Language in Math Facilitator Guide

Facilitator’s Guide
Improving Accessibility in
Middle Grades Mathematics:
Language in the
Math Classroom
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Improving!Accessibility!in!Middle!Grades!Math:!Language!in!the!Math!Classroom!
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Improving!Accessibility!in!Middle!Grades!Mathematics:!Language!in!the!Math!
Classroom!was!developed!at!Education!Development!Center,!Inc!(EDC)!in!Newton,!
MA.!This!tool!is!part!of!the!Mathematics!Improvement!Toolkit,!a!project!of!the!
National!Forum!to!Accelerate!Middle!Grades!Reform,!and!was!supported!by!The!U.S.!
Department!of!Education's!Comprehensive!School!Reform!Quality!Initiative,!grant!#!
S332B060005.!Opinions!expressed!are!those!of!the!authors!and!not!necessarily!those!
of!the!Department.!
©!2009!Education!Development!Center,!Inc.! ! 2!
Improving!Accessibility!in!Middle!Grades!Math:!Language!in!the!Math!Classroom!
SECTION!1!
WELCOME.............................................................................................................................................!4!
INTRODUCTION!AND!OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................!4!
WHO!SHOULD!FACILITATE!THIS!WORKSHOP?!...............................................................................................!4!
WHO!SHOULD!PARTICIPATE!IN!THIS!WORKSHOP?!.........................................................................................!5!
WORKSHOP!DESIGN!AND!TOPICS!...............................................................................................................!5!
WORKSHOP!GOALS!.................................................................................................................................!6!
HOW!TO!PREPARE!FOR!THE!WORKSHOP!.......................................................................................................!7!
WORKSHOP!PLANNING!CONSIDERATIONS!....................................................................................................!7!
LOGISTICS!..............................................................................................................................................!8!
WORKSHOP!MATERIALS!...........................................................................................................................!9!
PHOTOCOPYING!RECOMMENDATIONS!.......................................................................................................!11!
FACILITATION!TIPS!.................................................................................................................................!12!
WORKSHOP!AGENDA!AND!PACING!SUGGESTIONS!.........................................................................................!14!
WORKSHOP!AGENDA!"!BROAD!VIEW!.....................................................................................................!14!
WORKSHOP!AGENDA!–!DETAILED!VIEW!................................................................................................!15!
PACING!SUGGESTIONS!............................................................................................................................!17!
SLIDE!NOTES!GUIDE!...............................................................................................................................!18!
APPENDICES:!ADDITIONAL!FACILITATION!RESOURCES!......................................................................................!75!
APPENDIX!1:!OPTIONAL!WORKSHOP!INTERIM!ACTIVITIES!.............................................................................!76!
HANDOUTS!A1"A2................................................................................................................................!76!
APPENDIX!2:!SAMPLE!EMAIL:!WORKSHOP!ANNOUNCEMENT!.........................................................................!78!
APPENDIX!3:!SAMPLE!EMAIL:!WORKSHOP!REMINDER!..................................................................................!79!
APPENDIX!4:!FACILITATION!CHECKLIST!......................................................................................................!80!
APPENDIX!5:!PACING!GUIDE!...................................................................................................................!82!
APPENDIX!6:!SAMPLE!VOCABULARY!PLANNER!............................................................................................!84!
WORKSHOP!HANDOUTS!...........................................................................................................................!1!
WELCOME!
We!are!pleased!to!offer!you!this!workshop,!Improving!Accessibility!in!Middle!Grades!
Mathematics:!Language!in!the!Math!Classroom.!The!workshop!is!designed!to!help!math!and!
special!education!teachers!improve!access!for!students!to!the!language!they!need!in!order!
to!learn!middle!grades!mathematics!concepts.!
This!workshop!was!developed!at!Education!Development!Center,!Inc.!(www.edc.org)!in!
Newton,!MA.!This!workshop!is!part!of!the!Mathematics!Improvement!Toolkit,!a!project!of!
the!National!Forum!to!Accelerate!Middle!Grades!Reform!(www.mgforum.org),!and!was!
supported!by!The!U.S.!Department!of!Education's!Comprehensive!School!Reform!Quality!
Initiative,!Grant!#!S332B060005.!Opinions!expressed!are!those!of!the!authors!and!not!
necessarily!those!of!the!Department.!!This!workshop!builds!on!the!work!of!the!Addressing!
Accessibility!in!Mathematics!project:!edc.org/accessmath.!
INTRODUCTION!AND!OVERVIEW!
This!guide!is!designed!to!support!the!facilitator!of!the!workshop.!While!this!guide!focuses!
more!heavily!on!the!content!of!the!workshop!than!it!does!on!the!development!of!
facilitation!skills,!facilitators!with!a!range!of!experience!can!use!these!materials!to!prepare!
and!conduct!the!workshop.!
W HO! S HOULD! F ACILITATE! T HIS! W ORKSHOP ?!

Facilitators!might!be!experienced!math!or!special!education!teachers,!teacher!leaders,!or!
curriculum!specialists.!The!facilitators!do!not!have!to!be!experienced!in!facilitating!
workshops.!Since!this!workshop!aims!to!build!collaboration,!it!works!particularly!well!when!
co"facilitated!by!two!individuals,!one!with!expertise!in!teaching!math!and!one!with!special!
education!teaching!expertise.!
W HO! S HOULD! P ARTICIPATE!IN!THIS! W ORKSHOP ?!
This!workshop!is!intended!for!teachers!of!middle!grades!mathematics!who!work!in!inclusive!
classrooms!with!students!with!mild!to!moderate!learning!disabilities!receiving!the!regular!
mathematics!curriculum.!This!includes!general!and!special!education!teachers.!The!
workshop!may!also!be!appropriate!for!teachers!who!teach!in!a!self"contained!classroom,!
resource!room!or!“pull"out”!program!for!mathematics,!as!it!focuses!on!strategies!for!
supporting!students!in!making!sense!of!the!language!used!in!math!instruction!in!order!to!
improve!access!to!math!concepts.!!
W ORKSHOP! D ESIGN!AND! T OPICS !

This!workshop!is!designed!to!be!interactive!and!to!provide!opportunities!for!teachers!to!
learn,!discuss,!practice,!reflect!and!bring!their!learning!back!to!their!own!practice.!!The!
workshop!begins!with!brainstorming!and!reflection!on!the!language!demands!and!
challenges!present!in!the!mathematics!classroom.!!It!then!moves!to!a!focus!on!vocabulary!
as!a!point!of!intersection!of!the!four!key!language!processes:!reading,!writing,!speaking!and!
listening.!Finally,!the!workshop!explores!research"based!strategies!for!vocabulary!
instruction!and!tools!for!planning!vocabulary!instruction.!The!workshop!is!structured!
around!four!key!elements:!
1. Information!
The!facilitator!will!provide!some!direct!instruction!in!language!processes!and!
demands,!research,!and!planning.!!This!will!provide!a!launching!pad!for!further!
examination!and!exploration!by!participants.!
2. Video!
Participants!will!watch!real!video!footage!of!classroom!instruction.!!This!is!used!to!
provide!examples!of!the!implementation!of!strategies!intended!to!make!the!
language!of!mathematics!accessible!and!spark!reflection,!discussion!and!learning!for!
workshop!participants.!
3. Activities!
Participants!will!try!strategies,!apply!their!ideas!and!build!skills!by!participating!in!
individual,!partner!and!group!activities.!These!are!designed!to!provide!interactive!
learning!experiences!and!opportunities!to!connect!the!content!of!the!workshop!to!
the!participant’s!own!classroom!practice.!
4. Discussion!
Participants!will!have!further!opportunities!to!share!their!ideas,!learn!from!
colleagues!and!build!understanding!through!small"!and!large"group!discussion!
structured!around!specific!goals!and!questions.!
W ORKSHOP! G OALS !
In!the!workshop,!participants!will:!
! Deepen!their!understanding!of!the!language!demands!in!mathematics.!
! Learn!about!research!on!vocabulary!instruction!and!difficulty!for!students!with!
disabilities.!
! Learn!ways!to!plan!and!implement!vocabulary!instruction!and!writing!activities!in!
the!mathematics!classroom.!
! Share!perspectives!and!strategies!and!collaborate!to!improve!access!to!language!and!
math!learning.!
HOW!TO!PREPARE!FOR!THE!WORKSHOP!
This!guide!provides!information!and!materials!to!assist!the!facilitator!in!planning!and!
facilitating!this!workshop.!This!section!outlines!the!steps!for!preparation,!including:!
workshop!planning,!logistics,!and!materials.!
W ORKSHOP! P LANNING! C ONSIDERATIONS! !
SCHEDULING!
The!workshop!may!be!offered!as!one!6!hour!session,!or!split!into!two!3!hour!sessions.!If!you!
will!be!using!two!sessions!to!complete!the!workshop,!it!is!suggested!that!the!two!sessions!
be!held!within!4!to!6!weeks!of!one!another.!Optional!interim!activities!designed!to!link!the!
two!sessions!are!provided!(Appendix!1).!!
PARTICIPANTS!
The!intended!audience!for!this!workshop!is!middle!grades!mathematics!teachers!and!special!
education!teachers.!This!workshop!is!designed!for!a!group!of!ranging!8"30!participants.!If!
your!staff,!is!much!larger!than!30,!you!should!consider!running!the!workshop!with!an!
additional!facilitator!or!breaking!into!two!groups.!!
The!workshop!is!enriched!through!the!dialog!of!teachers!with!different!perspectives,!so!a!
range!of!grade!levels!(6"8),!and!a!variety!of!teaching!roles!is!ideal.!This!workshop!would!also!
be!useful!for!teacher!aides!and!other!paraprofessionals!who!work!with!students!in!
mathematics.!!!
L OGISTICS !
As!far!as!possible!and!at!least!4!weeks!in!advance,!the!facilitator!should:!
1. Order!DVD.!!Allow!6"8!weeks.!Visit!http://www.middlegrademath.org.!
2. Schedule!date(s).!Establish!one!date!for!a!full"day!workshop!or!two!dates!for!half!
day!sessions.!Make!sure!to!allow!additional!time!for!breaks!and!lunch.!!
3. Notify!participants.!A!minimum!of!8!and!a!maximum!of!30!participants!is!suggested.!
A!sample!email!announcing!the!workshop!is!provided!(Appendix!2).!!!
4. Secure!a!location!for!the!workshop.!The!location!should!accommodate!small!group!
work,!projection!of!a!PowerPoint!presentation!and!viewing!of!a!DVD.!
5. Review!this!guide!and!the!PowerPoint!presentation.!Complete!all!of!the!workshop!
activities!yourself!and!think!about!how!participants!will!respond!to!the!activities;!
select!warm"up!and!introduction!activities;!and!personalize!the!presentation!slides!
as!needed.!
1"2!Weeks!in!advance,!the!facilitator!should:!
1. Send!reminders!to!participants.!!In!particular,!notify/remind!them!to!identify!and!
bring!a!lesson!or!unit!for!the!planning!activity!in!the!workshop.!A!sample!email!is!
provided!(Appendix!3).!
2. Confirm!meeting!space!and!time.!
3. Select!problems!to!use!(see!Slide!Notes!Guide!and!Handout!3).!
4. Photocopy!workshop!handouts.!The!handouts!are!provided!in!this!guide!and!as!a!
separate!PDF!on!the!Mathematics!Improvement!Toolkit!website.!
http://www.middlegrademath.org!
5. Practice!your!facilitation.!Review!Power!Point!presentation;!anticipate!questions!
and!difficulties;!and!review!agenda!and!workshop!materials.!If!co"facilitating,!assign!
roles!to!each!facilitator.!
6. Be!sure!you!have!the!required!equipment!and!materials.!!A!materials!list!is!
provided!in!the!next!section!of!this!guide.!
1"3!Days!in!advance,!the!facilitator!should:!
1. Do!a!technology!test"run!with!the!computer/projector/dvd!player!to!ensure!that!you!
know!how!to!operate!each!and!switch!between!them!as!needed.!
2. Plan!snacks!or!meals!if!you!will!provide!either.!
3. Establish!partner!and/or!grouping!assignments.!
4. Ensure!that!workshop!handouts!and!materials!are!ready.!Make!Ground!Rules!and!
Parking!Lot!and!carousel!posters!(refer!to!slide!4!and!61!of!the!Slide!Notes!Guide).!
5. Do!a!final!practice!of!the!workshop!using!all!of!the!materials.!
On!the!day!of!the!workshop,!the!facilitator!should:!
1. Set!up!the!meeting!space:!
! Arrange!tables!or!desks!in!groupings!and!with!a!view!of!the!screen.!
! Set!up!Parking!Lot!area!and!post!Ground!Rules.!!
! Set!up!and!test!computer!equipment!and!DVD!player.!
! Set!up!sign"in!area!and!name!tags.!
! Arrange!place!for!breakfast,!snacks!or!lunch!(if!provided).!
! Distribute!handout!packets.!
Are!you!ready?!Complete!the!facilitation!checklist!provided!(Appendix!4).!
W ORKSHOP! M ATERIALS !
This!Facilitation!Guide!includes!most!of!the!information!required!for!the!workshop,!
including!background!information,!facilitation!tips,!workshop!agendas,!and!handouts.!!!
! In!addition,!the!PowerPoint!presentation!for!the!workshop!is!provided!on!the!
Mathematics!Improvement!Toolkit!website:!www.middlegrademath.org!
! The!required!DVD!must!be!ordered!separately!using!the!instructions!on!the!same!
website:!www.middlegrademath.org!
Here!is!the!list!of!materials!needed!to!facilitate!the!workshop!in!your!school!or!district:!
! This!facilitation!guide!
! PowerPoint!presentation!
" DVD!entitled!“Improving!Access!to!Middle!Grades!Mathematics:!Language!in!the!
Math!Classroom”!
" Computer!with!DVD!player!&!speakers.!!Alternatively,!you!could!show!the!DVD!using!
a!DVD!player!and!television.!You!will!need!a!computer!to!show!the!power!point!
presentation.!!
" LCD!projector!and!screen!
" Whiteboard/chalkboard!or!easel!with!chart!paper!and!chalk!or!markers!
" Charts!for!Carousel!Sharing:!!5!large!pieces!of!poster!or!easel!paper,!each!with!one!
of!these!five!questions:!
! What!are!good!strategies!for!introducing!and!developing!understanding!of!vocabulary?!
! What!are!good!strategies!for!embedding!vocabulary!in!math!instruction?!
! What!are!good!strategies!for!reviewing!vocabulary?!
! Which!vocabulary!strategies!are!particularly!helpful!for!students!with!disabilities?!
! How!do!our!curriculum!materials!support!vocabulary!instruction?!What!further!
supplements!would!be!beneficial?!
" Packet!of!workshop!handouts!for!each!participant.!The!handout!masters!can!be!
found!in!this!guide!and!on!the!Mathematics!Improvement!Toolkit!website:!
www.middlegrademath.org!
" Highlighter!or!marker!for!each!participant!
" Colored!stickers!for!Gallery!Walk!(optional;!see!Slide!Notes!Guide,!slide!62)!
" Name!tags,!marker!and!sign"in!sheet,!if!using!
" Lessons!or!units!from!your!curriculum!materials.!!You!will!be!asking!participants!to!
bring!these,!but!it!would!be!helpful!to!provide!some!resources!in!case!any!
participant!forgets!to!bring!what!is!needed.!
P HOTOCOPYING! R ECOMMENDATIONS !
You!will!need!to!provide!a!set!of!handouts!to!each!participant.!The!handout!masters!are!
provided!in!the!back!of!this!guide.!!For!ease!of!use!of!the!handouts,!it!is!best!to!organize!
them!for!participants!as!follows:!
1. Photocopy!Handout!1,!page!1!(Warm!Up)!on!colored!paper,!if!possible.!!Keep!this!
handout!separate!from!the!other!handouts!and!distribute!it!to!tables!or!desks!
before!the!participants!arrive!at!the!workshop.!
2. Staple!Handouts!1,!page!2!through!Handout!16!together!in!numerical!order!as!one!
packet!of!handouts.!
3. Photocopy!Handout!17!separately!and!reserve!this!document!to!distribute!at!the!
end!of!the!workshop.!!This!is!the!feedback!form.!
4. Photocopy!Handout!12!(I!have,!Who!has?)!on!card!stock!and!cut!into!cards.!Note:!
You!will!need!1!set!of!cards!for!every!12!participants.!
FACILITATION!TIPS!
The!following!is!a!list!of!suggestions!to!keep!in!mind!when!you!are!facilitating!the!
workshop.!
# Learn!about!the!participants!in!the!group!you!are!facilitating.!What!are!their!areas!
of!expertise?!What!professional!development!experiences!have!they!had?!
# If!you!are!unfamiliar!with!the!participants,!or!they!with!each!other,!consider!
opening!the!session!with!an!icebreaker!activity!in!addition!to!the!Warm"Up.!
# Circulate!as!participants!work!on!small!group!activities.!Observe!and!listen!to!
them!to!determine!if!they!understand!the!task!and!have!successfully!gotten!
started.!
# Listen!to!identify!themes!or!particular!approaches!and!ideas!that!you’d!like!to!
incorporate!into!the!follow"up!discussion.!!
# Articulate!the!purpose!and!intended!results!of!the!session!and!the!component!
parts.!!Keep!these!goals!central!as!you!present.!!
# Small!group!work!is!designed!to!for!teachers!to!learn!from!one!another.!Stimulate!
discussion!among!participants!and!get!them!actively!involved.!Listen!and!pose!
questions!to!move!their!discussion!forward.!!!
# Be!flexible.!Plan!in!advance,!but!be!ready!to!change!or!adapt!to!meet!the!needs!of!
the!group.!
# Look!for!places!to!connect!the!work!to!your!specific!district!situation.!!
# Watch!your!pace!!Pacing!suggestions!are!provided!as!guidelines,!but!try!to!gauge!
the!needs!of!the!group.!!A!pacing!guide!is!provided!(Appendix!5).!
# Know!yourself!!Do!you!tend!to!move!and!talk!quickly?!Slowly?!!Want!the!details!
or!just!the!big!picture?!!As!you!prepare,!mark!reminders!to!yourself!such!as!“keep!
this!brief”!or!“slow!down.”!!
# Avoid!simply!reading!through!the!presentation!slides!as!you!present.!Practice!the!
presentation!so!that!you!are!able!to!use!the!information!on!the!slide!to!remind!
you!of!the!key!ideas.!Do!not!talk!about!every!point!on!the!slide.!
# Anticipate!the!issues!or!problems!that!could!arise!in!the!workshop!and!plan!how!
you!would!respond!to!them.!!
# Consider!inviting!feedback!at!the!close!of!the!session!to!help!you!improve!your!
facilitation!or!modify!the!workshop.!An!optional!feedback!form!is!included!with!
the!handouts.!
WORKSHOP!AGENDA!AND!PACING!SUGGESTIONS!
W ORKSHOP! A GENDA! " ! BROAD ! VIEW! !!!! !

