1. Welcome Guided Math in the Middle School Classroom Barbara Delaney June 28, 2016
Good morning and thank you for coming to the Summer Institute!
Introduce myself. Teaching for 18 years, 14 at the middle school level teaching math, last two in Foxboro as math specialist.
Since the rigor of the common core, the methods of teaching have to evolve. Teachers have to find new ways to individualize learning and keep pace with curriculum demands.

2. A Common Core Approach to Mathematics Instruction
Guided Math is a tool that can be the pathway.

3. https://padlet.com/delaneyb1/oipfvc2odmwe
Introduce yourself and the grade you teach. What do you hope to learn in this workshop?

4. Agenda What is Guided Math Goals of Guided Math
Key ideas - getting started
Organization, accountability and monitoring
Setting goals for September
90 minutes to tell you a lot.
Have resources and additonal materials to share afterwards
Please take a break when needed, I won’t be stopping

5. What is Guided Math

6. What is Guided Math?

7. Guided Math is….. Using data for informed instruction
Utilizing small group instruction to meet the needs of all students
Using the workshop model to differentiate practice/review
Teaching students how to own their learning
Teaching students communication and collaboration

8. Why Change to Guided Math and the Math Workshop Model?
What concerns would you have? Mine were time, preparation, tracking everyone….

9. Advantages of Small Group Instruction
Students’ zone
of proximal development
Similar instructional needs
Facilitate student thinking
Active participants in lesson
Because student learn math by doing math.

10. Challenges of Small Group Instruction
Several levels of differentiation
Well-structured instruction and workshops
Procedures and expectations followed to be effective
Comfort level of teacher
So there is extra work in any change.

11. Advantages of Math Workshop
Flexibility
Student ownership
21st Century work habits
Work collaboratively
Meaningful learning experience
Students may work alone, in pairs, or groupings depending on the task
Workshop format offers opportunities for choices, the choices allow teacher to differentiate instruction by learning styles

12. Challenges of Math Workshop
Procedures and expectations must be clearly defined and taught
Extra planning time for workshops
Comfort level of teacher allowing students to work independently
Staying focused on small group instruction during workshop
Limit the range of activities in the beginning
Work collaboratively with another teacher to share resources and planning
Gets easier each year

13. Advantages for teacher
Saves time
Students learn more
Monitor progress of all
Students
Mathematically rich
literate environment
No re-teaching because you are always teaching at the groups level
No surprises at test time with the student that appeared to understand, got all the right answers but had no clue why

14. How does it looks in the elementary classroom vs. middle school
This is the spread of time. I used to think I had to do this every class which is impossible in 42 minutes. . If you have a double block maybe. I have learned to spread this out over two or three classes depending on the concept being taught. You have to play around with time planning like you would do with any other lesson.

15. Getting Started Define goals of the lesson
Plan your small group lesson and levels of differentiation.
Decide what formative assessment you will use to form your groups and inform your instruction
Plan workshops
Plan your time schedule
Your small group instruction does not have to be timed with your workshops.

16. How will you inform your instruction?
Exit ticket from last class
Entrance ticket with warm up
Homework tracked by technology (ASSISTments, Front Row…)
Pre-Assessment
Other resources you may have

17. Lesson plan template for teacher with 5 day GM model

18. Exit ticket assessment To form groups
Working content
Add groups as needed
Exit ticket assessment
To form groups
No GM groups but check in with students, informal assessment to form groups. Take notes, add names to groups as determined.
Brief notes on differentiation for each group, and/or key questions
General rule of thumb for groups is 4-6. I keep group 1 and 2 to 4 at most and allow higher achievers to be larger groups.
Sometimes, I repeat Day 1 on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I collect data, form groups and make Thursday and Friday workshop days while I teach small groups. Lower students get more lessons and higher achievers will get a challenge problem in GM group.

19. Sample Day 1 Workshop Schedule
Warm up 8 minutes
Whole class mini lesson 10 minutes
Small group 1 instruction 8-10 minutes
Small group 2 instruction 8-10 minutes
Wrap up/clean up 4-5 minutes
Continue the next day

20. Day 2 Workshop Schedule Warm-up 8 minutes
Small group instruction 3, 6-8 minutes
Small group instruction 4, 6-8 minutes
Small group instruction 1 & 2 check in, 6 minutes
Wrap up Math Talk minutes
While it may seem frustrating to you to teach one lesson for two days, understand that students are learning it deeper and better than a whole class lesson. What is the goal? To teach or to get through the curriculum?

21. Warm up in Middle School
Recording homework
Handing in homework
Problem of the day
Homework check
Homework questions
The warm-up can be anything you normally do before starting on a lesson. It is giving students time to get their brains to transition to math.
You decide on the timing based on your schedule. I usually do a quick homework check 5-6minutes and onto workshop. Sometimes, the GM small group is reviewing the more challenging homework.

