Successes & Challenges (4/17/2019) by Cecilio Dimas https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh Please share 3 successes & 3 challenges you've recently experienced in one or more of your math classes, courses, curricula, pathways, departments, etc. en-us 2019-04-17 15:29:22 UTC 2019-04-17 17:05:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png connection to real problems https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358079 2019-04-17 16:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358079 Projects challenges https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358164 Incorporating design/engineering projects to model classwork which the students evaluate their group on their ability to work in a group]]> 2019-04-17 16:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358164 real world applications that are not silly - so many require skills above Algebra 1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358208 2019-04-17 16:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358208 many of the students that take algebra over two years make great improvements during the seconde year https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358260 2019-04-17 16:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358260 mindset focus: growth vs fixed https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358303 2019-04-17 16:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358303 Students are not coming in with basic skills. https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358313 2019-04-17 16:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358313 the ethnicity of the students in my advanced course doesn't reflect the overall student body (my students are almost all white) https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358327 2019-04-17 16:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358327 connecting to real world problems tcharles1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358328 2019-04-17 16:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358328 push back on reading and writing math class, especially on assessments https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358366 2019-04-17 16:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358366 students that are disengaged with school. https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358374 2019-04-17 16:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358374 3 act maths engaged students https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358378

]]> 2019-04-17 16:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358378 remediating fundamental math skills while teaching higher-level thinking tcharles1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358444 2019-04-17 16:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358444 math pathways https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358467 2019-04-17 16:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358467 Career readiness https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358515 Having students create scale drawings for projects which they will redesign after testing]]> 2019-04-17 16:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358515 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358518 Expectation of pre calculus in our pathway ]]> 2019-04-17 16:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358518 Moving away from procedural type lessons to complex problem solving in Alg. 1 given current textbook https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358559 2019-04-17 16:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358559 expected collaboration but not common mindset/beliefs on what rigor is and that all students are capable https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358572 2019-04-17 16:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358572 Changing some assessment with group projects ecatron1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358601  Engage more students and encourage communication to solve the same problem.]]> 2019-04-17 16:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358601 students who do not have self-confidence https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358615

]]> 2019-04-17 16:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358615 10th graders in Geometry are not as prepared for Geometry as the 9th graders in Geometry https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358632 2019-04-17 16:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358632 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358645 De tracking by junior year]]> 2019-04-17 16:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358645 "why do I need to know this" https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358647 2019-04-17 16:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358647 SVMI resources https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358665 2019-04-17 16:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358665 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358697 Frequent formative assessment learning to differentiate students understanding]]> 2019-04-17 16:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358697 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358734 Alg Readiness students using complete sentences to explain process & answer]]> 2019-04-17 16:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358734 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358846 Geometry students able to use strategies to write proofs relationships they've discovered]]> 2019-04-17 16:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358846 keeping seniors motivated after they commit to colleges https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358855 2019-04-17 16:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358855 building student confidence in math, debunking the myth for those who think 'I can't do math tcharles1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358892 2019-04-17 16:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358892 Incorporating constant review https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358893 Students get a weekly review of concepts so that students can build concepts together to get a more complicated problem]]> 2019-04-17 16:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358893 Students need to be willing to work hard and to not give up - often times they cannot persevere and give up easily not wanting to work at the complex problem solving because it is "too hard". https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358920 2019-04-17 16:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358920 using constructing meaning strategies to support language objectives https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358933 2019-04-17 16:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358933 remedial skills https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358974 2019-04-17 16:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358974 incorporating structured student talk https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358976 2019-04-17 16:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352358976 Being willing to stick with something and implement changes over time. The Algebra 1 curriculum was just recently changed https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359004 2019-04-17 16:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359004 number sense gaps https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359018 2019-04-17 16:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359018 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359060  Built in academic support time in our bell schedule ]]> 2019-04-17 16:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359060 motivation to learn https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359073 2019-04-17 16:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359073 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359144 Lack of motivation in Alg readiness]]> 2019-04-17 16:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359144 Engaging students https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359212 Students who have struggled at math through the years and do not engage in the work or try. Have given up before even starting.]]> 2019-04-17 16:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359212 Finding the time to do tasks in in the classroom but also teach the necessary skills that are needed to do the tasks. https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359300 2019-04-17 16:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359300 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359323 logarithms is always a unit they struggle on and I feel like I taught it in a way this year where the majority of students understood and felt successful]]> 2019-04-17 16:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359323 students working together to solve a problem tcharles1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359370 2019-04-17 16:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359370 Engage in prior thinking ecatron1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359406 Students practice older material in-class and at home to develop/strengthen new concepts]]> 2019-04-17 16:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359406 preparing all students for higher level math classes https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359442 2019-04-17 16:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359442 Sharing best practices across the district - especially with formative assessment. This seems like it could be easy to implement and could have an immediate effect. https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359477 2019-04-17 16:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359477 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359478  ]]> 2019-04-17 16:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359478 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359495 Get all students of Math levels to Pre-Calculus by Junior year