Time! Workshop! Description!
(min)! Segment!
5! Warm"Up! Gets!participants!thinking!about!the!topic!of!language!in!the!mathematics!
Activity! classroom!
20! Introduction!! Outlines!the!agenda,!goals!and!ground!rules!for!the!workshop.!
25! Language! Explores!the!importance!of language!in!mathematics!learning!and!uses!

Demands!in! classroom!video!to!examine!the!language!demands!present!in!a!middle!grades!
Mathematics! mathematics!lesson.!
45! Vocabulary! Vocabulary!is!the!intersection!of!the!four!main!language!processes:!reading,!
Challenges!in! writing,!listening!and!speaking.!!This!segment!explores!the!kinds!of!vocabulary!
Mathematics! students!need!and!the!challenges!of!learning!vocabulary.!
10! Break! !
! Vocabulary! Shares!video!examples!of!vocabulary!strategies!and!provides!information!on!
60! Strategies,!! the!research!on!teaching!vocabulary.!
Part!1!
30! Vocabulary! Shares!instructional!activities!for!teaching!vocabulary!in!mathematics!and!

Strategies,!! provides!an!opportunity!for!participants!to!apply!these!strategies!to!their!own!
Part!2! practice!
! Lunch! END!OF!PART!I
30! Embedding! Shares!a!video!example!of!a!lesson!that!reinforces!vocabulary!by!embedding!it!
Vocabulary! into!the!lesson’s!tasks!
20! Reviewing! Focuses!on!strategies!for!reinforcing!and!reviewing!vocabulary.!

Vocabulary!
30! Writing!in! Explores!ways!to!support!student!understanding!and!writing!in!mathematics!by!

Mathematics! examining!student!writing!and!discussing!instructional!strategies.!
40! Planning! Introduces!a!model!for!planning!for!the!vocabulary!instruction!in!the!math!

