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How has your teaching practice changedas a result of your participation
in this project?
June 7, 2013
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As a result of participation in this pilot project, I have more tools and
strategies for differentiating instruction to meet my students needs. I began to
use math stations regularly in my classroom. It was great to have the hands on
materials provided in the Numeracy For All kit! I find this to be a great way to
modify activities for a variety of learners and it gives me time to meet with
specific students.School A
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Since using the Equals program Ihave changed my teaching practiceby changing the structure of the my
math lessons.
I have added more small lessonsthroughout the week instead of onelarge lesson.
School B
My lessons havea better moremeaningful flowwith manyconnections as
we are alwaysreviewingprevious work.
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This project has greatly impacted my ability to teach math to my students.
Last year was my first year teaching my program and it was also my first year of
teaching. I did not have a curriculum to work from and really struggled in trying to
present my students with a balanced academic and life skills program. Using the Equals program has significantly impacted my classroom. It has
presented me with a plan that I can alter to suit each individuals level and needs.
The resources have been amazing. My students love the manipulatives . Their level
of engagement is very high and they love math class now. Even if they are not
always achieving the desired outcome, they are sitting, engaged and participatingin the lessons.
School C
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It was hard at the beginning of the year, coming into a new grade,and having a student who was having major difficulties with the
math program. This math program has allowed me to combine the
math curriculum along with the numeracy for all to actively engage
my students making math more fun and interesting!
Equals has also helped me in differentiating my instruction to meetthe needs of all my students using a variety of manipulatives and
resources.
Equals has helped me in helping my students connect math to reallife experiences and understand how they can use this outside the
classroom; hence connecting meaning to what they are learning.
School D
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~ I found myself rethinking how to use manipulatives in
the classroom more effectively
~ building on what I had already been doing with
technology and improving on it by utilizing the ipad
~ incredible resources - the levelled based instruction is
a great guide in building skills and differentiating
instruction
School E
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I introduce new vocabulary one word
at a time and review these new words.
They are posted on my math word wall.
I have a good resource to refer to when
I need to break down concepts into
simpler activities.
I have lots of new manipulatives
that the students love!
I always start with the concreteconnections and move to the
semi-concrete and abstract
School F
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I have realized that numeracy is much
more than math and that it can be easily
incorporated into so many activities and in
doing so creates meaning for my students.
I have realized that numeracy skills can
be introduced to all students of all ability
levels and that there are many tools
available to reach the needs of all
students.
Equals has helped me develop a broader sense of numeracy, helped me learn
where my students numeracy skills are at and helped me create more
meaningful numeracy lessons for my students.
School G
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It has given me a resource that Ican use, not only primarily formath, but as a supplement to
other curricular activities. Thusgiving me more ideas on how tomake math connectionsthroughout the day in all contentareas.
The Equals program gave megreater insight into the specificareas that were lacking in thestudents numeracy knowledge,thus enabling me to fill in the gapsduring the year.
I had a variety of newmanipulatives to use with thestudents. They really enjoyedusing these tools in the classroomand were excited to demonstratetheir learned skills in the reviewand follow-up portions of thelessons.
Personal math word walls
School H
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Since introducing the Numeracy for All resources we have been able
to more actively involve our students in the use of many of the
manipulatives. Many of our integrated students found another way tocommunicate their math knowledge and skills. We were able to use
some of the resources to enhance what we were already doing in our
lessons.
School I
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This project has had me question many of my assumptions of
what individual students knew and did not know. Sometimes it is
easy to forget that the students we work with have very
fragmented skills. This program has helped me find and target
those missing skills. School J
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We are using more manipulatives to teach the students.
We have a quick go to place to find activities and lessons for the
students in our class that arent able to do the grade 5/6 curriculums.
Has helped us to create activities at the students ability level andhelped to increase engagement. It also helps us to provide a startpoint for students with special needs.
Spatial awareness in front,behind, on top, etc School K
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Clear units with concrete math activities
to prove we are learning numeracy too.
I have materials to share with others as
suggestions for teaching struggling
students.
Students are doing similar activities to their
typically developing peers and I am teaching
math terms and vocabulary.
