Math PD Sessions

Hi All!  Welcome back to a new year.  The workshops we have planned for this year are listed below and the files you need to download are there as well.

Date

Grade Level Group(s)

Topic

Oct. 11

Grades 3 & 4

Exploring the new resources

Below are some files you will want to download and print before the session:

Text Features

Examining a text resource Gr. 3

Examining a Teacher’s Resource Gr. 3

Products and Spinner

3D Geometry Gr. 3

Division Outcomes Summary Gr.4

Division Activity Gr. 4

Examining a Teacher’s Resource Gr. 4

Notes on Geometry Lessons Gr. 4

Geometry Activity 1 Gr. 4

Measuring Angles in Pattern Blocks Gr. 4

Geometry Activity 2 Gr. 4

Properties of Quadrilaterals Table Gr. 4

Geometry Activity 3 Gr. 4

Patterns in Prisms and Pyramids Gr. 4

 

Structures of Addition and Subtraction

Structures of Multiplication and Division

Oct. 25

Grades P to 2

Looking at the Big Ideas in each strand and using this to aid in planning

Big Ideas K/P to 2 PowerPoint

Big Ideas Document Draft

Check out Black Line Masters here

Measurement Developmental Framework

Smart Board Gallery

Nov. 1

Grades 5 & 6

Perimeter & Area  / Understanding Operations: Intense focus on particular grade level outcomes

Grade 5/6 Introduction

Perimeter & Area Notes

Structures of Addition and Subtraction

Structures of Multiplication and Division

Smart Board File

Smart Board File (pdf)

Smart Board Math Gallery

Smart Board Fractions Gallery

Nov. 8

Grades 7 to 9

Developing Algebraic Reasoning: Exploring Linear and Non-linear relations / Exploring Measurement

Linear Patterns Activities

(this zipped folder contains a number of files)

7 to 9 Outcomes for Algebraic Reasoning and Measurement

Our Smart Board Notebook from this session

Our Smart Board Notebook as PDF

Measurement Developmental Framework

Nov.22

Grades 10 to 12

Embedded Algebra in the High School Math Program: Where is it and what should we do about it?

PowerPoint

Math 10 Outcomes

Math 12 Ch1-3 Outcomes

Smart Board Math Gallery

( download for session if you want to use these tools to follow along on your own Smart Board)

High School Session Notes (Smart Board file)

High School Session Notes (PDF file)

Dec. 6

Resource Teachers

Using Manipulatives to Support Struggling Students

Smart Board Math Gallery

Smart Board Fractions Gallery

Smart Board Notebook from Dec.6 Session

PDF of Smart Board notebook  from Dec.6 Session

Jan. 17

Grades 3 & 4

Understanding Operations: Intense focus on particular grade level outcomes

Blank Smart Board notebook files:

Using Base Ten in Addition and Subtraction

Good Questions

Multiplication and Division

Van Hiele Levels for Geometry (PowerPoint)

Completed Notebook files from session:

Using Base Ten in Addition and Subtraction

Good Questions

Multiplication and Division

PDF files of Notes from Session:

Using Base Ten in Addition and Subtraction

Good Questions

Multiplication and Division

Black Line Masters

Base Ten Materials

Ten Frames

Feb. 14

Grades 10 to 12

(Session may also be of interest to middle school teachers)

Mathematical Investigations and Problem Solving

Check out this page with lots of links to problem solving

Counting Squares and the Routes Problem (print these and try them)

Smart Board file for above problems (download this file and use it to work along on your own Smart Board during our session)

More Problems and Investigations (try these in your classroom)

A Smart Board Notebook file to use with these problems and investigations.

Feb. 28

Grades P to 2

Understanding Operations: Intense focus on grade level outcomes

SMART Board file for Modeling the different structures of addition and subtraction

Completed SMART Board notebook file

PDF of above

Addition and Subtraction Outcomes for P to 5

Modeling Maps:

Join

Separate

Part-Part-Whole

Compare

 

Thinking Questions Notebook file

PDF of Above

Van Heile Levels for Geometry

Mar. 21

Grades 5 & 6

Developing Algebraic Reasoning / Exploring Geometry

Grade 5 Algebra and Geometry Outcomes

Grade 6 Algebra and Geometry Outcomes

Van Heile Levels for Geometry

Smart Board file for Algebra

Smart Board file for Geometry

Sketchpad file for Geometry

Smart Board File for Algebra – complete with notes

Smart Board File for Geometry – complete with notes

Smart Board File for Algebra – pdf version

Smart Board File for Geometry – pdf version

 

Apr. 4

Grades 7 to 9

Understanding Operations: Intense focus on particular grade level outcomes & Doing Mathematical Investigations

Working with Integers SMART Board File

Fractions Progression Map - PDF

Fractions Gallery for SMART Board

Working with Fractions SMART Board

Dividing Fractions Activity (Word file)

Adding Fractions Problems (Word Perfect file)

Sorting Rational Numbers Activity Number Cards and Number Line

Fraction Word Problems for SMART Board

Fraction Word Problems Handout(Word file)

Check out this page with lots of links to problem solving

Counting Squares and the Routes Problem (print these and try them)

Smart Board file for above problems (download this file and use it to work along on your own Smart Board during our session)

More Problems and Investigations (try these in your classroom)

A Smart Board Notebook file to use with these problems and investigations.

Apr. 18

Resource Teachers

Using Manipulatives to Support Struggling Students

Using manipulatives to learn fractions

Fractions Gallery for SMART Board

Fractions Progression Map

Exploring Fractions Smart Board Notebook file

Exploring fractions file with completed notes

PDF of Exploring Fractions with notes

Fraction Word Problems Smart Board Notebook file

Working with Integers SMART Board File

Go to The NS Dept. of Ed. Site to get BLMs for Pattern Blocks, Fraction Factory, Fraction Circles, Fraction Strips, and more

Measurement SMART Notebook

Measurement Notebook with completed notes

PDF of Measurement with notes

Measurement developmental framework

 

 

 

 

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