Vocabulary! classroom!and!provides!an!opportunity!for!participants!to!do!some!planning!for!
Instruction! their!own!instruction.!
10! Wrap"Up! Summarizes!the!key!messages!of!the!workshop!and!allows!participants!to!
provide!feedback.!!
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W ORKSHOP! A GENDA! – ! DETAILED ! VIEW!
Time! Activity! PPT Slides Materials!(Handouts/Video)
(min)!
5! Warm"up:!! *** H"1,!page1!(Language!in!the!
Math!Classroom)!!
20! Introduction PowerPoint!Handout!for!
! ! Schedule! 1–7! note"taking!(optional)!
! Workshop!Topics!and!Goals! !
! Ground!Rules! Handout1,!page!1,!2!
! Discuss!Warm"Up!
25! Language!Demands!in!Mathematics
Why!is!language!important!to!learning! ! H"2!(Focus!Question)!
mathematics?! 8"16!
What!language!demands!are!present!in!a!!!math!
lesson?!
Background/Goal!of!Using!Video!!
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1. Watch!video!segment!
2. Discuss!at!table!groups!
3. Reflect!on!your!own!situation!
4. Whole!Group!Sharing!
45! Vocabulary!in!Mathematics!
! ! Vocabulary!as!the!intersection!of!4! ! H"2!!(Focus!Questions)!
language!processes:!reading,!writing,! 17"37! !
!
listening!and!speaking! ! H"3!(Identify!and!Classify!
! Key!vocabulary!in!lesson! !
Vocabulary)!
! Types!of!word!knowledge! !
! Activity:!Identify!and!Classify!Vocabulary! H"4!(Vocabulary!Challenges)!
Words! !
! Share!ideas! !
! Vocabulary!Challenges!Activity! H"5!(A!Math!Lesson)!
! Vocabulary!Issues!for!Students!with!
Disabilities!
! Review!a!sample!Math!Lesson!
10! Break!
! Vocabulary!Strategies,!Part!1 H"6!(Focus!Question)!
60! Viewing!Video!! ! !
! Review!focus!question! 38"44! DVD!Warm"Up!
!
! Show!Video!Segment:!The!Warm"Up!and!
H"7!(Research"based!Strategies)!
Have!participants!fill!out!related!blocks!on! !
video!recording!sheet! H"8!(Reflect!on!Video)!
! Discussion! !
National!Reading!Panel!Research! !
Time! Activity! PPT Slides Materials!(Handouts/Video)
(min)!
! Consider!recommended!strategies!for! DVD!Main!Investigation
special!education!population! DVD!Teacher!Interview!
! View!Video!Segment:!Main!Investigation!
! Discussion!
Teacher!Interview!
30! Vocabulary!Strategies,!Part!2
Exploring!Instruction!Activities:! ! !
! Visual!Definition! 45"52! H"9!(Practice!Strategies)!
! 4"Block!
Partner!Discussion:!!
! How!would!this!activity!benefit!students?!
What!might!be!challenging?!How!could!you!
make!it!more!accessible?!
! End!of!Part!1/Lunch!
! Embedding!Vocabulary! H"10!(Focus!Question)
! String!Shapes!Lesson!! ! !
30! ! Lesson!Background! 53"62! Video!
! Show!Video!Embedding!Vocabulary! Embedding!Vocabulary!
! Carousel!Sharing!! !
! Reviewing!Vocabulary! H"10!(Focus!Question)
20! ! Watch!Video!Segment!“Reviewing! 63"71! !
Vocabulary”! DVD!Reviewing!Vocabulary!
! Matching!! !
! I!Have;!Who!Has?! H11!(Matching!Cards)!
H12!(I!Have;!Who!Has?)!
! Writing!in!Mathematics! H"13!(Examine!a!Math!Task)
! ! Analyze!problem! ! H"14!(What’s!Missing?)!
30! ! Examine!student!writing! 72"77! H"15!(Strategies!for!Writing!
! Discuss!strategies! in!Math)!
! What’s!Missing!Activity!
40! Planning!Vocabulary!Instruction
! Planning!Activity! ! H"16!(Planning!Instruction)!!
! Share!Plans!With!Group! 78"81!
10! Wrap"Up! 82"84 H"17!(Feedback!Form)
PACING!SUGGESTIONS!
Sometimes!the!pacing!of!a!workshop!does!not!go!as!expected.!Perhaps!an!activity!or!
discussion!takes!you!in!a!different!direction!or!requires!more!time!than!you!planned.!If!you!
find!yourself!running!behind!schedule,!you!will!need!to!make!some!decisions!about!what!to!
shorten!or!eliminate.!Below!are!some!guidelines!to!support!your!decision"making.!
Workshop! Approx.!
Adjustments! Savings!
Segment!
(min)!
Reinforcing! Omit!Slides!62"66!and!accompanying!activities!and!video.!! !
Vocabulary! This!is!an!example!of!embedding!vocabulary! 15"20!
Planning!is!a!very!valuable!part!of!the!workshop.!!This!offers!
the!best!opportunity!for!participants!to!process!their!
learning!and!apply!it!to!their!own!situation.!!It!also!enables!
!
Planning! them!to!more!readily!bring!the!professional!development!
Vocabulary! experience!back!to!their!classroom!practice.!!For!this! !
Instruction! reason,!it!is!not!recommended!that!you!eliminate!the!co"
planning!segment.!!Further,!you!need!to!provide!at!least!30! 10!
minutes!for!productive!planning.!Do!not!cut!this!segment!
shorter!than!that.!!You!could!cut!the!sharing!out!of!the!plans!
and!do!this!at!another!time.!
Writing!in!
You!could!omit!this!section!entirely!to!save!time!or!do!it!at!a! 30!
Mathematics!
separate!time.!
SLIDE!NOTES!GUIDE!
P ART! 1!
INTRODUCTION!! 7!SLIDES,!APPROXIMATELY!20!MINUTES!
Slide!1! Purpose:!!
To!welcome!and!situate!participants!and!to!engage!them!
in!the!subject!of!the!workshop!by!providing!some!
individual!reflection!prior!to!the!start!of!the!workshop!
Action:!
!In!advance!of!the!workshop,!type!your!name,!contact!
information!and!any!other!relevant!details!after!
“Facilitator:”!!
Display!this!slide!as!participants!are!arriving.!Have!the!
Warm"Up!available!for!them!to!complete.!
!
If!desired,!have!participants!sign!attendance!sheet.!
Handout!1!!
Language!in!the!Math! Talking!Points:!
Classroom!
Please!read!the!slide!which!provides!some!details!about!
getting!started.!!In!advance!of!the!start!of!the!workshop,!
please!work!individually!on!the!warm"up.!!We’ll!have!a!
chance!to!discuss!this!page!early!in!the!workshop.!
Slide!2! Purpose:!To!establish!the!workshop!goals!
Talking!Points:!!
Here!is!what!we!aim!to!accomplish!as!goals!today.!!
[read!slide]!
Slide!3! Purpose:!To!outline!the!topics!of!the!workshop!
Talking!points:!!
Let’s!look!at!the!key!topics!of!the!workshop.!The!
workshop!begins!by!looking!at!the!language!demands!
present!in!the!!mathematics!classroom.!!!
Then,!it!moves!to!a!focus!on!developing!and!
implementing!vocabulary!and!language!strategies!
designed!to!improve!math!learning.!Next!the!workshop!
will!address!some!strategie!to!support!students!in!
writing!in!mathematics.!!The!workshop!concludes!with!
an!opportunity!for!collaborative!planning.!!
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Slide!4! Purpose:!To!establish!guidelines!for!working!together!
Talking!Points:!!
Ground!Rules!help!facilitate!the!work!of!groups!in!
achieving!particular!goals.!It!is!important!to!review!them!
and!to!convey!that!they!represent!our!hopes!for!how!to!
work!together.!!This!helps!to!get!everyone!on!the!same!
page.!Here!are!the!ground!rules!I!am!suggesting.![read!
slide]!
Action:!Invite!clarifying!questions!and!additions!to!this!list!
of!ground!rules.!!!
Action:!Point!out!the!Parking!Lot.!
! Talking!Points:!!
The!Parking!Lot!is!where!we!note!subjects!that!come!up!
(such!as!related!but!tangential!topics)!that!we!would!like!
to!pursue!further.!It!helps!us!stay!on!track!to!complete!
the!workshop!while!honoring!the!important!issues!that!
may!come!up!as!we!work!today.!If!we!keep!track!of!them!
here,!we!can!make!a!plan!to!discuss!them!further!at!
another!time.!
Action:!You!can!ask!participants!if!anyone!uses!this!
strategy!in!their!classroom.!
Note:!!In!advance!of!the!workshop,!post!these!ground!rules!in!
the!room!where!participants!can!view!and!refer!to!them!
throughout!the!session.!You!can!also!modify!the!list!as!the!
group!decides.!!
Also,!designate!an!easel!with!chart!paper,!a!posted!piece!of!
easel!paper,!or!a!section!of!a!whiteboard!for!maintaining!the!
list!of!parking!lot!items.!!Entitle!the!area!“PARKING!LOT”!!
Slide!5! Talking!Points:!
Let’s!look!at!the!warm!up!problem!on!Handout!1,!page!1.!
Did!you!have!enough!time!to!work!on!the!problem?!!!
!
Note:!If!many!have!not!finished,!provide!more!time.!!If!
only!a!few!have!not!finished!or!arrived!late!and!did!not!do!
it,!you!could!have!them!make!a!group!of!three!for!the!
next!part!of!the!warm"up.!!They!can!observe!and!offer!
their!observations!in!the!discussion.!
!
Talking!Points:!
Now!let’s!go!to!the!next!page!of!Handout!1.!
With!a!partner,!you!are!going!to!describe!how!you!
approached!the!problem.!But!there!are!some!rules!""""!
you!cannot!point!to!your!work!or!show!it!and!you!cannot!
use!certain!words.!!These!are!listed!on!the!page.!After!
Handout!1,!page!2!! you!have!each!had!a!turn!to!explain!your!approach,!
Language!in!the!Math! discuss!question!#2.!Then,!we’ll!come!back!together!and!
Classroom! talk!about!this!experience.!
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Talking!Points:
Slide!6! Let’s!talk!together!now!about!your!experiences.!!What!was!
it!like!to!try!to!describe!something!with!your!word!choice!
limited?!
!
[Possible!Follow!up!questions]!
! How!did!you!feel!when!you!were!doing!this?!
! What!did!it!make!you!think!about?!
! How!would!it!have!been!different!if!you!could!have!
used!any!words!you!wanted?!
! What!do!you!think!the!point!of!our!doing!this!is?!
!
The!purpose!of!the!warm"up!was!to!simulate!how!it!feels!to!
try!to!explain!something!with!a!limited!vocabulary.!!You!
! might!have!been!successful!in!solving!the!problem!but!
struggled!to!explain!your!thinking.!Students!with!language!
! disabilities!sometimes!experience!challenges!in!explaining!
! themselves!when!they!cannot!access!the!vocabulary!they!
! need.!!
LANGUAGE!DEMANDS!IN!MATHEMATICS! 9!SLIDES,!APPROXIMATELY!25!MINUTES!
Slide!7! Talking!Point:!
Here!is!a!little!example!to!illustrate!how!students!
sometimes!interpret!language!very!literally!in!
mathematics.!Here!the!student!has!found!x!and!circled!it!
when!the!problem!really!means!for!the!student!to!solve!
for!the!value!of!x.!
!
Slide!8! !
Language!is!essential!to!math!learning!and!teaching.!!
Today,!we’ll!explore!this!together.!Paying!attention!to!
the!demands!and!challenges!of!language!in!math!can!
help!us!to!help!students!learn!the!math.!Some!say!that!
language!is!not!as!important!in!math!as!it!is,!say!in!
English!Language!Arts!or!Social!Studies.!After!all,!they!
assert,!math!is!about!numbers.!But,!those!numbers!are!
often!embedded!in!concepts!and!contexts!that!require!
language!in!order!to!access!them.!
!
Let’s!consider!The!Principles!&!Standards!for!School!
Mathematics,!published!by!the!National!Council!of!
! Teachers!of!Mathematics.!These!standards!pay!
particular!attention!to!the!issues!of!communication!and!
language!in!mathematics.!They!recommend!that!
programs!enable!students!to!do!the!following.![read!
slide]!
In!addition,!we!know!that!language!is!important!in!
mathematic!because!many!assessments!demand!the!use!
of!language!for!intepreting!and!responding!to!
constructed!response!items.!Here!is!an!example!from!
NAEP!!(National!Assessment!of!Educational!Progress)!
[Read!the!example!on!the!slide.]!
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What!language!challenges!do!you!think!this!task!might!
pose!for!students?!
[Take!a!few!responses!but!don’t!dwell!too!long!here.]!
! Note:!If!you!wish!to!personalize!this!activity,!you!could!replace!
this!task!with!a!language"intense!item!from!your!own!state!
! test.!
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Slide!11! Talking!Points!
David!Allsopp!has!done!quite!a!bit!of!research!related!to!
teaching!mathematics!to!students!with!disabilities.!!!
Here!are!a!couple!of!findings!about!language!that!he!
shares!in!a!book!called!Teaching!Mathematics!
Meaningfully.!![read!slide]!
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Language!Proficiency!can!affect!math!learning.!
Here!are!just!a!few!examples!that!illustrate!what!might!
go!wrong!when!students!are!not!proficient!in!language.!!
[Read!slide]!
!
I!wonder!if!you!have!any!experiences!to!share!about!
how!language!proficiency!effects!math!learning?!
[allow!time!to!participants!to!share!their!stories]!
Slide!13! Purpose:!To!introduce!the!video!and!its!purpose!(to!spark!
ideas!and!discussion)!
!
Talking!Points:!
In!the!next!part!of!the!workshop,!we!will!be!looking!at!
some!classroom!video.![Read!slide]!
!
Let!me!tell!you!a!little!about!the!class!and!teachers!who!
are!featured!in!the!video.!
[Read!slide.]!
In!order!to!focus!our!discussion,!I!am!going!to!give!you!
a!question!or!two!for!each!segment!of!video!that!we!
watch.!!On!Handout!2!you!can!record!your!observations!
if!you!wish.!This!may!be!helpful!when!we!discuss!it!
after.!If!you!prefer!to!just!watch!with!the!question!in!
mind,!that!is!fine!too.!
As!you!watch!consider!the!question:!
What!does!this!lesson!demand!in!terms!of!language!
skills?!
You’ll!also!see!a!space!on!the!recording!sheet!for!you!to!
jot!down!vocabulary!you!hear!that!you!think!is!
important.!
!
Action:!Show!clip!called!Introduction.!
!Video! !
Introduction!
Pacing!Note:!This!video!clip!is!approximately!5!minutes!in!
length.!
!Handout!2!
Focus!Questions!for! !
Video!
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Slide!16! Purpose:!To!discuss!the!language!demands!in!a!math!
lesson!using!the!video!as!a!launching!pad!
Talking!Point:!
Now,!at!your!table!group,!please!discuss!your!
observations!about!the!language!demands!in!the!lesson!
clip!we!just!watched.!!!Then,!after!everyone!has!had!a!
chance!to!share,!discuss!the!second!question!on!the!
slide.!
VOCABULARY!IN!MATHEMATICS! 21!SLIDES,!APPROXIMATELY!45!MINUTES!
These!are!4!language!processes!that!are!used!in!most!
middle!grades!math!classes.!!Listening,!Speaking,!
Reading,!and!Writing!!
I!think!all!of!you!identified!demands!of!the!lesson!that!
fell!into!each!of!these!categories.!
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Slide!18! Purpose:!To!establish!a!workshop!focus!on!vocabulary!as!
the!intersection!of!4!language!processes!
Talking!Point:!
Vocabulary!is!at!the!intersection!of!these!processes!
because!each!process!requires!the!use!of!vocabulary.!!
!In!teaching!math!there!are!some!unique!issues!related!
to!vocabulary.!!We!are!going!to!focus!on!this!next.!
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Let’s!look!at!vocabulary.!!We!can!break!vocabulary!use!
into!two!areas:!
Receptive!"""vocabulary!that!which!you!receive,!such!as!
when!you!are!reading!or!listening!to!someone!speak.!
Expressive!""vocabulary!used!to!convey!ideas!in!writing!
or!speaking.!
Here!are!the!demands!of!receptive.!!Reading!and!
listening!requires….[read!slide]!
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Here!are!the!demands!of!expressive.!!Reading!and!
writing!requires…[read!slide]!
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Slide!20! Talking!point:!
Let’s!talk!about!the!vocabulary!you!identified!in!the!
video.!
I’m!going!to!record!the!words!that!you!heard.!!You!can!
just!call!them!out!as!I!record.!![on!chart!paper!or!white!
board]!
Action:!As!participants!call!out!words,!place!them!in!three!
columns!(specific!math!vocab,!context!vocab,!process!
vocab)!but!don’t!label!the!columns!yet.!It’s!okay!if!you!
don’t!have!responses!in!all!of!the!columns.!
Talking!point:!
! You!probably!noticed!that!I!grouped!the!words!as!I!
recorded!them.!!Does!anyone!see!a!pattern!in!how!I!
See!handout!on!next!page! have!grouped!them?!!How!might!you!label!the!columns?!
! !
Facilitator!Notes:!It!is!okay!if!you!use!different!labels!for!the!
columns.!!The!titles!themselves!are!not!as!important!as!the!
idea!that!there!are!different!kinds!of!vocabulary!that!students!
need!in!math.!
Slide!20!(continued)! !
!Handout!2!
Focus!Questions!for!
Video!
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Slide!21! Purpose:!to!underscore!the!different!types!of!vocabulary!
knowledge!and!students!need!for!math!
Talking!Points:!
Here!are!the!labels!that!I!will!be!using!to!distinguish!
different!types!of!vocabulary!present!in!the!math!class.!
