In most of my classes, we have gotten math workshop up and running! It is wonderful! Students are choosing their station/ zone and working independently. We as teachers are conferencing 1-on-1 with students as well as supporting students in small groups. There have been some bumps along the road, but overall we are loving it!
One of the tools we have been using for the "Explore" or "Using Maniuplatives" station has been Evernote. This allows students to document their work as well as explain their thinking. In 3rd grade, students take a picture of their work, and complete a sentence frame to help document their thinking. The process is SO simple, as it supports students' language, and requires NO typing! Here is an example of what one student did:
One of the tools we have been using for the "Explore" or "Using Maniuplatives" station has been Evernote. This allows students to document their work as well as explain their thinking. In 3rd grade, students take a picture of their work, and complete a sentence frame to help document their thinking. The process is SO simple, as it supports students' language, and requires NO typing! Here is an example of what one student did:
Here is another example from a different student and different problem. I like this one because it shows how he used the manipulatives to solve the problem, but he still doesn't understand how it all works. This is an easy flag for me to know that I will need to follow up with him during a 1-on-1 conference.
I'm hoping to be able to use more open-ended questions as we advance, and / or have a blank t-chart where students can record "What I Did" and "Why I Did It", putting into writing the steps they took to solve a problem.
Here are the instructions our students follow in order to complete their Evernote documentation. Having students tag their work makes it so easy for us to find what they've done on a particular topic.
Here are the instructions our students follow in order to complete their Evernote documentation. Having students tag their work makes it so easy for us to find what they've done on a particular topic.
And there you have it. Evernote + writing in math. How would you use this in your classroom?