I use more hands on materials ( in the program) to get at a
concept
versus worksheets and skill and drill. I use the materials
and games I already own at more appropriate times( more purposeful teaching).
School L
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Although I found the assessment portion ofEquals very time consuming it can also bebeneficial. I did find that you need to payclose attention to each of the individualsubtests and how your student did.I found that if you followed therecommended placement given by Equals thatstudents may end up missing entire concepts.While testing I found that it was easiest tocomplete all students on one subtest. I had atrolley beside my testing area with all thematerials required.
To help organize the assessmentmaterials I put the picture cardsand all other cards needed intocard and photo sleeves andorganized each into the differentconcepts.
During testing it is easy to flipfrom one page to the other andeasy for storage.
When not in use all the testingmaterials are easily stored withinone box.
Assessment Materials Organizing the suppliesrequired before handmakes implementation ofthe assessment quick as allthe materials are alreadygathered. All that isnecessary is to get thematerials listed on thefront of the ziploc baggie.
School M
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I believe that it really helped make it easier to
reach students that were really struggling.
Also, it has helped me better explore various
options to demonstrate learning that are more
interesting for students and hold their
attention for longer periods of time.
It has helped to differentiate more easily.
School N
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Helped think about building layers-starting simple and buildingon top, not just simply introducing the whole concept
Thoughtful delivery of languageHands onexperiences-varyingthe manipulatives I
offer
Rethink how I can usevisuals to support student learning
Reinforced that I was doing agood job teaching numeracy
Lots of work to plan and implement-questioned
the time needed to start up for the amount ofnumeracy focus in a behavior classroom School O
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I have enjoyed piloting the Equals program because it
has helped me deliver the information in a different
format. It has tiered lessons, and lots of suggestions. I
love the manipulatives, bright posters, and work mats.
The program itself makes sure you cover all the phases
of learning in math. The biggest lesson I learned is neverassume they know a concept.
School P
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~Thoughts on the Equals Math Program
Used in a Regular Grade One Classroom~
The manipulatives were awesome!
The posters, cards, and web sites were great for allstudents
The lessons are well suited to the student who isexperiencing great difficulty with Math concepts
The lesson plans helped me break down Math
concepts for easy, step by step instruction for thesestudents
Lessons were well designed good for use with anassistant and weaker students
School Q
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Numeracy for AllWhat I learned
School R
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Key understandings from my year with
Equals I was able to complete three full assessments which took between 3 and 5 and half
hours to complete and 4 partial assessments
Although the assessment was long, the information gathered gave me the bestunderstanding of where the students were at
I met with parents after the assessment, made up a report to communicate theresults (which I posted on the wiki) and these results were used in my planning
My students all have the diagnosis of autism and are considered in the severerange which had an impact on my ability to move beyond concrete lessons
Use of technology is very beneficial to my students and I downloaded a number ofthe apps shared by my peers in our initial meetings and as posted in the sessions
I incorporated many math books into my weekly routines
I used all of the materials in my daily practice and my students developed greaterindependence and greater number sense
This program gave me inspiration to look into the research of how individuals withautism understand and learn math
School R
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Use of manipulatives is essential
School R
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Equals reinforced the importance of Concrete learning
for my students
How many slugs can we find in the playground?What does 5 look like when we write it?
Can we make count 5 other things?
School R
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Challenges and A-ha moments
I found it difficult to make the scheduled meetings due to myuniversity commitments but appreciated the recordedsessions
Doing the assessment to inform teaching was a lot of work
but as I had more practice with the assessment, I was able toassess faster
I wish I had someone I could meet and share with in person
although I did do a presentation to all the teachers in theschool and have made a commitment to assess a number of
students in integrated setting that struggle with math
I think the lesson books are fantastic and set a great
framework for planning
School R
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THANK YOU to the teachers who participated in the2012 2013 Numeracy for All community of practice.
The teachers were from the following school authorities:
Battle River Regional Division
Calgary Board of Education
Chinooks Edge School Division
Edmonton Public Schools
Elves Special Needs Society
Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School District
Grande Prairie School District
Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School District
High Prairie School Division
Medicine Hat Catholic Separate Regional Division
Red Deer Catholic Separate Regional Division
Red Deer Public School District
Renfrew Educational Services