The!vocabulary!of!the!math!class!could!be!broken!into!
three!categories….!
[read!each!bullet!including!the!examples.!You!can!add!
other!examples!if!you’d!like.]!
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Slide!22! Purpose:!The!goal!of!this!activity!is!for!participants!to!
practice!examining!a!task!for!the!range!of!vocabulary!and!
to!prioritize!importance!of!the!language!in!order!to!make!
instructional!decisions.!
Talking!Point:!
Next,!we’re!going!to!examine!some!vocabulary!in!math!
problems.!!I’d!like!you!to!work!in!pairs!or!groups!of!three!
and!do!the!following:!
!
[read!the!slide.]!
!
I’m!going!to!provide!different!problems!to!different!
! groups,!so!that!there!is!variety.!!Some!groups!will!be!
working!on!the!same!problem.!
!Handout!3! !
Identify!and!Classify! Action:!After!groups!have!had!about!20!minutes!to!work,!
Vocabulary! direct!participants!to!join!up!with!a!pair!or!group!who!
worked!on!the!same!problem!they!did.!Ask!them!to!
discuss!their!ideas.!
!
Facilitation!Note:!Five!problems!(Problems!3a"3e)!are!provided!
for!this!activity.!!You!should!select!no!more!than!3!to!use.!!
Assign!each!pair!one!problem!to!work!on.!!Be!sure!that!two!
groups!have!the!same!problem,!so!that!they!can!discuss!it!at!
the!end.!!If!you!prefer,!you!might!select!only!one!problem!and!
have!everyone!use!the!same!one.!!Additionally,!if!you!would!
like!to!personalize!the!workshop,!you!could!replace!these!
problems!with!a!problem!or!problems!from!your!own!
curriculum!materials!or!state!assessment.!!Be!sure!to!select!
! problems!that!are!language"rich!and!contain!a!variety!of!types!
Note:!this!handout!has!4!pages! of!vocabulary.!
Slide!23! Action:!After!groups!have!had!a!chance!to!share!with!
another!group,!ask!the!whole!group!to!consider!these!
questions.!Facilitate!a!whole"group!discussion!
Facilitation!Note:!Some!ideas!that!may!emerge!or!that!you!
may!want!to!bring!up:!
Some!process!words!are!words!that!students!come!across!
routinely!in!constructed!response.!If!students!do!not!answer!a!
question!well,!it!may!be!that!they!need!support!with!these!
process!words.!What!does!it!mean!to!“explain!your!thinking”!
or!“show!your!work,”!for!example?!How!is!this!different!from!
other!subject!areas?!
Other!math!vocabulary!words!might!be!content"specific.!!
! These!are!usually!quite!essential!to!success!in!solving!a!
problem.!Building!understanding!behind!the!definition!is!
! important!to!helping!students!retain!and!retrieve!the!
definition!later.!!!
!
Context!words!may!or!may!not!be!essential!for!solving!a!
problem.!But,!even!if!students!don’t!need!to!know!the!
meaning!of!a!word!to!solve!a!problem,!they!might!give!up!on!a!
problem!if!they!don’t!know!the!word.!So,!they!don’t!need!to!
know!what!a!whole!number!is!to!answer!the!multiple!choice!
question.!!Nor!do!they!need!to!know!what!a”!florist”!is.!But,!
knowing!these!words!may!make!it!easier!to!envision!the!
situation!and!more!likely!that!they!will!stick!with!the!problem.!!!
Slide!24! Purpose:!To!provide!an!example!of!a!strategy!to!make!
language!accessible!
Talking!Points:!
This!is!an!actual!item!from!the!8th!grade!Colorado!State!
Math!Assessment.!!In!addition!to!the!text!of!the!
problem,!the!definitions!of!two!words!are!provided!as!
shown!here.![Read!slide]!
The!developers!of!this!test!don’t!want!context!
vocabulary!to!be!an!obstacle!to!showing!math!
understanding.!!
So,!their!strategy!is!to!provide!definitions!as!a!resource!
! to!students.!!
Slide!25! !
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One!reason!students!struggle!when!reading!
mathematics!is!…!!
[read!slide]!
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Here!is!a!comparison.![read!fiction!example!and!then!the!
math!text]!
Action:!Ask!for!comments!from!the!group!on!the!question!
at!the!bottom!of!the!slide.!
!
Another!challenge!is!that!math!has!symbols!to!learn!in!
addition!to!words.!!Learning!math!vocabulary!means!
learning!symbols,!too.!
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Slide!29! Talking!point:!
[Read!slide.]!
When!was!the!last!time!you!heard!these!words!outside!
of!math!class?!
This!means!students!have!probably!not!heard!the!word!
very!often.!
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Slide!30! Purpose:!The!goal!of!this!activity!is!to!think!about!why!
language!is!uniquely!challenging!in!the!math!classroom.!!!
Talking!point:!
Let’s!do!an!activity!now!to!dig!deeper!into!the!
challenges!of!vocabulary!in!the!math!classroom.!!You’ll!
be!using!Handout!4!for!this!activity.!
!
[Review!the!steps!of!this!activity!as!outlined!on!the!
slide.]!
!
Action:!!As!you!circulate!during!the!group!work,!make!
sure!that!participants!know!that!they!do!not!need!to!
! come!up!with!an!example!for!each!category.!
See!handout!on!next!page!
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Slide!30(continued)!
!Handout!4!
Vocabulary!Challenges!!
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Slide!31! Purpose:!!To!conclude!a!discussion!of!common!
vocabulary!challenges!and!begin!to!shift!focus!to!
strategies!
!
Talking!points:!
Let’s!talk!now!together!about!your!experiences!and!
strategies.!
!
Action:!Read!the!two!questions!and!facilitate!a!discussion.!!
You!could!record!their!ideas!and!strategies!if!you’d!like.!
Sometimes!creating!a!list!encourages!responses.!This!
should!be!a!brief!5"minute!discussion.!
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Slide!32! !
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Slide!33! Purpose:!To!provide!information!about!three!areas!of!
difficulty!in!vocabulary!for!students!with!disabilities!
Talking!Points:!
We!know!that!vocabulary!can!be!challenging!for!all!
students,!and!now!I!want!to!!focus!us!on!students!with!
disabilities.!
Here!are!a!few!areas!of!difficulty!for!students!with!
disabilities.!!We’ll!talk!a!bit!about!each!of!these!on!the!
upcoming!slides.!
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[Read!three!bullet!points]!
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Slide!34! Talking!Point:!!
Some!students!with!disabilities!have!trouble!with!
decoding!""!that!is,!the!use!of!phonics!to!decipher!print!
patterns!and!translate!them!into!the!sounds!of!
language.!In!math,!students!are!called!upon!to!do!a!lot!
of!decoding.!What’s!involved!in!decoding!in!math?!
[Read!bullet!points]!
So,!decoding!in!math!involves!an!even!higher!demand!of!
thinking!and!processing!than!other!subject!areas.!!It’s!
more!involved!than!just!decoding!words.!
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Slide!35! Talking!points:!
Now!this!is!an!interesting!thing!to!consider.!!We!all!have!
experiences!with!students!who!struggle!with!story!or!
word!problems.!!Think!about!how!the!structure!of!these!
is!different!from!the!reading!students!experience!in!
other!subjects.!
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The!structure,!in!math,!is!turned!upside!down.!!So,!we!
need!to!support!students!in!learning!this!different!
structure!and!perhaps,!in!reorganizing!the!information!
so!they!can!tackle!the!problem.!
! Solving!problems!requires!students!to!determine!the!
necessary!information.!
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Slide!36! Talking!Point!
Let’s!think!about!expressive!language.!
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Slide!37! Talking!points:!
We!are!going!to!watch!some!more!video.!!First,!though,!I!
want!you!to!be!familiar!with!the!math!content.!!So,!
using!Handout!5,!I’d!like!you!to!do!the!following:!
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[Read!bullets]!
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Then!discuss!your!answers!with!a!partner!at!your!table.!
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Slide!37!(continued)!
!Handout!5!
A!Math!Lesson!
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Note:!This!handout!has!4!pages.!
VOCABULARY!STRATEGIES:!PART!1! ! 7!SLIDES,!APPROXIMATELY!60!MINUTES!
Now,!we’ll!shift!to!the!video!to!look!for!strategies!to!
support!the!learning!of!vocabulary.!
Once!again,!you!can!use!Handout!6!to!record!their!
observations!if!you’d!like.!!You!don’t!have!to!write!down!
your!ideas.!!This!is!primarily!provided!to!keep!the!
question!in!the!forefront!for!viewing.!
[Read!slide]!
Action:!Show!clip!called!Warm!Up!Activity!
Pacing!Note:!This!video!clip!is!3!½!minutes!in!length.!
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Video! !
Warm!Up!
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!Handout!6! !
Focus!Question!for!Video!
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Now,!turn!to!a!partner!and!share!two!strategies!that!
you!observed.!
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So!what!does!the!research!say!about!teaching!
vocabulary?!
The!National!Reading!Panel!was!convened!in!1997!by!a!
request!from!Congress.!Its!charge!was!to!assess!the!
effectiveness!of!different!approaches!used!to!teach!
children!to!read.!In!2000,!the!NRP!concluded!its!work!
and!submitted!"The!Report!of!the!National!Reading!
Panel:!Teaching!Children!to!Read,"!at!a!hearing!before!
the!U.S.!Senate!Appropriations!Committee's!
Subcommittee!on!Labor,!Health!and!Human!Services,!
and!Education.!
That!report!offered!findings!and!determinations!for!
! many!topics!related!to!reading,!including!vocabulary.!!
!Handout!7! They!are!included!on!Handout!7.!
Research"based! Here’s!what!they!found.!!!
Strategies!for!Teaching! !
and!Learning!Vocabulary! [Review!the!slide.]!
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The!research!says!it’s!important!to!deliberately!teach!
the!vocabulary.!In!today’s!workshop,!we’ll!explore!how!
to!incorporate!these!recommendations!in!instruction.!!
Notes:!Embedding!instruction!in!rich!contexts:!!students!can!access!
the!vocabulary!more!successfully!when!it!is!included!in!situations!
which!students!can!relate!to.!!This!embedding!supports!learning!and!
retrieval!of!vocabulary!
Incidental!opportunities!"""these!are!the!situations!in!which!the!
vocabulary!might!not!be!central,!but!students!can!hear!it!and!even!
! apply!it!to!a!situation.!
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(For!more!information!on!the!report,!visit!
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/findings.cfm)!!
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We’re!going!to!watch!the!main!lesson!now.!!Here!is!the!
focus!question:!!
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[read!bullet]!
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You!can!use!Handout!7!to!record!your!observations!and!
ideas.!!!
Action:!Show!clip!called!Main!Investigation!
Pacing!Note:!This!video!clip!is!7!minutes!in!length.!
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Video!
Main!Investigation! !
!Handout!7! !
Research"based!
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Strategies!for!Teaching!
and!Learning!Vocabulary!
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Now,!I’d!like!to!give!you!more!time!to!dig!into!these!NRP!
strategies!by!completing!Handout!8!with!a!partner.!
Discuss!these!two!questions.![read!slide.]!
After!we!have!completed!this!section,!we’ll!watch!the!
teacher!interview!clip.!
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!Handout!8! !
Reflect!on!the!Video!
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Slide!44! Purpose:!To!summarize!the!messages!of!this!section!and!
hear!about!the!teachers’!thinking!
Talking!point:!!
[Read!slide]!!
At!the!very!bottom!of!Handout!8,!there!is!a!space!for!
notes.!
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Video!
Teacher!Interview! !
!Handout!8! !
Video! !
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VOCABULARY!STRATEGIES:!PART!2! 8!SLIDES,!APPROX.!30!MINUTES!
We’re!going!to!talk!about!a!process!for!teaching!
vocabulary!in!mathematics!so!that!it!is!better!undersood!
and!retreived.!
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It’s!helpful!to!think!about!these!three!steps:!
First…[read!first!bullet]!
Second…[read!second!bullet]!
Third…[read!third!bullet]!
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We’ll!start!by!looking!at!strategies!designed!to!build!
and!refine!definitions!of!key!vocabulary!terms.!
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One!way!to!help!students!learn!vocabulary!is!to!build!
understanding!through!visuals.!!In!this!case,!the!shapes!
are!grouped!as!polygons!and!not!polygons.!
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The!teacher!can!provide!more!shapes!and!ask!the!
students!if!they!think!they!are!polygons!or!not.!Once!
students!get!a!bigger!group!of!shapes!sorted,!they!can!
try!to!create!a!definition!for!the!word.!
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Another!strategy!for!teaching!vocabulary!is!called!a!
Vocabulary!4"Block!
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[Read!top!of!slide]!
Here!are!some!details!about!what!kinds!of!things!might!
go!in!each!of!the!blocks.!!This!doesn’t!need!to!be!too!
prescriptive.!!There!might!be!some!variability!in!what!is!
contained!in!a!space!depending!upon!the!word.!!But,!
here!is!one!example.!!!You!have!the!term!written!in!the!
middle!and!here!are!the!four!blocks.!
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[Read!the!descriptors!for!each!block]!
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Here!is!an!example!of!a!4"block!created!by!a!student!for!
the!term!“!median”!
[Read!what!is!contained!in!each!of!the!blocks]!
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Now!you!will!have!a!chance!to!try!out!planning!one!of!
these!strategies.!!!
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Here’s!what!I’d!like!you!to!do!.!
First,!locate!Handout!9.!!You!are!going!to!….!
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!Handout!9!
Practice!Strategies!
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Note:!This!handout!has!2!pages!
Okay,!now!I’d!like!to!give!you!a!chance!to!share!your!
work!and!discuss!the!experience!with!a!partner.!
Please!turn!to!a!partner!and!explain!your!strategy.!
After!you!have!shared!your!strategy,!discuss!these!
questions.!
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[read!questions]!
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Then,!at!the!end!of!your!partner!discussion!,!I’d!like!you!
to!identify!one!idea!from!your!discussion!to!share!out!
with!the!whole!group.!
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Slide!52! !
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Talking!Point:!
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E ND!OF! P ART! 1!
P ART! 2!
PART!2:!EMBEDDING!VOCABULARY! 10!SLIDES,!APPROXIMATELY!30!MIN !
Slide!53! !!
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This!part!of!the!!workshop!will!continue!to!explore!
strategies.!!So!far,!we!have!talked!about!some!ideas!for!
building!and!refining!definitions.!!We’ll!have!other!
opportunities!to!see!examples!of!this.!
Next,!we!are!going!to!focus!on!the!idea!of!embedding!
vocabulary!in!other!mathematics!work.!!This!means!
integrating!the!vocabulary!into!future!math!work!to!
provide!repetition!and!multiple!contexts!for!learning.!!
What!do!we!mean!by!this!and!why!would!we!do!this?!
Well,!it!is!important!to!use!vocabulary!in!ongoing!work!.!
Using!vocabulary!in!context!anchors!the!vocabulary!
within!a!real!situation.!!Knowing!the!definition!of!median!
is!one!thing;!being!able!to!calculate!the!median!from!a!
