Fabulous, Friendly, Fun
Fluency Forward ~ KCM 2014
Fabulous Starters
*Estimation 180 – Mr. Stadel
*Counting Circles – Sadie Estrella
Number Talks –
Jo Boaler Stanford Course How to Learn Math
Convince me! – Steve Leinwand
Inside Mathematics
Fawn Nguyen (math talks)
*Odd One Out – Malcolm Swan
Encourage a Culture of Listening
Powerful Problem Solving, Max Ray
Student Reflection
*Color with Purpose, Interactive Notebooks
1. I use to think…
But now, I know…
2. HW
Which 2 problems were most alike? Explain.
Which 2 problems were most different? Explain.
A particular problem that I struggled with…
3. Practice / Activity
Which problems were easiest for me?
Which problems were most difficult for me?
Watch for…..
4. Wrong Answer Analysis, Stiggins
6. Chalk Talk, Making Thinking Visible
Friendly Interactions with Math
*Open Questions – More Good Questions, Marian Small & Amy Lin
Task #1 Slope is 3/5
Task #2 (0,2) and (5, 0)
*Staircases & Steepness – Fawn Nguyen
*Triangle Centers – Geogebra
Notice / Wonder(The Math Forum)
Amusement Park Placement
* Sol LeWitt (Art Structure) Notice/Wonder (Max Ray/Annie Fetter)
Representing Polynomials FAL
*Midpoint Miracle (geogebra)
Notice/Wonder
Shadows (Zoom out) – Kentucky Vietnam Memorial
Fun Opportunities
Graphing Stories – http://graphingstories.com/
Formative Assessment Lessons from MARS
Tom distance/time graphs
Everyday Situations with Functions
Speed Dating Function of Time Blog
Dice Equations of Lines with some Novelty
Blocks Polynomial Station Activities
Ghosts in the Graveyard Math Tales from the Spring Blogspot
Math Madness Music – Bob Garvey
YouTube Parodies – Westerville South High School Gettin’ Triggy with It, Quad Solve
Engagement Wheel
David Sladkey Reflections from a High School Math Teacher
the radical rational... 