What Can A Mathematics Teacher Do?

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What Can A Mathematics Teacher Do?

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Objectives

• Content ObjectiveIdentify appropriate teaching
  strategies for the proficiency levels described
  in TOPS for the high school mathematics class.
• Language ObjectiveParticipants will utilize the
  resources provided and the experts at the table
  to discuss, revise, and add appropriate
  strategies for ELL students in math.

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Proficiency Levels

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Advanced High

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Strategies

• With your partner
• Identify three strategies seen or discussed today
  that will help the ELL student in a high school
  math class.
• Share one of the strategies you discussed with
  the table group.
• Share one strategy you have not heard mentioned
  by another group.

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Handbook
Beginner

• Students usually are doing the following
• Listening as opposed to speaking
• Responding nonverbally

• Teachers should do this
• Use a lot of gestures
• Encouragebut do not forcestudents to speak

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For the next 30 minutes

• Work with your table partner to review and edit
  the draft Guide for Mathematics Teachers of ELL
  Students.

30 min.
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What Can A Mathematics Teacher Do?

• Are you using the resources provided?

20 min.
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Half Time!

• You should be half way through the material.
• Are you working on the Language Objectives page?

15 min.
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What Can A Mathematics Teacher Do?

• Do you need any other resources?

10 min.
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What Can A Mathematics Teacher Do?

• Are your notations/edits dark and legible?

5 min.
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What Can A Mathematics Teacher Do?

• Are your notations/edits dark and legible?

4 min.
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What Can A Mathematics Teacher Do?

• Are your notations/edits dark and legible?

3 min.
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What Can A Mathematics Teacher Do?

• Prepare to share your edits with your table
  group.

2 min.
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What Can A Mathematics Teacher Do?

• Prepare to share your edits with your table
  group.

1 min.
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Table Groups

• Prepare to share your edits with your table
  group.

0 min.
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Master Version

• As a table group, discuss the edits and additions
  made during the partner work time.
• In the next 30 minutes, develop one master copy
  for your group.

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For the next 30 minutes

• Work with your table partner to review and edit
  the draft Guide for Mathematics Teachers of ELL
  Students.

30 min.
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What Can A Mathematics Teacher Do?

• Are you using the resources provided?

20 min.
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Half Time!

• You should be half way through the material.
• Are you working on the Language Objectives page?

15 min.
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Prepare to share

• One unique or particularly useful strategy you
  (or your group) did not know about before this
  session.
• Select your spokesperson by determining who was
  the last person to join the group this morning.
• Value Added Sharing (something that has not been
  mentioned yet)

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• Please turn in one original copy of your group
  work.
• We will give everyone copies of the proposed
  edits in the morning.
• Everyone attending this session will receive
  copies in the mail in 34 weeks.

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For sharing your expertise