data!set!and!draw!a!conclusion!is!more!mathematically!
sophisticated!and!powerful.!!The!context!can!also!help!
reinforce!the!meaning!of!the!vocabulary!and!assist!
students!in!retrieval!of!that!information!later.!
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Secondly,!embedding!vocabulary!that!has!already!been!
taught!will!provide!more!opportunities!for!the!students!
! to!see,!use,!hear!and!write!the!vocabulary.!!This!
repetition,!in!varied!language!modalities,!as!we!
discussed,!is!critical!to!learning!and!retaining!vocabulary.!
Next!we!are!going!to!look!at!a!classroom!video!example!
of!a!lesson!that!embeds!vocabulary.!It!is!called!String!
Shapes!and!is!featured!in!the!upcoming!video!clip.!
Here’s!some!information!about!the!lesson:!
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[read!bullets]!
Slide!57! Purpose:!To!familiarize!participants!with!the!math!activity!
and!problem!featured!in!the!video!
Talking!Points:!
Here!is!the!problem!that!students!are!working!on!in!the!
video.!!The!curriculum!materials!call!them!“clues.”!!Your!
job!is!to!discuss!whether!you!can!make!a!shape!that!fits!
the!given!criteria.!
[Read!slide]!
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Slide!58! !
Talking!Point:!
Next!we!are!going!to!watch!a!video!of!a!class!working!on!
the!string!shapes!lesson.!!Here!is!some!background.!
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[read!slide]!
Slide!59! [Read!Slide]!
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Now!we’ll!watch!the!video!of!the!lesson.!
Please!use!handout!10!for!your!note"taking.!!Just!the!top!
part.!!The!bottom!is!for!the!next!video!segment.!This!is!the!
question!for!you!to!focus!on:!
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[Read!question]!
Action:!Show!clip!called!Embedding!Vocabulary!
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! Pacing!Note:!This!video!clip!is!approximately!5!minutes!in!
length.!
Video!!
Embedding! !
Vocabulary!
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Slide!60!(continued)! !
!Handout!10!
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Video! !
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You’ll!see!chart!paper!posted!around!the!room.!!Each!
poster!has!a!question!for!you!to!consider.!
This!is!the!procedure.!!!
[read!bullets]!
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Note:!You’ll!need!to!announce!the!pairs!or!groups!of!three!and!
assign!them!a!poster!at!which!to!start.!!You’ll!also!need!to!make!
the!posters!in!advance!of!the!workshop.!!!
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Pacing!Note:!!Allow!groups!approximately!3!minutes!at!each!
chart.!!Signal!when!it’s!time!to!move!by!ringing!a!bell!or!calling!
out!“Time!to!move!to!the!next!chart.”!
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! Carousel!Questions!(5!pieces!of!chart!paper)!
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! 1.!What!are!good!strategies!for!introducing!and!developing!
understanding!of!vocabulary?!
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! 2.!What!are!good!strategies!for!embedding!vocabulary!in!
math!instruction?!
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3.!What!are!good!strategies!for!reviewing!vocabulary?!
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Slide!61!(continued)! 4.!Which!vocabulary!strategies!are!particularly!helpful!for!
students!with!disabilities?!
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5.!How!do!our!curriculum!materials!support!vocabulary!
instruction?!What!further!supplements!would!be!
beneficial?!
Slide!62! !
Talking!Point:!!!
I!want!to!give!you!time!to!survey!what!other!groups!
added!to!each!chart,!so!we!are!going!to!do!a!Gallery!Walk.!
Here!is!how!it!works!…![read!slide.]!
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Note:!Provide!stickers!or!colored!markers!for!participants!to!use!
in!marking!ideas.!
STRATEGIES!FOR!REVIEWING!VOCABULARY! 9!SLIDES,!APPROXIMATELY!20!MINUTES !
The!third!area!we’ll!explore!is!strategies!designed!to!
reinforce!vocabulary.!
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[Read!slide.]!
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Let’s!pick!back!up!with!the!class!we!watched!doing!the!
string!shapes!lesson.!!They!have!moved!on!in!their!unit!of!
study.!
Here!is!the!focus!question!on!Handout!10.!
[Read!slide.]!
Action:!Show!clip!called!Reviewing!Vocabulary!
Pacing!Note:!This!video!clip!is!approximately!2!minutes!in!
length.!
Note:!The!DVD!contains!one!more!clip!entitled!"Students!Share!
Thinking.”!This!video!clip!is!not!used!in!the!workshop!but!is!
provided!for!your!use!at!another!time!should!you!choose.!A!
! focus!question!for!use!with!this!clip!is:!!"What!vocabulary!do!
students!use!to!share!their!understanding!of!the!mathematics?"!
Video! This!video!segment!is!completely!optional!and!has!not!been!
Reviewing!Vocabulary! integrated!into!the!workshop.!
!Handout!10! !
Video! !
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Please!turn!to!!a!partner!and!discuss!this!question.![read!
slide.]!
Note:!If!you’d!like!to!get!participants!up!and!moving!a!little,!you!
can!ask!them!to!find!someone!with!the!same!color!shirt!(or!close!
to!the!same!color!if!there!is!not!a!match!)!with!whom!they!
haven’t!had!a!chance!to!work!yet!today.!
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Here!is!an!example!of!cards!that!can!be!used!to!
reinforce/review!vocabulary.!
Some!teachers!provide!the!card!with!the!term!and!blank!
cards!for!the!students!to!create!the!definition!and!picture.!
Others!provide!the!completed!cards!to!students!to!match.!
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The!students!add!new!sets!of!matching!cards!to!their!set!
as!they!explore!new!vocabulary.!Then,!they!can!use!the!
cards!for!reference!and!review.!
Handout!11!!shows!the!layout!and!another!example!of!
this!matching!activity.!
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See!Handout!on!next!page!
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Handout!13!
Examine!a!Math!Task!
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The!next!activity!is!called!“I!Have,!Who!Has?”!!Is!anyone!
familiar!with!the!activity?!!!
Let!me!share!an!example!with!you.!
[read!slide.]!
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So!let’s!get!started.!!I’ll!be!dividing!you!up!into!groups!
shortly.!!Let!me!tell!you!what!you!will!do!to!get!started!
and!to!play!the!game!with!your!group.!
[Read!the!steps!on!the!slide]!
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You!may!never!have!taught!some!of!this!vocabulary.!!So,!
when!you!get!your!card,!if!you!don’t!remember!what!the!
term!means,!ask!someone!to!help!you!before!the!game!
starts.!
Action:!To!set!up!this!activity:!
1. Create!groups!of!6"12!participants.!!If!you!have!a!larger!
! group,!you’ll!need!multiple!groups!and!sets!of!cards!
!Handout!14! 2. Have!participants!stand!in!a!circle.!Distribute!all!of!the!
Activity!Cards!
cards.!(Some!people!may!have!more!cards!than!others.!
That’s!okay.!You!MUST!distribute!all!of!the!cards!or!the!
activity!won’t!work!)!
Note:!In!advance!of!the!workshop,!create!Activity!Cards!from!
Handout!12.!If!you!have!some!participants!with!experience!with!
this!activity,!you!might!want!to!distribute!them!among!the!
groups!to!help!guide!the!activity.!
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Note:!This!handout!has!2 ! !
The!master!for!a!set!of!cards!is!provided!on!Handout!12.!
This!activity!can!be!used!in!a!variety!of!ways.!!Here!are!
some!examples.!!!
[read!top!part!of!slide]!
Action:!Facilitate!a!discussion!using!the!questions!on!the!
slide.!This!should!take!no!more!than!5"10!minutes.!
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Handout!12!
I!Have,!Who!Has?!Activity!
Card!Master!
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Note:!This!handout!has!2!pages.!
To!summarize!what!we!have!been!discussing,!here!are!a!
few!things!to!keep!in!mind…![read!slide.]!
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WRITING!IN!MATHEMATICS! 6!SLIDES,!APPROXIMATELY!30!MINUTES!
Slide!72! !
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Writing!is!helpful!to!students!in!learning!mathematics!as!it!
can:![read!bullet!points!on!slide.]!
While!it!has!many!benefits,!writing!also!poses!barriers!for!
some!students.!
To!better!understand!potential!barriers,!let’s!examine!the!
math!task!on!Handout!13.!
[read!slide]!
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Handout!13!
Examine!a!Math!Task! !
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Let’s!look!at!and!example!of!how!one!student!handled!this!
problem.!On!Handout!14,!you!will!see!the!student’s!
response.!Answer!the!questions!and!discuss!some!
strategies!with!a!partner!at!your!table.!
Action:!!Circulate!as!participants!are!working!so!that!you!
can!observe!their!work!and!answer!questions.!!Also!note!
strategies!that!come!up!that!you!can!highlight!in!a!summary!
at!the!end!of!their!work.!
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Handout!14! !
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Here!is!an!example!of!how!the!student’s!response!might!be!
strengthened!with!the!inclusion!of!mathematical!
vocabulary.!!
[read!the!bottom!example!on!the!slide.]!
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Slide!77! Talking!Point:!!!
In!summary,!let’s!look!at!some!strategies!for!helping!
students!with!writing!in!mathematics.!We’ll!be!using!
Handout!15!which!provides!a!list!of!strategies.!!!
[read!slide.]!
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Slide!77!(cont.)!
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!Handout!15!
Strategies!for!Writing!in!Math!
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Note:!This!handout!has!3!
pages.!
PLANNING!VOCABULARY!INSTRUCTION! 4!SLIDES,!APPROXIMATELY!40!MINUTES!
Slide!78! !
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Before!we!go!on!to!do!some!actual!collaborative!planning,!
let’s!review!some!key!messages!of!today’s!work.!!Here!are!
some!main!points!to!remember!while!planning!for!
vocabulary!instruction.!
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Now,!you’ll!have!a!chance!to!do!some!planning.!!I!asked!
you!to!bring!some!curriculum!materials!for!this!activity!
and!I!also!have!some!resources!here.!!This!is!the!general!
flow!of!the!planning.!
You’ll…!
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[Read!bullets]!
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Let’s!look!at!Handout!16.!!This!handout!structures!a!
process!for!developing!your!plan.!
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!Handout!16!
Planning!Instruction!of! !
Vocabulary!
Note:!!Have!people!plan!in!teams!of!math!and!special!education!
teacher!together!where!possible.!
For!your!reference!in!gaining!an!image!of!what!a!completed!
planner!might!look!like,!see!the!sample!planner!in!Appendix!6.!
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Note:!This!handout!has!3!pages!
Slide!81! Talking!Point:!!!
Let’s!take!some!time!to!share!plans!now.!!Please!join!up!
with!another!pair!and!do!the!following.!
[Read!Slide]!
WRAP!UP! ! 3!SLIDES,!APPROXIMATELY!10!MINUTES!
To!summarize:!
Language!is!important!in!learning!math.!
Vocabulary!is!central.!
Vocabulary!instruction!must!be!planned!and!ongoing.!
Students!need!many!opportunities!to!speak,!read!
write!and!listen!to!math!vocabulary!
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Slide!83! Action:!If!you!wish,!please!have!participants!complete!the!
feedback!form.!
Thank!them!for!their!participation.!!
Note:!Here!you!might!mention!some!possible!actions!for!follow!
up.!Parking!lot!items?!!!
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Slide!83!(cont.)!
!Handout!17!
Feedback!Form!
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Slide!84! Note:!This!slide!provides!information!on!the!funding!
source!and!developer!of!this!workshop.!
APPENDICES:!ADDITIONAL!FACILITATION!RESOURCES !
APPENDIX!1:!OPTIONAL!WORKSHOP!INTERIM!ACTIVITIES!..............................................................................!76!
APPENDIX!2:!SAMPLE!EMAIL:!WORKSHOP!ANNOUNCEMENT!.........................................................................!78!
APPENDIX!3:!SAMPLE!EMAIL:!WORKSHOP!REMINDER!..................................................................................!79!
APPENDIX!4:!FACILITATION!CHECKLIST!.......................................................................................................!80!
APPENDIX!5:!PACING!GUIDE!....................................................................................................................!82!
APPENDIX!6:!SAMPLE!VOCABULARY!PLANNER!.............................................................................................!84!
A PPENDIX! 1: ! O PTIONAL! W ORKSHOP! I NTERIM! A CTIVITIES !
H ANDOUTS! A1"A2!
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Handout!A1:!Language!in!the!Math!Classroom!Interim!Activity!
Please!choose!one!of!the!four!activities!below!to!complete!in!preparation!for!the!next!
workshop!session!on!______________________________.!!!Please!bring!any!relevant!
supporting!documents!such!as!plans,!reflection/goal!setting!forms!and/or!sample!
student!work!to!the!next!session!to!share!with!your!colleagues.!
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1. Plan!and!teach!a!lesson!or!part!of!a!lesson!using!a!vocabulary!instructional!strategy!
from!the!session!or!from!your!experience.!After!planning/teaching!the!lesson,!
complete!the!Reflection!Questions.!Handout!A2.!!
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2. Choose!a!math!task!of!the!lesson!featured!in!the!video.!How!might!you!make!the!
language!of!this!lesson!accessible!to!a!range!of!learners?!!!Consider!what!vocabulary!
instruction!you!would!use!and!how!you!might!assess!student!learning!of!the!
vocabulary!and!the!math!concepts.!!
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3. Go!back!to!Problems!3a"3e!(Handout!3)!from!the!workshop.!!Choose!one!of!those!
problems!and!plan!some!instruction!to!support!students!in!accessing!the!language!of!
the!problem.!!Have!you!maintained!the!integrity!of!the!mathematics?!!Create!a!
follow"up!problem!for!students!to!solve!after!the!instruction!and!completion!of!the!
problem!from!Handout!3.!
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4. Reflect!upon!the!strategies!that!you!observed!and!discussed!during!today’s!
workshop!session.!Are!you!inspired!to!try!a!particular!strategy!in!your!own!teaching!
situation?!!Describe!a!plan!to!do!so!and!record!some!notes!on!your!progress!to!bring!
to!the!next!meeting.!
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Handout!A2:!Lesson!Planning!&!Reflection!Questions!
1. Describe!the!vocabulary!strategy!you!plan!to!use!and!why!you!chose!it.!
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2. Describe!your!lesson!planning!process!and!the!math!goals!of!the!lesson.!
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3. If!you!will!be!co"teaching!the!lesson,!what!will!each!teacher!do!during!the!lesson?!
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4. In!what!ways!do!you!expect!students!to!benefit!from!the!instruction?!
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5. What!information!will!you!gather!to!determine!whether!students!understand!the!
vocabulary!and!the!mathematics?!
