Unfortunately I missed the Sunday evening Web Conference this week but thought I would write a few thoughts about this week's assignment. I spent a great deal of time thinking about the Partnership Proposal and decided to focus on problem solving in Mathematics. I am proposing a series of parent / student evenings throughout the school year devoted to Mathematics and problem solving. During each of these evening events, parents of primary students will learn numeracy strategies and with activities to engage and support their child at home. Parents will learn the importance of using a number line, a hundreds chart, manipulatives, and build an understanding of the part/part/whole relationship of numbers by composing and decomposing numbers. Materials and directions for each of the activities, along with a demonstration and opportunity to participate in the activity will be provided. Parents of intermediate students will learn about solving multi-step word problems using a variety of strategies including the Singapore Model Method; parents will have an opportunity to learn how to solve problems with the strip diagrams since this is very different from the way ‘we’ learned problem solving. Parents will also be exposed to solving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems in ways other than the traditional algorithm.
I am hopeful my principal will let my 'dream' become a reality next year.
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