22. Whole Class Mini Lesson
Explaining workshops
Teaching a new game or workshop activity
Introducing concept
Explain rotations or choices
Homework questions
Entrance ticket problem (bring to GM)
Problem of the Day

23. Small Group Instruction
Begin with group needing the most support
Display lesson goal and agenda
Teach/model math
Ask each student to do the same all together or one at a time, with your support
Close, “Today you learned …...and now you are going to practice beginning at workshop #......
Rehearse and plan for challenges with more struggling groups
More challenging example for higher achievers

24. Sample Small Group Agenda
Today we are going to learn to solve systems of equations with substitution.(1 minutes)
(8 minutes)
Teacher models concept with color tiles.
Student models concept for group
Students work on 3 practice problems
(1 minute)
Today we learned how solve systems of equations with the substitution method. In Workshop 3 you will have time to complete these problems. Use color tiles if needed.
Questions?
Some times it takes more time for lower achievers and less time for higher achievers. I use a clock but I don’t make students leave when time is up if they are struggling.

25. Workshops in the Middle School Classroom
Start small with only one or two work centers
Teach students workshop expectations
Student accountability
Monitoring work
Purposeful work

26. Combine Accountability & Assessment
Combine Accountability with Exit Ticket
I don’t know about the grateful question???

27. Example

28. Timed Rotations or Must Do/May Do?
Organization
Timed Rotations or Must Do/May Do?
Hard to have accountability for group work when students have to move on 12 minute intervals. If you prefer organizing time around a class timer, have independent work for groups that finish early. Groups that don’t finish are often missing out on the practice so make the workshops a game or other type of practice that can move with time. Groups usually may MDMD choices together unless they choose independent work. There can never be more than the number of students in a group at any workshop so groups have to choose accordingly.

29. Must Do/ May Do/Catch Up
Providing students with menu choices
Use generic menu
Post Workshop choices on flip chart/white board
Fill out menu during warm up

30. Complete practice problems
Complete Interactive Notebook Pages
Complete Problem Solving Task
Video Notes (Computer)

31. 5. Front Row (Computer or device)
6. What If.org (computer or device)
7. Help another student with Problem Solving Task
8. Game Center

32. If all Must Do’s are completed, you may use this time independently, to catch up on absent work, or your interactive notebook.

33. Organization Start with what you know and adjust as needed
Keep it as simple as possible
Keep it generic for repeated use

35. How will you organize your workshop and groups?

36. How will you teach Procedures & Expectations?

37. Timed Rotation

38. Organizing Groups 4-6 per group depending on needs in GM
Groups can be fluid during Must do/May do
Limit the number of students
Provide timers for technology centers

39. Monitoring Progress in the Guided Math Groups
By learning targets toward concept or standard
Record as you go
Chart
Post its
Folders
Video small group

40. Quick and Efficient
Sometimes I do this, or I just keep running notes in my notebook. Initials comment,
Post it are nice if you keep a file on progress for intervention,

41. Workshop Wrap-Up Math Talk

42. Math Talks Allow Time Respect time as important
Give groups time to speak as groups
Planned assessment questions
Model Standards for Mathematical Practice
Teach students how to talk like a mathematician

43. Accountability
If a member of a group can’t explain something, The group is given time to confer and a 2nd chance to answer.

44. NCTM Article: Creating Math Talk Communities

45. Math Talks Bookmarks

46. Let’s Start Planning Choose a topic you will be teaching in October.
Plan the month of September for teaching procedures & expectations.
Teach some new math games.
Enroll students in Front Row and have them complete baseline tests.
Try some small group teaching during games.
Ask Middle School Students to define successful workshop behavior.

47. Getting Started Define goals of the lesson.
Plan your small group lesson and levels of differentiation.
Decide what formative assessment you will use to form your groups and inform your instruction.
Plan 1 or two workshops to start.
Plan your time schedule.
Your small group instruction does not have to be timed with your workshops.

48. Resources & Books

49. There is a lot to think about!

50. Workshop Time!
#1 Pink with teacher for Guided Math #2 Green – Making plans #3 Orange – Organization Follow directions at your workshop. 10 Minute Rotations Begin at the workshop that is your group # Rotate to next number

51. Guided Math Today we are going to learn about Front Row
What do you know about Front Row?
In this lesson we learned about Front Row.
Now you will go to workshop #2

52. Making Plans
Choose a lesson to begin Guided Math Workshops (Preferably end of Sept.)
Make a list of activities, assessments, and other tools you already use for this lesson.
Plan levels of differentiation for GM
Plan workshops (with multiple entry points for differentiation)
Share your ideas with your group

53. Organization of Guided Math Workshops
How will you organize workshops in your class?
Plan a time schedule for the flow of workshops.
What expectations and procedures will you need to teach?
What will you use for formative assessment?
What will you use for accountability?
Share with your ideas with your group.