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6. How!did!it!go?!!Were!there!any!surprises?!
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7. Is!there!anything!that!you!would!do!differently!if!you!taught!the!lesson!again?!
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A PPENDIX! 2: ! S AMPLE! E MAIL : ! W ORKSHOP! A NNOUNCEMENT !
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Workshop!Announcement!
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We!are!pleased!to!offer!a!professional!development!opportunity!in!the!coming!weeks.!!On!!!!
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we!will!offer!a!workshop!entitled!“Improving!Accessibility!in!Middle!Grades!Mathematics:!
Language!in!the!Math!Classroom!.”!!This!workshop!will!be!led!by!______________________!!
and!will!focus!on!ways!to!improve!access!to!the!language!and!vocabulary!that!students!
need!to!strengthen!their!math!knowledge.!Participation!in!this!workshop!will!enable!
participants!to:!
! Deepen!their!understanding!of!the!language!demands!in!mathematics,!!
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! Learn!about!research!on!vocabulary!instruction!and!difficulty!for!students!with!
disabilities!
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! Learn!ways!to!plan!and!implement!vocabulary!instruction!
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! Share!perspectives!and!strategies!and!collaborate!to!improve!access!to!language!and!
math!learning!
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We!expect!this!will!be!a!very!productive!session!and!look!forward!to!your!participation!in!
this!workshop.!Please!mark!your!calendar!and!stay!tuned!for!more!details.!Please!let!me!
know!if!you!have!any!questions.!
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A PPENDIX! 3: ! S AMPLE! E MAIL : ! W ORKSHOP! R EMINDER !
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Workshop!Reminder!
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As!you!know,!our!upcoming!workshop!“Improving!Accessibility!in!Middle!Grades!
Mathematics:!Language!in!the!Math!Classroom”!!is!only!___(one!week)_____away.!This!will!
be!a!great!opportunity!for!math!and!special!education!teachers!to!work!together!to!
promote!learning!in!the!math!classroom.!We!are!looking!forward!to!this!and!expect!it!to!be!
a!very!productive!session.!!Here!are!some!details!to!help!you!prepare!and!get!the!most!out!
of!the!session.!
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1. [Date!and!Start!and!End!Time]!
2. [Location—include!any!pertinent!details!such!as!parking!instructions!or!reminders!
such!as!“Bring!a!sweater!since!this!room!is!sometimes!cool.”]!
3. [Lunch!details!!""when,!how!long,!should!they!bring!their!own!or!will!it!be!provided?]!
4. What!to!bring:!!Since!a!segment!of!this!workshop!will!be!devoted!to!planning!for!
your!own!classroom,!you’ll!need!to!bring!some!curriculum!materials!to!the!workshop.!!
Please!bring!a!lesson!or!set!of!lessons!that!you!have!recently!taught!or!will!be!teaching!
in!the!next!few!weeks.!!You!do!not!have!to!have!taught!the!lesson!in!advance!of!the!
workshop.!!You!do!not!need!to!bring!sample!student!work,!however!you!should!bring!
any!teacher!support!materials!related!to!the!lesson,!such!as!a!teacher!guide.!
5. !Any!other!details?!
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I!am!excited!that!we!will!have!the!opportunity!to!explore!the!topic!of!language!and!math!
and!look!forward!to!your!participation.!!Please!be!in!touch!if!you!have!any!questions.!
A PPENDIX! 4: ! F ACILITATION! C HECKLIST !
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(6"8!weeks!in!advance)!!I!have:!!!!
" Ordered!DVD!from!website!!www.middlegrademath.org!
" Established!date(s)!and!time!for!the!workshop!session(s)!
" Sent!Email!Announcement!to!math!and!special!education!teachers,!aides!and!others!
" Confirmed!participants,!being!sure!to!have!representation!of!both!math!and!special!
education!teachers!
" Arranged!for!substitute!coverage!if!necessary!
" Reserved!a!space!for!the!workshop!(overhead!projection,!dvd!capability,!tables!or!
desks!required)!
" Reserved!audio"visual!equipment!(computer,!projector,!screen,!dvd!player,!
speakers)!
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(2"4!weeks!in!advance)!!I!have:!!!!
" Reviewed!the!workshop,!all!the!facilitation!support!materials!and!completed!all!the!
activities,!video!clips!and!handouts!myself.!
" Sent!email!reminder!to!participants!
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(1"2!weeks!in!advance)!I!have:!!!!
" Prepared!workshop!materials!!(made!handout!packets,!made!“I!Have!Who!Has”!
cards!and!gathered!other!workshop!materials)!
" Confirmed!meeting!space!and!equipment!
" Practiced!my!presentation!
" Tested!the!computer!set"up!and!functionality;!Did!a!practice!run!
" Determined!working!partners!and!groups!
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" Gathered!curriculum!materials!in!case!participants!forget!to!bring!them!
" Purchased!refreshments!(optional)!
" Rehearsed!my!presentation,!paying!attention!to!pacing!
" Created!Posters!for!Carousel!Sharing!!
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(Day!of!the!Workshop)!I!have:!
" Set!up!meeting!space!
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A PPENDIX! 5: ! P ACING! G UIDE!! !
Start! End! Workshop! Slides! Video/!!Discussion! Activity/! Total! Materials!
Time! Time! Segment! Presented! Discussion! Time(min)!
! ! Warm"Up! Slide!1! ! ! 5! Handout!1!
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Ground!Rules/!!
! Slides!1"7! ! Handout!1!
! Parking!Lot!
Introduction! ! 20!
2"5!minutes! Parking!Lot!!
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! Watch!Video!and!Discuss!! ! Handout!2!
Language!Demands! !
Slides!8"16! 10!minutes!! 25! DVD:!Introduction!
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15!minutes!
Handout!4!
Slides!17"37! Handout!4!
Vocabulary!in!Math! ! 45! Handout!5!
! 10"12!minutes!
H"5!
10!minutes!
! ! Warm!Up/Handout!6! Handout!6!
10"15!minutes! Handout!7!
! Handout!8!
Vocabulary!Strategies,! Main!Investigation!H"7!&8! !
Slides!38"44! ! DVD:!Warm!Up!
Part!I! 20!minutes! 60!
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Interview!H"8!
4"5!minutes!
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Vocabulary!Strategies,! Slides!45"52!
! Strategies/Discuss! 30!
Part!II! minutes! Handout!9!
15"20!minutes!
End!of!Part!1!
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Start! End! Workshop! Slides!Presented Video/!!Discussion Activity/!Discussion Total!Time! Materials
Time! Time! Segment! (min)!
H"10!Embedding! String!Shapes!Lesson!
Embedding! Slide!53"62! Vocabulary! 10!minutes!
! ! 30! Handout!10!
Vocabulary! ! 8!minutes! Carousel!Sharing!
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Reviewing! I!Have!Who!Has! ! Handout!12!
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Vocabulary! 10"15!minutes! 20! !
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H"13/14!What’s!Missing!
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! ! Writing!in! ! H"15!Writing!Strategies!
Slides!72"77! 30! !!!!!Handout!15!
Mathematics! 10!minutes!
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H"16!Planning!
Planning!
Slides!78"81! 25!minutes! ! Handout!16!
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Instruction!
10!minutes!
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Wrap"Up! ! 8"10!minutes! 10!
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End!of!Part!2
A PPENDIX! 6: ! S AMPLE! V OCABULARY! P LANNER !
Main!Math!Goals!for!Unit!or!Chapter!
! Determine!intervals!and!create!coordinate!plane!grid!
! Plot!data!points!in!the!coordinate!plane!
! Analyze!data!and!determine!correlation!
Key!Vocabulary!Words!!(Choose!2!to!4!words!from!an!upcoming!lesson!or!unit)!
x"axis!!!!!!!!y"axis!!!!!!!!!ordered!pair!!!!!!!!!correlation!
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Students’!Prior!Experiences!with!the!Vocabulary!
a)!How!much!experience!have!your!students!had!with!these!vocabulary!words?!!!None!!!A!little!!!!Some!!!!A!lot!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!correlation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!x"axis;!y"axis;!ordered!pair!
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b)!If!you!have!already!provided!instruction!on!these!vocabulary!words,!what!did!you!do?!!The!students!have!created!vocabulary!4"blocks!for!x"
axis,!y"axis!and!ordered!pair;!they!have!also!had!quite!a!bit!of!experience!plotting!ordered!pairs.!
c)!What!kinds!of!difficulties!did!students!have!with!these!vocabulary!words?!!!If!students!are!given!an!ordered!pair!and!asked!to!plot!it,!most!
understand!what!they!are!supposed!to!do.!!When!they!are!given!a!point!plotted!in!the!coordinate!plane!and!asked!to!describe!it!as!an!ordered!
pair,!some!don’t!know!what!this!means.!!Some!students!have!typical!confusion!over!which!axis!is!which.!!Correlation!is!a!new!concept!this!year.!!
It!is!a!new!word!for!nearly!all!students,!too.!Check!if!they!have!worked!with!this!in!science.!
d)!What!phases!of!instruction!would!you!like!to!provide!on!these!vocabulary!words?![You!will!make!plans!in!the!next!section.]!
! Introduce/Explore![First"time!instruction!of!the!term)!!!!correlation!
! Refine!and!Practice!(students!have!some!understanding!of!the!word!and!are!working!to!strengthen!that!understanding)!!others!
! Review!(students!should!have!a!good!understanding!of!the!word!through!previous!instruction)!
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Plan!Instruction.!!
Describe!what!you!will!do!for!the!phase!of!instruction!you!are!planning.!What!will!you!do!in!math!class?!What!are!your!suggestions!for!ways!to!
help!students!with!this!vocabulary!in!other!settings,!such!as!a!mathematics!support!class?!
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1.!Introduce/Explore! 2.!Refine!&!Practice! 3.!Review!
(First!exposure!to!vocabulary!words.)! (Students!working!to!build!understanding!and! (Reinforcing!established!vocabulary)!
practicing!using!terms)!
CORRELATION! ! !
Present!examples!and!non"examples!and! Refine!examples!to!those!that!represent! Include!past!state!test!items!on!correlation!in!
have!students!work!on!building!their! positive!correlation!and!those!that!represent! mixed!practice!problem!sets!for!continued!
understanding.! negative!correlation! practice!and!review.!
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! Have!them!create!vocabulary!4"block!of! Add!these!terms!to!matching!cards!set!for!
! positive!correlation!&!negative!correlation!to! review!later.!
! add!to!their!binder!section.! !
! x"axis;!y"axis;!!!!!!!!!!! !
! Return!terms!to!word!wall!and!preview.! ORDERED!PAIR!
! Emphasize!these!terms!in!discussing! Preview!term!in!math!support!class;!practice!
! correlation.! plotting!and!describing!ordered!pairs!being!
! sure!to!use!this!term!in!directions!&!
! explanations.!
Strategies!to!Consider! ! !
Visual!Definition! Journal! Mnemonic!Strategy:_____________________!
Example/non"example! Matching!Cards! Writing!Exercise!
Vocabulary!4"Block! I!Have;!Who!Has?! Multiple!Exposure!"!!How?!
Word!Wall! Kinesthetic!Activity! Direct!Instruction!(How!will!students!practice?)!
WORKSHOP!HANDOUTS!
HANDOUT!1:!LANGUAGE!IN!THE!MATH!CLASSROOM!.........................................................................................!2!
HANDOUT!2:!FOCUS!QUESTION!FOR!VIDEO!....................................................................................................!4!
HANDOUT!3:!IDENTIFY!AND!CLASSIFY!VOCABULARY!LANGUAGE!IN!THE!MATH!CLASSROOM!.........................................!5!
HANDOUT!4:!VOCABULARY!CHALLENGES!.......................................................................................................!9!
HANDOUT!5:!A!MATH!LESSON,!PAGE!1!......................................................................................................!10!
HANDOUT!6:!FOCUS!QUESTION!FOR!VIDEO!..................................................................................................!14!
HANDOUT!7:!RESEARCH"BASED!STRATEGIES!FOR!...........................................................................................!15!
HANDOUT!8:!REFLECT!ON!THE!VIDEO!.........................................................................................................!16!
HANDOUT!9:!PRACTICE!STRATEGIES!...........................................................................................................!17!
HANDOUT!10:!FOCUS!QUESTIONS!FOR!VIDEO!...............................................................................................!19!
HANDOUT!11:!MATCHING!CARDS!EXAMPLE!.................................................................................................!20!
HANDOUT!12:!I!HAVE,!WHO!HAS?!ACTIVITY!CARD!MASTER!............................................................................!21!
HANDOUT!13:!EXAMINE!A!MATH!TASK!.......................................................................................................!23!
HANDOUT!14:!!WHAT’S!MISSING?!............................................................................................................!24!
HANDOUT!15:!STRATEGIES!FOR!WRITING!IN!MATH!........................................................................................!25!
HANDOUT!16:!PLANNING!INSTRUCTION!OF!VOCABULARY,!PAGE!1!.....................................................................!28!
HANDOUT!17:!FEEDBACK!FORM!...............................................................................................................!31!
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Handout!1:!Language!in!the!Math!Classroom,!Page!1!
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1. Solve!the!problem!shown!below.!
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Handout!1:!Language!in!the!Math!Classroom,!Page!2!
1. Explain!your!approach!and!your!solution!to!parts!a,!b!and!c!to!a!partner!in!words!
without!showing!your!work.!Also,!do!NOT!use!any!of!the!following!words:!
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Flat! Rectangle!
Height! Side!
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2. Reflect:!How!might!your!explanation!have!been!different!if!you!could!use!any!
words!you!wanted!to!explain!your!approach!and!solution?!
Handout!2:!Focus!Question!for!Video!
Video!Clip!#1:!!Introduction!
Question:!!What!does!this!lesson!demand!in!terms!of!language!skills?!
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Handout!3:!Identify!and!Classify!Vocabulary,!Page!1!
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1. Identify!the!math!content!goal(s)!of!the!problem.!!
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2. Highlight!or!star!the!goal(s)!that!you!think!are!the!most!essential.!
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3. In!the!problem,!underline!the!vocabulary!words!that!are!important!for!
understanding!and!solving!this!problem.!
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4. Categorize!the!words!you!have!underlined!into!the!table!below.!
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Specific!Math!Words! Math!Process!Words Context!Vocabulary!
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Problem!3a!
The!following!table!shows!the!men’s!and!women’s!gold"medal!times!for!the!four!events!
at!the!1996!Summer!Olympics.!
1996!Summer!Olympic!Gold"Medal!Times!
Event! Men! Women!

