Literacy in the Mathematics Classroom

(NB:  A two-part workshop -- you must sign up for both Session 1 & Session 2)

This workshop will explore reading, writing, speaking and listening...in the mathematics classroom.  How do literacy skills and tools enhance mathematical learning?

This workshop will provide a practical look at how to use children's literature in your classroom to spark authentic student inquiry into the mathematical world.

We will also look at how writing, speaking and listening enhance mathematical learning, as students deepen understanding and refine mathematical strategies through communicating.  It is intended that participants will walk away with ideas that can be immediately implemented in their mathematics lessons. 

These ideas will help both teachers and students not only improve the thinking in their classrooms, but also have fun doing it! 

 Audience:  Primary School

 Workshop materials:

Online list of books used in the workshop

(via WorldCat)

A_list_of_suggested_picture_books_for_math%5B1%5D.pdf

 Using Writing in Mathematics.pdf

picture book lesson plans.pdf

Presenter:

Genet Erickson Adam

UWCSEA Dover

PYP Coordinator

ger@uwcsea.edu.sg

Nicole Kutschenreuter

UWCSEA Dover

Grade 4 Teacher

Genet, originally from Colorado, has been living and teaching overseas for 13 years.  She is currently the Primary Years Programme Coordinator for UWCSEA Dover, as well as a Workshop Leader and Visiting Team Member for the International Baccalaureate, in the Asia Pacific region. These opportunities over the years, internationally, have allowed her to work with a diverse range of children in the classroom, as well as with teachers from all over the world, facilitating curriculum development and improving practice.

Nicole Kutschenreuter has been living in Singapore for the past seven years. She is currently a Grade 4 classroom teacher at United World College and is passionate about improving her Mathematics teaching practice. She has lived and worked in Germany and Russia, and also enjoyed a stint teaching north of the Arctic Circle. She is originally from Canada.