Engaging Families: HomeSchool Connections Module V

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Engaging FamiliesHome-School Connections
Module V

• Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
  Mathematics

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• Engaging Families Home-School Connections
• United Federation of Teachers Teacher Center
• New York City Regional School Support Center
• New York State Education Department
• Developed and written by
• Miriam Beverly, Karen Butler-Brock, Tisha Hinds,
• Mary Madden, Karen Millard, Esta Newman, UFT
  Teacher Center
• Jan Atwell,
• United Parents Associations of New York City,
  Inc.
• Edited by Bea Carson
• Coordinated by
• Theresa Mehrer and Carol Haupt
• A UFT Teacher Center PowerPoint Publication

Aminda Gentile Director
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Engaging Families Home-School Connections
Core Belief
All parents care about their children.
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Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics

• Key Points
• What families need to know about achievement in
  mathematics
• What parents can do
• What information must teachers supply to enable
  parents to make real-world connections?
• Plan of action

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Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics

• Learning Objectives
• Teachers will be able to engage family members in
  conversations that promote student achievement as
  it relates to mathematics.
• Teachers will be able to utilize resources to
  promote home-school connections.

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Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics

• Agenda
• Icebreaker
• Table Talk and Share Out
• Carousel
• Wheres the math? - Examining real-world
  experiences for mathematical connections
• Action Planning
• Journal Writing

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Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics

• Icebreaker

Overall, parents and families support my students
in learning mathematics.
Please respond to the statement above by writing
Agree or Disagree on a stick-on note and
placing it on the T-Chart.
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T-Chart
Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics

• Overall, parents/families support my students in
  learning mathematics.
• Agree Disagree

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Activity Table Talk and Share Out
Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics

• What information do families need in
• order to support students learning of
• mathematics?

Respond to the question and select 1 idea
to share with the whole group.
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Carousel Question
Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics
What can teachers do to help parents to support
their childrens learning in mathematics?
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Small Group Activity Where is the math?
Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics

• Review a photograph. Then
• Find a Math Key Idea in the photo
• Discuss the evidence for this idea that can be
  found in the photo.
• Write it on the chart.
• Be ready to present your key idea and evidence to
  the whole group.

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Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics
Sample Photo
Insert a graphic/photograph of your choice here
or select one of the graphics/photographs from
Module 6 (Graphic Resources).
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Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics
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Whole Group Discussion
Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics

• How could you use an activity such as this one
  with
• parents/families?

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Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics
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Journal Writing
Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics

• Ideas about promoting math home-school
• connections
• Ideas I learned during this session were. . .
• One idea that I intend to pursue is. . .

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Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics
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Presenter Resource Principles and Standards for
School Mathematics -(National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)1. Equity2.
Curriculum3. Teaching4. Learning5.
Assessment6. Technology
Families Supporting Childrens Achievement in
Mathematics
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Engaging Families Home-School Connections
Core Belief
All parents care about their children.