100"Meter!Run! 9.84!sec! 10.94!sec!
200"Meter!Run! 19.32!sec 22.12!sec!
400"Meter!Run! 43.49!sec 48.25!sec!
800"Meter!Run! 1!min!42.58!sec !
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Predict!the!time!for!the!women’s!800"meter.!Support!your!answer!by!describing!two!
specific!trends!in!the!table.!
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Source:!!NJ!ASK!Grade!7!Mathematics!Test!
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Source:!!Massachusetts!Comprehensive!Assessment!System!(MCAS)!
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Problem!3e:!
A!cereal!company!packs!its!oatmeal!into!cylindrical!containers.!The!height!of!each!
container!is!10!inches!and!the!radius!of!the!bottom!is!!!
3!inches.!What!is!the!volume!of!the!box!to!the!nearest!cubic!inch?!!!
(The!formula!for!the!volume!of!a!cylinder!is!!V=#r2h)!
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Handout!4:!Vocabulary!Challenges!
Highlight!a!few!challenges!that!stand!out!for!you.!Add!more!examples!of!those!
challenges!in!the!second!column.!!
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Vocabulary!Challenge! Examples!
Some!words!that!are!used!in!everyday! volume!!
English!have!a!different!or!special! leg!
meaning!in!mathematics! right!
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plane!
Some!words!have!more!than!one! Square!
meaning!in!mathematics! Round!
Base!
Modifiers!can!change!the!meaning!in! Angle!or!acute!angle!
significant!ways! Number!or!whole!number!
Some!mathematical!phrases!have!a! If"then!
particular!meaning!that!cannot!be! If"and"only"if!
gleaned!from!the!individual!words.! At!most!
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There!are!many!small!words!(e.g.,! of!and!off!in!percentage!problems!
pronouns,!prepositions,!and! the!area!of!!means!the!inside!of!
conjunctions)!that!are!key!to!
understanding!and!are!potentially!
confusing!!
Some!words!are!shared!with!other! Radical!(math;!social!studies)!
disciplines!but!have!different!meanings! Solution!(math;!science)!
Some!mathematical!terms!sound!like! Pi!!
and!therefore!can!be!confused!with! Plane!!
familiar!everyday"English!words! sum!!
Some!terms!are!easily!confused! factor!and!multiple!
because!they!are!related! mean!and!median!
product!and!quotient!
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Adapted!from:!Thompson,!D.!&!Rubenstein,!R.!(2000).!Learning!mathematics!vocabulary:!
Potential!pitfalls!and!instructional!strategies.!Mathematics!Teacher.!93(7),!568"574.!
Handout!5:!A!Math!Lesson,!Page!1!
(This!lesson!was!created!by!the!teachers!in!the!video.)!
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Who’s!the!Best?!
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The!annual!faculty!free"throw!tournament!is!being!held!
next!week.!!All!three!middle!schools!are!competing!in!the!
tournament.!!Pulaski’s!faculty!team!lost!the!title!to!Slade!Middle!
School!last!year.!!They!hope!to!regain!their!title!at!this!year’s!
tournament.!!
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Unfortunately,!during!practice,!Pulaski’s!top!free"throw!
shooter,!Mr.!Green,!injured!his!shoulder!and!is!unable!to!
compete!in!next!week’s!tournament.!!!
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Pulaski’s!coach,!Mr.!Irizarry,!must!now!choose!another!free"
throw!shooter!to!replace!Mr.!Green…but!whom!should!he!
choose?!!If!he!makes!a!poor!choice,!Pulaski!could!lose!the!
tournament.!!Can!you!help!Coach!Irizarry!choose!the!“best”!free"
throw!shooter!and!help!Pulaski!win!the!tournament?!!!!!!
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Free"Throw!Raw!Data!
(total!number!of!shots!made!out!of!10)!
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Range!
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Different!Ways!to!Rank!the!Basketball!Players!
! Ranked! Ranked Ranked Ranked! Ranked
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After!you!complete!the!table,!decide!which!shooter!or!shooters!you!think!
are!“best”!overall.!!!
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Who!do!you!think!is!second!best?!third!best?!fourth!best?!
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On!what!statistical!measures!did!you!base!your!conclusions?!
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Be!prepared!to!explain!your!conclusions.!
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Handout!6:!Focus!Question!for!Video!
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Video!Clip!#2:!!Warm!Up!Activity!
Question:!!What!strategies!do!the!teachers!use!to!help!students!with!vocabulary?!
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Handout!7:!Research"based!Strategies!for!
Teaching!and!Learning!Vocabulary!
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Learning!of!vocabulary!is!fostered!through:!
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$ Deliberate!instruction!of!vocabulary!
$ Direct!and!Indirect!instruction!
$ Repetition!and!multiple!exposures!to!terms!
$ Embedding!instruction!in!rich!contexts!
$ Active!engagement!in!tasks!
$ Incidental!opportunities!to!learn!
$ Varied!instructional!methods!
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National!Reading!Panel!(NRP).!(2000).!
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/findings.cfm!
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Focus!Question!for!Video:!
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What!NRP!Strategies!(listed!above)!do!the!teachers!use!to!help!students!with!the!
vocabulary!of!the!lesson?!
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Handout!8:!Reflect!on!the!Video!
1. Add!ideas!to!the!chart!below!
2. Highlight!2"3!strategies!on!the!left!column!that!you!would!like!to!discuss!with!
your!table!group.!!
3. In!the!far!right!column,!jot!down!ideas!about!how!you!currently!use!or!would!like!
to!use!this!strategy.!!!Add!ideas!from!your!discussion!also.!
Research"Recommended! Example(s)!from!the!video! Application!to!your!

