These student examples come to you courtesy of my 5th grade math group. I co-teach this class with the mainstream classroom teacher. Our class is made up of the students with the highest math needs. These students have always struggled academically, whether it's due to special education needs, language background, truancy issues, or other factors. We are finding that the workshop model we've adopted has allowed us to differentiate for this group of students, and we are looking forward to doing this even more so as we get the workshop up and running.
We use Evernote as a way to develop academic langauge. Students usually need to complete an assignment with manipulatives, take a picture of their work, and then write about, or make an audio recording of what they did. While their answers are not incredibly insightful or in-depth, they are using math language in a real and authentic context.
(For more on using Evernote, see my previous post here.) Our goal is to continue to provide support and scaffolding that will develop students' ability to express their thinking in math. Look for a post next week with some fantastic sentence frames!
Here are two of my favorite examples from this past week's work:
Diego - The audio record feature in Evernote allowed him to record his thoughts 4 times over. As I listened to each one, I heard his fluency improve. He went from stumbling and groping for words to being completely fluent in his thoughts. Click on the image to hear his recordings.
We use Evernote as a way to develop academic langauge. Students usually need to complete an assignment with manipulatives, take a picture of their work, and then write about, or make an audio recording of what they did. While their answers are not incredibly insightful or in-depth, they are using math language in a real and authentic context.
(For more on using Evernote, see my previous post here.) Our goal is to continue to provide support and scaffolding that will develop students' ability to express their thinking in math. Look for a post next week with some fantastic sentence frames!
Here are two of my favorite examples from this past week's work:
Diego - The audio record feature in Evernote allowed him to record his thoughts 4 times over. As I listened to each one, I heard his fluency improve. He went from stumbling and groping for words to being completely fluent in his thoughts. Click on the image to hear his recordings.
Jaritza - She not only wrote out what she did, but also used the audio record to say what she did. I love when students are able communicate using more than one language domain! Click on the image to see her full note.
How do you get students communicating in the classroom?