of Next Gen Science Standards and the Common Core.
• Participants will develop, practice with, and plan to implement the teaching of literacy strategy into science curriculum as it supports the Common Core and Next Gen Standards.
• Participants will develop the facility to help students make important leaps from curriculum and knowledge to hands-on performance tasks.

Math, Literacy and the Common Core, Grades K-12 - No. 194

 

A grade 6-12 math classroom that supports literacy development is one in which students and teachers demonstrate understanding of the language process. Teachers make connections, verbally and in writing, and close reading is an important part of this process. Participants in this e-course will learn the research-based, effective problem-solving models for reading, writing, speaking and listening in order to articulate a process verbally and in writing.

Course Objectives:

• Understand the K-12 Common Core shifts in math as they work into new teaching applications.
• Learn and practice with the steps and strategies involved in teaching students how to articulate mathematical processes. 
• Learn and practice with grouping scenarios that lend themselves to real life skills applications and mathematical solutions. 
• Enhance mathematical understanding of process and product in how students think about math through the close examination of the models used to effectively problem solve.

Math, Literacy and the Florida State Mathematics Standards K-12 - No. 194a

 

A grade K-12 math classroom that supports literacy development is one in which both students and teachers understand the intersection of mathematics and language arts. Students are taught how to analyze, construct, and articulate relationships among various mathematical concepts to include geography and proportion. Strategies taught work toward deepening conceptual understanding through rigorous application to include drawing inferences, expanding on prior knowledge of operations, process and product. Participants will be taught how to stretch student thinking and deepen mathematical skills through effective K-12 literacy strategy.  

Course Objectives:

• Understand the K-12 Common Core shifts in math as they work into new teaching applications.
• Learn and practice with the steps and strategies involved in teaching students how to articulate mathematical processes.
• Learn and practice with grouping scenarios that lend themselves to real life skills applications and mathematical solutions.
• Enhance mathematical understanding of process and product in how students think about math through the close examination of the models used to effectively problem solve.

Teaching With Tape Diagrams, Grades 6-8 - No. 255

  Tape Diagrams are found in many math modules on the EngageNY.org resource web site.  What are they and why should they become an important part of your math teaching strategies in K-8 lessons?  This course explores how tape diagrams can become an effective teaching strategy for teachers, as well as a powerful problem-solving tool for students.  Participants will try several exercises in which they will draw a tape diagram to solve. They will also look at the best ways to implement this great instructional tool into lesson planning. Let’s get this going! Course Objectives:

• Develop working understanding of how Tape Diagrams are used to construct visual models for students in problem solving.
• Model effective ways of using Tape Diagrams as one of their problem solving strategies.
• Write weekly lesson plans that connect curriculum to lessons and modules, namely A Story of Ratios.
• Practice creating a complete daily lesson plan that involves Tape Diagrams in instruction.

Syllabus and Course Completion Rubric

The Florida State Standards, Math and Literacy: Process Versus Product, K-12 - No. 195a

  K through 12^th grade math classroom that supports literacy development is one in which students and teachers demonstrate understanding of the learning and thinking process. Teachers can model metacognition skills and evaluate how students think through think-alouds, problem-solving, role-playing and hands-on exercises that teach students how to articulate their process verbally and in writing. The Common Core process shifts will be examined closely in this e-course to help participants fully understand the new K-12 applications behind them. Participants will finish the course with a repertoire of strategies with which to move forward in teaching students how to articulate the process that brought them to their end product. Course objectives:

• Understanding of the new K-12 Common Core shifts in math as they work into new teaching applications. 
• Learn and apply the steps and strategies involved in teaching students how to articulate mathematical processes. 
• Learn and practice with grouping scenarios that lend themselves to real life skills applications and mathematical solutions. 
• Enhance mathematical understanding of process and product in how students think about math through the close examination of the models used to effectively problem solve.

Mathematical Socratic Seminars, Grades 6-12 - No. 192

  A secondary classroom that supports literacy development is one where students and teachers demonstrate understanding of the language process. Teachers make connections, verbally and in writing, and close reading is an integral part of the learning process. The big shifts of the Common Core in 6-12 mathematical literacy will drive this course as participants learn to integrate literacy strategy with mathematical processes through strategies that include questioning, use of supporting evidence, coherence, understanding, and application of process versus product. Course Objectives:

• Examine, evaluate and practice with research-based methods of problem solving through questioning.
• Practice and develop with the tools of math articulation process through Socratic questioning.
• Organize and facilitate mathematical Socratic seminars.

Math and Literacy: Beyond Right Answers, Grades K-12 - No. 195

  K through 12^th grade math classroom that supports literacy development is one in which students and teachers demonstrate understanding of the learning and thinking process. Teachers can model metacognition skills and evaluate how students think through think-alouds, problem-solving, role-playing and hands-on exercises that teach students how to articulate their process verbally and in writing. The Common Core process shifts will be examined closely in this e-course to help participants fully understand the new K-12 applications behind them. Participants will finish the course with a repertoire of strategies with which to move forward in teaching students how to articulate the process that brought them to their end product. Course objectives:

• Understanding of the new K-12 Common Core shifts in math as they work into new teaching applications.
• Learn and apply the steps and strategies involved in teaching students how to articulate mathematical processes.
• Learn and practice with grouping scenarios that lend themselves to real life skills applications and mathematical solutions.
• Enhance mathematical understanding of process and product in how students think about math through the close examination of the models used to effectively problem solve.