Strategy! (Add!ideas!from!Handout!7)! classroom!
! Students!maintain!journals!with! !
definitions!
Intentional!instruction!of! ! Synonyms!of!“Typical”!
vocabulary!! ! Examples!and!Non"examples!of!
“Typical”!
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! “Rank”! !
! “Statistics”!
Repetition!and!multiple! ! “Data”!
exposures!to!vocabulary!! ! !
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Learning!of!vocabulary!in!rich! ! ! !
contexts! ! !
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! Journals! !
! Word!wall!
Multiple!vocabulary! ! Student’s!own!definitions!
instructional!methods! ! Kinesthetic/Visual!Image!of!
“Median”!
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Active!engagement!in! ! Students!get!up!and!move! !
learning!vocabulary!
! Students!use!data!from!their!
own!lives!
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Focus!Question!for!Video!Clip!#4:!Teacher!Interview.!Jot!down!ideas!about!this!segment.!
Handout!9:!Practice!Strategies,!Page!1!
Choose!a!word!from!the!list!below!or!choose!your!own!vocabulary!term!or!
concept.!!Create!either!a!Visual!Definition!or!a!Vocabulary!4"Block!to!illustrate!the!
term.!
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GEOMETRY/MEASUREMENT! NUMBER!
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Perimeter! Prime!Number!
Vertex! Power!
Isosceles! Exponent!
Unit! Associative!Principle!
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ALGEBRA! STATISTICS!
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Polynomial! Mean!
Coordinate!Plane! Stem!and!Leaf!Plot!
Origin! Range!
Expression! Theoretical!Probability!
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TERM:!_______________________________!
Handout!9:!Practice!Strategies,!Page!2!
4"Block!Example!
TERM:!!!!!!!!Median_______!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The!middle!value!in!a!set!of!ranked!data 1,!1,!4,!6,!7,!10,!21!
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Don’t!forget!to!put!the!numbers!in! Median!sounds!like!medium!"""in!
order!from!smallest!to!largest!first!! the!middle.!
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TERM:!_______________________________!
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Handout!10:!Focus!Questions!for!Video!
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Video!Clip!#5!"!!Embedding!Vocabulary!
In!what!ways!does!this!activity!help!students!practice!the!vocabulary!and!develop!
understanding!of!the!mathematics?!
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Video!Clip!#6!–!Reviewing!Vocabulary!
What!strategies!does!the!teacher!use!to!review!prior!vocabulary!and!concepts?!
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Handout!11:!Matching!Cards!Example!
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! The!area!of!a!square!built!
on!the!hypotenuse!of!a! a²+b²=c²!
! right!triangle!equals!the!
Pythagorean! sum!of!the!areas!of!the!
Theorem! squares!built!on!the!two!
legs.!
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! The!side!of!a!triangle!
opposite!to!the!right! !
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Hypotenuse! it!is!the!longest!side!in! !
the!right!triangle.!The! !
other!two!sides!are!the!
legs!of!the!triangle.!
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Handout!12:!I!Have,!Who!Has?!Activity!Card!Master,!Page!1!
Handout!12:!I!Have,!Who!Has?!Activity!Card!Master,!page!2!
Handout!13:!Examine!a!Math!Task!
Of!all!the!rectangles!that!can!be!formed!from!16!square!tiles,!what!are!the!
dimensions!of!the!rectangle!with!the!greatest!perimeter?!
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1. What!are!the!mathematics!demands!of!this!problem?!
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2. What!vocabulary!is!essential!for!understanding!and!answering!the!
question?!
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3. What!difficulties!do!you!think!your!students!might!have!with!this!problem?!
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Handout!14:!!What’s!Missing?!
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Question:!Of!all!the!rectangles!that!can!be!formed!from!16!square!tiles,!what!are!
the!dimensions!of!the!rectangle!with!the!greatest!perimeter?!
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Student!Response!
!“The!sides!of!the!shape!with!the!
longest!way!around!is!16!and!1.!
The!shape!with!the!longest!way!
around!has!a!very!long!shape.”!
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1. What!do!you!think!about!the!student’s!understanding!of!the!
mathematics?!What!evidence!from!the!writing!supports!your!ideas?!
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2. Underline!the!vocabulary!terms!in!the!question!and!the!math!
vocabulary!used!by!the!student.!
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3. What!vocabulary!terms!do!you!feel!are!missing!from!the!student’s!
work?!
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4. Discuss!your!answers!and!some!possible!strategies!to!help!this!student.!
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Handout!15:!Strategies!for!Writing!in!Math,!Page!1!
Add!your!own!ideas!to!this!list!of!strategies:!
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! Use!a!Think,!Pair,!Share!approach!to!help!students!generate!and!organize!ideas!before!
writing!!
! Use!paragraph!template!and!graphic!organizers!to!help!students!organize!ideas!
! Provide!writing!frames!and!sentence!starters!to!help!students!get!started!!(See!next!
page!of!this!handout!for!examples.)!
! Provide!a!word!bank!to!help!students!remember!vocabulary!terms!!
! Provide!rubrics/scoring!guides!
! Provide!work!samples!for!students!to!rate!by!using!a!rubric!
! Write!with!a!partner!
! Peer!editing!
! Reduce!number!of!writing!questions!–!identify!the!strongest!ones!
! Have!students!write!frequently!in!math!journals!!!!
! Provide!feedback!on!students’!writing!and!have!students!rewrite!
! Have!students!write!for!an!audience,!such!as!5th!graders!!!!!!
! Have!students!take!on!the!role!of!“Dr.!Math”!and!write!responses!to!explain!math!
concepts!to!confused!people!
! Build!on!the!English!Language!Arts!program!by!using!the!same!writing!strategies!and!
graphic!organizers!
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Handout!15:!Strategies!for!Writing!in!Math,!page!2!
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Example!One:!Writing!Frame!!(Created!by!teachers)!
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Which!player!is!the!best!choice!for!the!contest?!
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Directions:!!Complete!the!following!frame!to!convince!Coach!Irizarry!why!he!should!choose!
the!player!you!think!is!the!best!replacement!for!Mr.!Green.!
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Dear!Coach!Irizarry:!
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!!!!!I!am!writing!to!you!because!I!think!I!have!the!best!“overall”!player!to!replace!the!injured!Mr.!
Green.!!I!have!analyzed!the!following!statistical!measures:!!highest!overall!score,!the!median,!
the!mean,!the!mode!and!the!statistical!range!to!make!my!determination.!!I!hope!you!will!
consider!my!selection!after!you!have!heard!my!argument.!
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!First,!I!looked!at!the!mean.!!Mr./Mrs.!_______________________’s!mean!was!__________.!!
This!was!__________________!compared!to!the!other!3!players.!!This!measure!shows!that!…!
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Next,!I!looked!at!the!highest!score.!!Mr./Mrs.!______________________!had!the!
______________________!overall!high!score.!!I!believe!that!this!measure!shows!that!…!
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Next,!I!looked!at!_______________________________.!!Mr/Mrs!___________________!had!!
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In!conclusion,!I!think!you!should!choose__________________!to!replace!the!injured!Mr.!Green!
in!the!upcoming!tournament.!!It!is!clear!that!with!a!mean!of!____________!,!a!high!score!of!
________________!and!____________________!he/she!is!!more!than!qualified!to!fill!these!big!
shoes.!
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Handout!15:!Strategies!for!Writing!in!Math,!Page!3!
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Example!Two:!Writing!Prompts!(created!by!teachers)!
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Which!player!is!the!best!choice!for!the!contest?!
After!you!have!completed!the!table!and!made!your!choices,!use!the!following!sentence!starters!
to!help!you!write!your!letter.!
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I!think!the!best!“overall”!player!is…!
I!think!this!because…!
The!statistics!I!used!to!decide!are….!
" Mean!=!_______!
" Median=_______!
" Mode=________!
" Range=________!
These!statistics!tell!me!that!…!
because…!
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I!think!the!2nd!best!player!is….!!
To!determine!this,!I!looked!at!his/her!___________________score(s).!
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This!data!told!me!…!
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In!my!opinion,!________________________!is!the!3rd!best!player.!!!
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I!looked!at!his/her__________________________!score(s).!!!
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Compared!to!the!best!“overall”!player!and!the!2nd!best!player,!this!player!…!
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The!fourth!best!player!is!_____________________!because!he/she!
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had!the!lowest!____________________score(s).!
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I!would!pick!________________!to!replace!Mr.!Green!in!the!Tournament!because!he/she!is!the!
best!“overall”!free!throw!shooter.!
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Sincerely,!
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Handout!16:!Planning!Instruction!of!Vocabulary,!Page!1!
Main!Math!Goals!for!Unit!or!Chapter!
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Key!Vocabulary!Words!!(Choose!2!to!4!words!from!an!upcoming!lesson!or!unit)!
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Students’!Prior!Experiences!with!the!Vocabulary!
a)!How!much!experience!have!your!students!had!with!these!vocabulary!words?!!!None!!!A!little!!!!Some!!!!A!lot!
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b)!If!you!have!already!provided!instruction!on!these!vocabulary!words,!what!did!you!do?!!!
c)!What!kinds!of!difficulties!did!students!have!with!these!vocabulary!words?!!
d)!What!phases!of!instruction!would!you!like!to!provide!on!these!vocabulary!words?![You!will!make!plans!in!the!next!section.]!
" Introduce/Explore![First"time!instruction!of!the!term)!
" Refine!and!Practice!(students!have!some!understanding!of!the!word!and!are!working!to!strengthen!that!understanding)!
" Review!(students!should!have!a!good!understanding!of!the!word!through!previous!instruction)!
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Plan!Instruction.!!
Describe!what!you!will!do!for!the!phase!of!instruction!you!are!planning.!!If!time!allows,!plan!what!you!will!do!with!the!vocabulary!words!in!the!
next!phase!of!instruction.!What!will!you!do!in!math!class?!What!are!your!suggestions!for!ways!to!help!students!with!this!vocabulary!in!other!
settings,!such!as!a!mathematics!support!class?!
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1.!Introduce/Explore! 2.!Refine!&!Practice! 3.!Review!
(First!exposure!to!vocabulary!words.)! (Students!working!to!build!understanding!and! (Reinforcing!established!vocabulary)!
practicing!using!terms)!
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Visual!Definition! Journal! Mnemonic!Strategy:_____________________!
Example/non"example! Matching!Cards! Writing!Exercise!
Vocabulary!4"Block! I!Have;!Who!Has?! Multiple!Exposure!"!!How?!
Word!Wall! Kinesthetic!Activity! Direct!Instruction!(How!will!students!
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Optional!Alternate!Planning!Activity!
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Instead!of!choosing!words!from!your!own!upcoming!lessons,!you!may!choose!to!plan!for!some!pairs/groups!of!
words!that!are!commonly!confusing!to!middle!school!students.!Make!a!choice!from!the!list!below!and!complete!
the!rest!of!the!planning!activity!as!outlined!above.!
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! Factor!and!Multiple! ! Combination!and!Permutation!
! Radius!and!Diameter! ! Horizontal!and!Vertical!
! Mean,!Median!and!Mode! ! Quotient!and!Product!
! Area!and!Perimeter! ! Ratio!and!Proportion!
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Handout!17:!Feedback!Form!
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!!!!!1.!!Please!rate!the!following:!
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Not! !Very! Give!Reasons!for!Your!Rating!
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Session! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5! !
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Video/Discussion! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5!
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Demands!in! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5!
Math!
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Strategies! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5!
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Planning!Activity! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5!
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2.!What!was!particularly!useful!or!interesting?!
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4.!What!suggestions!do!you!have!for!improving!the!session?!
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W HO! S HOULD! F ACILITATE! T HIS! W ORKSHOP ?!

W ORKSHOP! D ESIGN!AND! T OPICS !

W ORKSHOP! P LANNING! C ONSIDERATIONS! !

W ORKSHOP! A GENDA! " ! BROAD ! VIEW! !!!! !

25! Language! Explores!the!importance!of language!in!mathematics!learning!and!uses!

30! Vocabulary! Shares!instructional!activities!for!teaching!vocabulary!in!mathematics!and!

20! Reviewing! Focuses!on!strategies!for!reinforcing!and!reviewing!vocabulary.!

30! Writing!in! Explores!ways!to!support!student!understanding!and!writing!in!mathematics!by!

40! Planning! Introduces!a!model!for!planning!for!the!vocabulary!instruction!in!the!math!

Event! Men! Women!

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Research"Recommended! Example(s)!from!the!video! Application!to!your!

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