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What makes a great leader? We discussed the attributes great leaders have and how we can emulate great leaders in our schools. We can encourage our colleagues to embrace new ways of teaching and learning mathematics.
Leaders are risk-takers. We can encourage risk-taking in our students by modelling a growth mindset, and encouraging them to embrace their mistakes.

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Universal Design for Learning in Math

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We use strategies that are necessary for our "outlier" students, which benefit all students. How do chunking, direct instruction, manipulatives, and real-life contexts benefit every student, even though we implement these strategies with our struggling students?

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Choice boards are one way to differentiate by focusing on readiness and interest. Students are able to choose from a variety of activities to complete as they learn and aquire new skills.

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Does working with the same peers every time help our students grow? Different skills and interests mean that students need a variety of peer groups. Flexible groupings allow teachers to meet the needs of their students. Depending on the topic or subject matter, different partnerships and groups may be more beneficial. Students' strengths and needs are taken into account.

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How does the First Nations community perceive math instruction? What can we do to ensure sucess for our Aboriginal students? We learned about ways to incorporate First Nations perspectives. Does language influence mathematics instruction? Aboriginal students may connect with different games, stories and manipulatives, and we should incorporate this into our instruction.

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Strategies we encountered include: reducing clutter, using manipulatives, eliminating time constraints, reducing output demands, chunking tasks, use of calculators, and introducing concepts through real-life contexts. Using the principles of UDL, this creates a learning environment that maximizes student learning potential.

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Having a growth mindset allows students and their parents to tackle math anxiety. Students are more willing to perservere in the face of challenges if they understand that is how they learn. Parents need to understand that they can't allow their own negative feelings about mathematics influence their children.