by Valentina Gonzalez The quality and quantity of preservice instruction in teaching multilingual learners vary, leaving many teachers feeling inadequately prepared. And even those who did re…
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In my work with preservice teachers I find myself thinking a lot about the language of math and the models we use. Today I want to discuss the differences between the 100 board and 0-99 chart. In some circles, the 0-99 chart is also called a 100 board. In old-school language it is called a counting chart. I don't particularly like either of these names. Here's why. Even though 100 numbers are represented on the 0-99 chart, it does not extend to 100. To be called a 100 board, it should include this number. A counting chart should begin with the first counting number, which is 1. Zero is not a counting number. Therefore, a chart that begins with 0 should not be called a counting chart. I know these are really minor points, but they speak to the issue of precision and the language we use to describe mathematical tools. Beyond the semantic issues of what we call these charts, I have greater concerns about the use of 100 board (and the 120 board we now see to support Common Core standards). Our system of numeration is a base-10 system. This means we have 10-digits (0-9) and that every number can be made using one or more of these digits in combination. Ten and powers of ten are used to construct the system. Larger numbers are built by repeatedly bundling ten: 10 ones make one ten, 10 tens make one hundred, 10 hundreds make one thousand, and so on. In simpler language, every time we reach ten of a particular unit, it is regrouped and renamed. Here's what the tens column looks like on these charts. Note the placement of each. This is where my problem with the 100 board comes in. When we reach 10 ones on a hundred board, they still remain in the ones row (or column, depending on how the chart is arranged), but they belong at the beginning of the next decade. On a 0-99 chart all the numbers in a decade appear in the same row. For example, on a 100 board, the decade row for thirty begins with 31 and ends with 40. On a 0-99 chart, the decade for the thirty row begins with 30 and ends with 39. This representation on the 0-99 chart is much clearer and more accurately represents the way our number system operates. The other idea the 0-99 chart makes explicit is that zero is an even number. Even though we don't begin counting with 0, placing it on the board shows students that one less than 1 is 0 and that zero IS a number! On a 100 board we recognize numbers ending in 0 as even, but because zero does not appear, students don't view it as a number (just a placeholder) and often question its classification, wondering if it is even, odd, or neither. The 0-99 chart can help students overcome these misconceptions. In the final analysis, both charts can be used for developing skills in counting up and counting back, skip counting, finding one more/one less and ten more/ten less than a number, recognizing patterns, place value, addition, subtraction, finding multiples, prime numbers, and more. However, the 0-99 chart does this while helping students work within the structure of our base-10 system. Now that I've articulated the reasons that I feel the 0-99 chart is a better tool than the 100 board, here's a set of charts for you to use. One is a traditional 0-99 chart (oriented horizontally), while the other displays the numbers vertically. Download 0-99 Charts. What are your thoughts about the difference between the 100 board and the 0-99 chart? Which do you prefer and why?
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The last two weeks have gone by so quickly! It's amazing how time passes by so quickly when you're busy doing something you love! After the first three days, I've pretty much been teaching every day and am gaining a lot of hands-on experiences. I'm so lucky to be able to do my practicum with such supportive staff and amazing students! Today I'd like to share a lesson I taught as part of my poetry unit which I got a lot of good reviews on! They are called heart maps, adapted from the idea from Georgia Heard's book, Awakening the Heart which has loads of useful ideas on how to teach poetry. The heart map is a great way for students to get in touch with their emotions and realize what makes life meaningful for them. It's also a useful tool for students to go back to during the school year when they can't think of topics to write about. I introduced the activity by telling the students that they will be making maps of their hearts. None of the students had ever worked on this activity before, and seemed very curious. I told them that their heart maps would represent different things that they care about, memories that have stayed with them, qualities that make them special or unique, or experiences which have shaped how they are today. I also gave them the following list of guiding questions to help them come up with ideas: What was the most fun you've ever had? What makes you unique? What people/objects/activities are important to you? What has really affected your heart? What secrets have you kept in your heart? What are some experiences or central events that you will never forget? I was so amazed and inspired by the finished work that the students handed in! They are now all put up on the bulletin board in the hallway, and I've been asked to teach this lesson in another class as well :)
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A few weeks ago, I became deeply troubled as an educator. While I have frequently heard complaints from colleagues that our state’s standards have taken the personality out of teaching and have caused kids to hate school, I was recently startled to hear similar sentiments expressed from one of my preservice teachers! After being out […]
