Graham Fletcher was the presenter at NCTM that I was most looking forward to...and I was not alone. Sharon and I arrived 30 minutes early and we were lucky to find two seats together, the doors were closed shortly after we got settled. The subject of the session was 3 Act Math Lessons and I learned a lot about the structure and delivery of this type of lesson by being a participant. It is a joy to be a student in the room of a stellar teacher. There was much more to learn from Graham beyond the 3 Act strategy, including thoughts on estimation, developing number sense, and whole group engagement.
I will be able to share many notes from this session, but I decided to start with one of the videos from Graham that first caught my eye. After watching the Progression Videos in his Making Sense Series, I knew that he was someone who I wanted to continue to learn with. The videos demonstrate the progression of topics from their introduction to upper elementary. The topics include counting, adding/subtracting, multiplication, division, and fractions. They have been helpful to me, a teacher that has spent all of my time at 5th grade, to see the building of foundations for each student. I have noticed how helpful watching Olivia's progression (through all subjects) has informed my teaching, but these videos allow me to check out the math progression in "fast forward." Check them out on Graham's page here: Making Sense Series Comments are closed.
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Matt HawkinsGull Lake Middle School Archives
March 2018
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