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It’s here! And early! Take a look at the new 2023 Language curriculum.
dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/curricu…
If you want help planning for September 2023, reach out!
Congratulations to these amazing students who challenged the Gauss math contest today. Way to learn, lead and inspire. @lan_lions @Mrs_Delfino_70 @GEDSB
It is the CEMC Waterloo Gauss math contest today. Good luck participants @lan_lions @wggriffins @GEDSB
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"Pascal's" triangle has been studied by people around the world, including some that came long before Pascal. In India, it was known as the “Staircase of Mount Meru”. In Persia, the “Khayyam triangle”, and in China, “Yang Hui’s triangle”. Learn more at math.fit/pascal
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Hello @GEDSB! Are you using the Math Long Range Plans in your class? If so, tweet about it! Highlight the lesson with a photo, using the hashtag #gedsblongrangeplans for a chance to WIN! 🎉🎉
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Some awesome work from @lan_lions Grade 6s! We used measurements to find out exactly how much cardboard is needed to make to go boxes. Love using these activities from the @GEDSB Math LRPs @ted_smth ☺️
What?! You can subtract from left to right? What will Ss say? Will they be able to explain why this works? @GEDSB @b_l_stone @msasully @MsPenrice @MrsCorriganGE @MrsWoodleyWPS @jessking82
Thank you for a great day “Mathletes” and coaches at the inaugural Grand Erie Team Math Competition. Congratulations to NPC the overall winner and all the teams for an exciting day. @UWaterlooCEMC @kate10031 @jessking82 @HagersvilleSS @GEDSB
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Do you talk about student work with other teachers? Analyzing student work w/ colleagues has many benefits, from better understanding children’s current math thinking to considering how to adjust instruction.
More: earlymath.erikson.edu/focusi…
#elemchat #edchat #elemmathchat
A great prompt to encourage Ss to notice and wonder about patterns and relationships with decimal numbers @GEDSB @jessking82 @kate10031 @MsPenrice @MrsCorriganGE
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Using numbers 1-6 once, the first two equations must be equal, and the last equation must be of a greater value… lots of thinking, lots of discussion and lots of perseverance. @GEDSB @GreenbrierScho1 @pgliljedahl #verticalmath #buildingthinkingclassrooms
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A great reminder of how important it is to get out of our comfort zone . . . to realize our potential @GEDSB @tollgatetigers
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Yes! #MathIsFigureOutAble! If the first & only strategy students know how to do is the traditional algorithm they are learning procedural steps. This 👇 is why we need to teach our students to be mathematical thinkers! @pwharris #mathjoycps
Algorithms are one way of solving a calculation or problem but they are not always the most effective method. Take a look @GEDSB @jessking82 @MrsWoodleyWPS @MsPenrice
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#TryThisTuesday
A #ProblemString building intuition to naturally lead to reasoning about percents!
Coolest routine out there!
-Give one at a time
-Ask about thinking
-Make thinking visible
-Repeat
-Compare!
#MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble
“Math may be my passion, but it is my teachers that planted the seed for it — and me — to grow.” An inspiring story of the impact we have as teachers. @GEDSB @jessking82 @MrsWoodleyWPS @kate0031 cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatche…
Love the power of recognizing assessment as “interconnected set of actions that inspire, improve and summarize learning”. How are you using assessment as a tool to empower students? @gedsb @kate10031 @b_l_stone
How is assessment a verb?
It's a recognition that it's so much more than one isolated task that extracts evidence of learning.
It's an understanding that it's an interconnected set of actions that inspire, improve and summarize learning.
It's an empowerment ecosystem.
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