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Below are free samples that have been included in our blog posts. Simply click the titles or images of the downloads you are interested in, and they are ready to be used! Check this page often as we will add them here for you to easily download. Pun Classroom Posters by Presto Plans Bring puns into your classroom to get a student laugh, or at the very least an eye-roll and a smirk. It will also allow them to consider the nuances of the language and hopefully encourage them to share their own puns. Looking for more ways to bring humor into the classroom? Give this post a read: 5 Ways To Bring Humor Into Your English Classroom End of Year Student Gifts by The SuperHERO Teacher Download these free gift tags for your students while teaching them about puns! SHARED SENSORY WRITING (by Presto Plans) Have your students work collaboratively to write a descriptive paragraph using vivid imagery with this fun activity. This free resource is from my blog post: 5 Collaborative Writing Activities TAPESTRY POETRY (by Presto Plans) Have your students work collaboratively to write a tapestry poem. Learn about how this activity works by reading my blog post: 5 Collaborative Writing Activities INSPIRING WRITERS (By Room 213) Download these free activities that you can use to kick start your students' creativity: Titles for brainstorming carousel, Perspective task cards, and an activity using mentor texts. CLASSROOM THROWBACKS (BY PRESTO PLANS) Build classroom community by using "Classroom Throwbacks". Students share funny, interesting, and memorable moments that happen within the classroom. This free resource is from my blog post: Building A Positive Classroom Community. FRIDAY 5-4-3-2-1 ACTIVITY (BY PRESTO PLANS) Providing students with an opportunity to reflect on the positive moments of the week and look forward to the next week is another way to foster classroom community. One way to do this is by starting a weekly tradition called the Friday 5-4-3-2-1.This free resource is from my blog post: Building A Positive Classroom Community. PUBLIC SPEAKING STUDENT SURVEY & ACTION PLAN (BY SECONDARY SARA) Help students conquer their fears and develop a growth mindset before the next speech or presentation! Use the survey to figure out their strengths and weaknesses, and individualize goal-oriented progress with the action plan. This free resource is from my blog post: Making Public Speaking Less Scary for Teens. ESSAY WRITING CHECKLIST (BY THE CLASSROOM SPARROW) Provide your students with a checklist that must be submitted along with their final writing piece. This will help to ensure students are not missing any material or information. This will save you time from having to review a paper twice and it will save the student time from re-writing sections from their essay due to unnecessary mistakes.This free resource is from the blog post: Essay Writing Tips for Students and Teachers. DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP CONVERSATION STARTER (BY THE DARING ENGLISH TEACHER) This graphic organizer is a great way to get students thinking and talking about safe, appropriate, and effective ways to use technology in class. This free resource is from the blog post: Teaching Digital Citizenship in the Secondary Classroom. BOOKMARK INDEPENDENT READING REWARD SYSTEM (BY THE SUPERHERO TEACHER) These bookmarks are designed to encourage students to read independently, while also being rewarded for their efforts. Download the bookmarks, review the rewards, and allow students to customize their bookmarks to use while they read! This free resource is from the blog post: 5 Ways to Encourage Independent Reading. CLASSROOM BOOK CLUB SIGN UP SHEET (BY THE SUPERHERO TEACHER) Download this "Classroom Book Club Sign Up Sheet" to implement your OWN classroom book club. Having a classroom book club fosters independent reading and collaboration! This free resource is from the blog post: 5 Ways to Encourage Independent Reading. STUDENT READING INTEREST SURVEY (BY PRESTO PLANS) Learn about your students' interests and genre and text-type preferences with this student reading interest survey. I give this to my students a couple days before bringing my students to the library to choose an independent novel. It's a great way to prep a smaller pool of novel ideas for those students who you know may have trouble finding a novel to read. This free resource is from the following blog post: 6 Ways To Help Your Students Find The Perfect Novel. SEARCHING THE STACKS LIBRARY ACTIVITY (BY PRESTO PLANS) Send your class on a library quest to help them explore the sections, discover new authors, and find books based on their interests. This activity allows students to search the stacks for titles that fall into particular categories while also familiarizing them with the library layout. During the process, they will hopefully run into a novel or two that they might be interested in trying out. This free resource is from the following blog post: 6 Ways To Help Your Students Find The Perfect Novel. STUDENT ASSIGNMENT LOG (BY ADDIE WILLIAMS) Give each of our students this Assignment Log copied on bright colored paper (so that it's easy to spot in their binders). Keep a running log of assignments and due dates on a whiteboard in your classroom and encourage students to do the same on their Assignment log. You might also find it helpful in your own lesson planing - keep a copy of one for each of your classes in your teacher binder! 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“If I don’t grade it, students won’t do it.” This reasoning leaves teachers with piles of work to grade, but I wonder how much of that time spent assigning points to student work results in improved student performance. I fell into this trap at the start of my teaching career. I gave points for completing […]
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