Over the summer (2016) the new government modified/ streamlined the competencies and went from 10 competencies to 8 (the previous 10 are still part of the Ministerial Order). They are:
Competencies in ActionGrade 6 Example: Wax Museum
Students using the language and making competencies visible to students. Grade 4 Example: Music & Language Arts
Build academic vocabulary with students (innovate, collaborate, etc.). Great resource: https://tc2.ca The following is a layout for my classroom this year. I changed my design up a bit and tried to de-clutter the walls by having one colour of fabric on the walls and having only purposeful items on the wall. I also organized all of my resources including my math and literacy centers to make them accessible to students. The following are some notes I took at a conference and felt they were noteworthy.
>Use low-order vs. high-order NOT closed vs. open (what matters is that they are thinking)
back to the student and ask them to rephrase the answer in their own words
different corners to persuade others to come to their corner, which allows students to change their mind) This is one of my favourite math games that I play with my students to strengthen their understanding of place value and it can easily be adapted for multiple skill and grade levels. The game is called Junk It! To set up this game students can use paper, flip books, or white boards. Depending on the outcome students will draw a certain number of lines, for example, they would draw 4 lines for thousands on their page similar to when playing hangman. Then I get students to draw a Junk It circle, for their discarded numbers. In this game the teacher rolls a 10-sided dice, the students then choose to place the number where they want. The students goal is to create the largest number possible, but once they have discarded a number or placed a number they cannot move it. Have their peers hold them accountable for keeping the number where they put it. I roll the dice 10 times, so for thousands, students only get to junk 6 numbers and must place four. To extend this game you can get the students to write the number in words, in expanded form, in scientific notation, or add a decimal to the game board. Stick it to me is a fun math game that gets the students up and moving as well as gets them talking and problem solving. Place a number on a sticky note and then place it on the students' back. Give students an index card, paper, or white board with the same number of lines as the number on their back (to challenge students you could get them to guess how many digits). Students then need to figure out what their number is by asking yes or no questions.
Examples of questions students can ask:
While trying to organize my life before school starts I found some notes from a conference I went to about thinking first in math. There were some take home messages that I noted and felt were worth sharing.
It took me until the end of the school year and when I am on my summer break, but here are the pictures I took of my classroom from this past year. I did end up changing some things around as I used my classroom and figured out what worked and what didn't. Went with a blue and green theme.
|
Katlin Strand
I am looking to explore technology, and my experiences both in and out of the classroom. Categories
All
|