Teaching Math Through Problem-Solving and the 3-Part Lesson

In this session, teachers investigate how to plan and facilitate 3-part math lessons that allow students to develop and deepen their understanding of mathematical concepts through problem-solving. Practical classroom strategies that are easily adapted to all grade levels are shared. Audience: K-8 Resources: Mary-Kay online: wiki, Twitter Mary-Kay’s math games page Cathy Fosnot: website and video discussing the …

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Introducing Number Sense and Algebra With the 4-Part Math Lesson Framework

This session is part of a series entitled Incorporating the 4-Part Math Framework Into Your Lesson. In this OTF Connect Series, participants are introduced to a math lesson framework that unpacks the Minds On, Action, and Consolidation from the well known 3-Part Math Lesson into four, more specific parts.  Each session will introduce a lesson exemplar …

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Introducing Measurement with the 4-Part Math Lesson Framework

This session is part of a series entitled Incorporating the 4-Part Math Framework Into Your Lesson. In this OTF Connect Series, participants are introduced to a math lesson framework that unpacks the Minds On, Action, and Consolidation from the well known 3-Part Math Lesson into four, more specific parts.  Each session will introduce a lesson exemplar …

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Using Manipulatives for Problem-Solving in the Junior Classroom

“Manipulatives are necessary tools for supporting the effective learning of mathematics by all students”.  (The Ontario Curriculum:  Mathematics; 2005; p. 25). In this webinar, teachers discuss: How to incorporate the use of manipulatives in a problem-solving math classroom (Grades 4-6) to deepen and extend students’ understanding of mathematical concepts from all five strands How analysing how …

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