Developing Mathematical Mindsets Marty Romero Santa Ana College

Developing Mathematical Mindsets Marty Romero Santa Ana College Victoria Martinez Santa Ana College Serena Hazel Santa Ana College

Workshop Outline During this workshop we will share how to help students develop mathematical mindsets ★ Mathematical Mindsets ★ Number Talks ★ Math Games/Activities

Number Talks Example: How Many Dots?

Number Talks Which One Doesn’t Belong?

Number Talks Example: Find the product.

Number Talks ➢ Short, ongoing, daily routine ➢ Meaningful ongoing practice with computation and flexible mathematical thinking ➢ Powerful tool to develop computational fluency and mathematical mindsets ➢ Expected to use number relationships and the structures of numbers http: //www. mathtalks. net/index. html

Number Talks Parrish Article

What is a Mathematical Mindset? Think - Pair - Share: Discuss with others what you think it means for a students to have a Mathematical Mindset (The tallest person in the group can start the conversation). Challenge your students to think about… What is Mathematics? What does it mean to do Mathematics? What does it mean to be good at Mathematics?

What is a Mathematical Mindset? ➢ Everyone Can Learn Math to the Highest Levels ➢ Mistakes Are Valuable ➢ Questions Are Really Important ➢ Math Is about Creativity and Making Sense ➢ Math Is about Connections and Communicating ➢ Depth Is Much More Important Than Speed ➢ Math Class Is about Learning, Not Performing Boaler, Jo (2015 -10 -12). Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students' Potential through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching

Mathematics Proficiency 1) Conceptual Understanding ➢ Comprehension of mathematical concepts, operations, and relations 2) Procedural Fluency ➢ Skills in carrying out procedures flexibly, fluently, and appropriately 3) Strategic Competence ➢ Ability to formulate, represent, and solve mathematical problems

Mathematics Proficiency 4) Adaptive Reasoning ➢ Capacity for logical thought, reflection, explanation, and justification 5) Productive Disposition ➢ Habitual inclination to see mathematics as sensible, useful, and worthwhile ➢ Coupled with a belief in diligence and one's own efficacy Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics (2001)

Mathematical Mindsets - Jo Boaler

Mathematical Mindsets - Jo Boaler Assignments: Say, Mean, Matter

Mathematical Mindsets - Jo Boaler Assignments: Say, Mean, Matter

Mathematical Mindsets - Jo Boaler Assignments: Say, Mean, Matter

Mathematical Mindsets - Jo Boaler Assignments: Say, Mean, Matter

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100 Numbers to Get Students Talking Math

Math Games These are just a few that we use: ★ How close to 100? ★ 4 Strikes and you are out ★ NIM

Math Games - Role of Algorithms Math Games: 4 Strikes ____ + ____ = ____

Math Games: How Close to 100?

Thinking Mathematically

Why a Mathematical Mindset? Think - Pair - Share: Discuss with others why it may be important for students to have a Mathematical Mindset (The youngest person in the group can start the conversation). “Beginning in kindergarten and continuing into college, mathematics is not just an academic subject: It’s a key mechanism in the distribution of opportunity. Even as math expectations can serve as a foundation for academic success by supporting quantitative literacy, they can also operate as a filter that literally stops many students in their educational tracks. ” - Pamela Burdman (Just Equations - Project of the Opportunity Institute) 2018

Why a Mathematical Mindset? Pamela Burdman (Just Equations - Project of the Opportunity Institute) 2018

Questions or Comments? ★ Mathematical Mindsets ★ Number Talks ★ Math Games/Activities

Workshop Files https: //app. box. com/s/zfpdqn 6 xgloaug 1 fdcba 6 mxzdbi 4 bdu 0 Marty Romero_Martin@sac. edu Santa Ana College