Sherene Sharpe, Evaluation Services
Robin Harris, Education Program Services
The purpose of this webinar is to introduce teachers, administrators, board mathematics leads, and others to the Lessons Learned document for M4 and how to use it. The document is intended as a support for all elementary teachers, in particular grades Primary – Grade 3 teachers. There are three Lessons Learned in this document. Each Lesson Learned will be discussed in relation to the assessment results, expected pedagogy, next steps in instruction for a class or individual students, and appropriate methods and activities for assessing student learning. The document is a wonderful support for professional development.
Lessons Learned 2013-2014 Nova Scotia Assessment: Mathematics Grade 4
Presenter:
David McKillop, Consultant, Pearson Education
Robin Harris, Mathematics Curriculum Services
Eric Therrien, ICT Consultant (Mathematics & Sciences)
Equality is one of the essential understandings that students must acquire as they learn mathematics. This is a quest that begins in grade Primary and continues into senior high school. Learn how this big idea unfolds from grades Primary to 3 and discover how this one big idea can set students up for ongoing mathematical success. Topics explored during this webinar will include equality as balance; how equality is tied to partitioning and part-whole reasoning; common misconceptions about equality; and the types of tasks that build the concept of equality.
Big Ideas in P–3 Mathematics: Developing Equality in Mathematics Primary - 3
Mathematics P-3: Partitioning Numbers, an Essential Understanding and Skill for The Growth of Mathematical Thinking
LRTS Webinar, originally aired Tuesday, November 12 / 2013
Presenters:
David McKillop, Pearson Education Canada
Robin Harris , Mathematics Support Consultant,
Eric Therrien, ICT Consultant
One of the most critical skills a student must acquire in the early years is the ability to partition numbers in a variety of ways while recognizing that the total quantity remains unchanged. This is a quest that begins in grade Primary and moves through the grades into a full-fledged understanding of place value. Learn how this big idea unfolds from grades Primary to 3. See how various representations can help students develop their understanding, and discover how this one big idea can set students up for ongoing mathematical success.
