Finding the

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Finding the Write Solutions

• Incorporating Writing in Math Class
• Presented by Heather Sparks
• OSUWP Teacher Consultant
• September 19, 2009

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Mathography

• Think of a memory from math class

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Why Write in Math?

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  (NCTM)
• Instructional programs from Pre-K through grade
  12 should enable all students to
• communicate their mathematical thinking
  coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and
  others
• organize and consolidate their mathematical
  thinking through communication
• analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking
  and strategies of others
• use the language of mathematics to express
  mathematical ideas precisely.

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Oklahomas PASS Objectives

• Process Standard 2 Communication
• 1. Use mathematical language and symbols to read
  and write mathematics and to converse with
  others.
• 2. Demonstrate mathematical ideas orally and in
  writing.
• 3. Analyze mathematical definitions and discover
  generalizations through investigations

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Organize Consolidate

• Garden Planning
• Whats My Rule?

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Garden Planning

• Michelle is creating plans for her spring garden.
  She has 36 feet of fencing to put around her
  garden space. What is the area of the largest
  size garden Michelle can design that can be
  enclosed by the fencing?
• Organize your data so that others
• can understand your answer.

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Whats My Rule
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2 8
4 6
7 3
0
0
n y
7 13
45 89
10 19
100
7
n y
24 3
80 10
240 30
56
1
n y
6 8
7 9
8 10
88
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Communicate Mathematical Knowledge

• Every graph tells a story
• Right hand/left hand
• Two of Everything

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Work with a partner. Write a story that matches
the graph.
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Right Hand/Left Hand
Lets gather some data!
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Two of Everything
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Analyze Evaluate

• PIG
• Extend and Explain

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Playing PIG

• The goal of the game is to be the first player to
  reach 100.
• On your turn, roll the dice as many times as you
  would like, mentally keeping a running total of
  the sum. When you decide to stop rolling, record
  your total for that turn and add it to the total
  from any previous turns.
• If a 1 comes up on one of the dice, your turn is
  over and you score 0 points for that round. If
  you roll a 1 on both dice, you lose your turn and
  ALL points.

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Extend and Explain
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Math Haiku

• With a partner (or two), select one of your word
  lists and create a haiku.
• 5-7-5 syllable lines
• Seven is heaven
• Luckiest number for me
• Love to roll the dice

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Heathers Contact Information

• hisparks_at_aol.com
• www.hisparks.com
• [phone]