1. The Remote Control Math Teacher Making math accessible for all.

2. Sarah Messing messing_sarah@yahoo.com O 7 th & 8 th grade math teacher O Teacher at Reese Middle School (9 years) O Currently working towards my Master's degree in Instructional Technology at SVSU

3. How my thinking has changed...

4. Toward Teaching: O Students learn differently than I was taught! O We live in a very visual world. O Students have access to information at their fingertips.

5. Toward my Students: O Tired of the fight O Started focusing on the things I can control “Why aren’t you doing your homework?!” became “What are the reasons you aren’t doing your homework?”

6. Common Core State Standards Adopted in Michigan on June 15, 2010 The standards:  Are aligned with college and work expectations.  Are clear, understandable and consistent.  Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through higher order skills.  Build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards.  Are informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society.  Are evidence-based. http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-37818-238722--,00.html

7. Common Core State Standards Q: Will the CCSS for K-8 replace the Michigan K-8 GLCE for ELA and Mathematics? A: The CCSS represent a content knowledge and skill progression that will inform curriculum, instruction, and assessment development. The CCK-12 standards for ELA/literacy and for mathematics include the content and skills described in the GLCE. The GLCE will continue to inform the MEAP assessments (until a new balanced assessment system aligned to the CCSS is in place in 2014-15). Grade level guidance documents (e.g., focal points in mathematics, unit development supports in ELA, parent documents) will be updated as necessary to reflect the CCSS and may include statements from the GLCE as appropriate. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Common_Core_QandA_311926_7.pdf

8. Current MEAP/MME Testing O Testing until the 2014-2015 school year will only use those GLCE’s that overlap with the CCSS’s. O Memo from the Department of Education Memo from the Department of Education

9. Standards for Mathematical Practice 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

10. What does that mean for us? O Teaching content-based mathematical ideas is still important, but... O Students must be able to reason and think through problems to solve them. O The method students use is not as important as rationally coming up with a solution.

11. INCLUSION?!

12. Allowing students to have access to you O www.reese.k12.mi.us www.reese.k12.mi.us O Typed/posted homework on website O Select video lessons available to watch O Provide note outlines for students

13. Recording Your Lessons O Interactive whiteboard software O Screencasting (Educreations, Explain Everything, Show Me, Screenchomp, etc.) O Jing O Camtasia

14. BREAK

15. Video Resources O www.brightstorm.com www.brightstorm.com O www.khanacademy.org www.khanacademy.org O www.brainpop.com www.brainpop.com O www.youtube.com www.youtube.com O *Preview these videos first

16. Computer Interventions O www.mobymath.com www.mobymath.com O www.mangahigh.com www.mangahigh.com O www.khanacademy.org www.khanacademy.org

17. In the Classroom O Internet Resources O www.wolframalpha.com www.wolframalpha.com O Also available as an app O www.webgraphing.com www.webgraphing.com

18. In the Classroom Other Resources O Multiplication charts O Number lines O Equation Boards Equation Boards O Algebra Tiles O “Homemade whiteboards” O Calculators O Breaking Down Definitions O Test reviews Test reviews O Test corrections Test corrections

19. How my thinking has changed...

20. Toward Myself: O Be a “workout buddy.” O Listen. O Forgive yourself. O Approach teaching like “a four year old with your cell phone.”