This document outlines an agenda for a meeting between the Riverside School Board and McGill University about a transition project to enhance mathematics teaching and learning using technology. The agenda includes introductions, overviews of the project goals and activities, and breakout sessions on sharing successful strategies, digital literacy, video modeling, and establishing an online community of practice. The project aims to foster collaboration between teachers on using digital tools to benefit student learning through ongoing professional development over multiple years.
1. Creating, Collaborating
and Computing in Math
Enhancing the teaching and learning of
mathematics using technology
Riverside School Board and McGill University- September 13, 2013
3. Why this project?
Student success in mathematics
Focus on the transition from elementary to secondary
Digital literacy
Initial funding for 3 years
Goals
Teachers and consultants engage in on-going, sustained
professional learning
For the benefit of student learning
Use of data to monitor and orient practice, inquiry, and
learning
Overview (1)
4. Objectives for Year 1
Foster a community of practice in mathematics
teaching and digital tools
Develop collective understandings of the situation
Develop practice in terms of using digital tools for
ourselves and for students
Sharing, reflection, inquiry
Consolidating a long-term partnership between RSB
and McGill
Overview (2)
5. Key Activities for Year 1
Face-to-face meetings (5 times/year)
September 13
Late November
January, March, May
On-line activities
Classroom visits and interviews
Focus group meetings
Wrap-up, Celebration, Planning next year (May F2F meeting)
Overview (3)
7. 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
C1
Grade 6 77.89 74.94 74.01 74.4 75.59 69.23 64.16 45.72
Sec. 2 62.83 53 49.23 56.23 79.74 70.43
C2
Grade 6 70.04 64.07 74.72 83.07 69.15 74.72 58.65 67.73
Sec. 2 47.9 22 45.33 46.82 64.15 59
End of Year Evaluation Success Rate
Elementary Cycle 3 Year 2
Secondary Cycle 1 year 2
RSB
8. 1. In pairs, discuss successful strategies in your
classroom
2. Each select 1 successful strategy
3. Associate your strategy to one or more of the
categories on the next slide
4. Use the Post-its provided to write your strategy and
stick it on the poster (repeat for all associated
categories)
Activity 1: Sharing successful
strategies
11. Activity 1: Viewing Awareness
Pie Pastry
1. Before watching the videoclip above, fill out
the Pre-viewing section of the table on the
Anticipation Guide
2. View the videoclip
3. Take note of your actions and learning
strategies
4. Complete the Anticipation Guide
14. Use the manipulatives at your disposal to create
a videoclip that will instruct students about a
concept or process of your choice
Team: 1 elementary + 1 secondary teacher per team= 1 videoclip
Fill out the two or more statements on the
Anticipation Guide document
Activity 2: Videoclip
15. 1. You will share your videoclip and
Anticipation Guide with another team
2. Fill out the Pre-viewing part of the guide
3. View the videoclip
4. Fill out the rest of the Anticipation Guide
Modeling
19. 1. Post something about yourself in our group
2. Let’s establish Ground Rules together
Assignment:
Integrate 1 technology strategy or tool before our next
meeting
Post your plan and comment on your experiences
Community Ground Rules
20. Suggested tools and resources:
Khan Academy
Hippocampus
Explore Learning Reflex and Gizmos (online simulations)
GeoGebra
Apps:
Educreations
Popplet or other mind/concept mapping tool
Edmodo Apps
Explain Everything
May we suggest…
21. Dates of next meetings:
Please fill-out an evaluation form
Wrap-Up
22. Dr. Alain Breuleux: alain.breuleux@mcgill.ca
Dr. Gyeong Mi Heo: gyeongmi.heo@gmail.com
Karen Rye: karen.rye@rsb.qc.ca
Tina Morotti: tina.morotti@rsb.qc.ca
Sandra Frechette: sandra.frechette@rsb.qc.ca
Thank you and have fun!