]]> 2019-04-17 16:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359495 Engaging students who are repeating Algebra 1 msharp25 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359543 Teaching the class for students repeating has been a challenge. The greatest barrier seems to be mindset and the students' own belief in their potential to learn math. I see it as a greater equity issue within the school- many of these kids feel disconnected to all the systems/processes/groups and don't have a sense of belonging. That makes it pretty hard to engage in any class. ]]> 2019-04-17 16:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359543 students understand infinite series better when the focus is on the concepts first (and the minute details of the proofs later) https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359555 2019-04-17 16:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359555 students working together to solve certain problems https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359588 2019-04-17 16:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359588 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359591 Students asking their peers for help before the teachers 

]]> 2019-04-17 16:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359591 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359598 More students are moving to advanced math courses from regular]]> 2019-04-17 16:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359598 students claiming they have never learned or seen certain concepts or skills https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359639 2019-04-17 16:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359639 students knowing how to use resources to help them solve a problem tcharles1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359647 2019-04-17 16:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359647 seeing growth throughout the year https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359660 2019-04-17 16:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359660 Closed mind sets https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359664 Students don't believe they can do the work so will just say I don't know how to do this.]]> 2019-04-17 16:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359664 Number sense weakness among students https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359737 2019-04-17 16:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359737 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359785 Plant growth mindset seeds to students]]> 2019-04-17 16:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359785 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359827 Time to learn new strategies, tools, etc. that doesn't involve days out of the classroom]]> 2019-04-17 16:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359827 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359828 Scaffolds that make the material connect to their prior knowledge]]> 2019-04-17 16:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359828 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359916 Comprehensive review activities and guides]]> 2019-04-17 16:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359916 Collaborating with colleagues to find new ways of teaching. https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359926 2019-04-17 16:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359926 Weekly Assessments ecatron1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359998 To help students assess knowledge on new material and get quick feedback on how to improve for the next one. ]]> 2019-04-17 16:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352359998 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360001 Errors in School City test bank questions]]> 2019-04-17 16:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360001 Being involved with PD that allows me to grow as an educator https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360170 2019-04-17 17:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360170 Appropriate material https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360214 Finding material that isn't boilerplate and will actually engage the students. ]]> 2019-04-17 17:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360214 standards based grading has changed the nature of conversations between students with students and students with teachers https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360231 2019-04-17 17:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360231 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360239 Emphasizing interpersonal relationship skills in class]]> 2019-04-17 17:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360239 Good group work msharp25 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360241 Students have needed a lot of training and intervention to learn how to work in groups on challenging tasks. They are very resistant (more so in upper level classes). ]]> 2019-04-17 17:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360241 trig proofs at the whiteboards as a warmup https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360261 2019-04-17 17:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360261 Thinking classroom - seeing students work at the whiteboards and giving verbal instructions https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360420 2019-04-17 17:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360420 Lack of time to collaborate with curricular team https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360461 2019-04-17 17:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360461 large number of students with IEPs and 504s in one class https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360471 2019-04-17 17:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360471 Time ecatron1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360485 Time to create engaging content and meet with colleagues]]> 2019-04-17 17:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360485 Collaboration msharp25 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360658 I don't feel that there is enough time for meaningful collaboration. I personally feel I am the best version of my teaching self when I am deeply collaborating with other teachers to develop tasks, lessons, and assessments. That is not happening. ]]> 2019-04-17 17:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360658 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360667 Engaging algebra support kids who know they’re failing algebra 1]]> 2019-04-17 17:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360667 Revising current assessment to included more performance based tasks. https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360698 2019-04-17 17:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360698 Grit ecatron1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360712 To keep trying when confronted with a difficult problem (don't give up!)]]> 2019-04-17 17:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360712 letting them re-take tests to improve their grades https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360789 2019-04-17 17:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360789 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360886 Differentiation in large class sizes]]> 2019-04-17 17:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360886 Differentiate lessons ecatron1 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360989 Large populations with varying skills makes it difficult to create content to reach all kids (time is always the issue)]]> 2019-04-17 17:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352360989 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352361016 Lack of collab time]]> 2019-04-17 17:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352361016 increase student engage and participation https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352361022 2019-04-17 17:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352361022 Planning an Algebra 1 project msharp25 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352361176 Students are engaging with a real-world semester long project to investigate a question they are interested in. ]]> 2019-04-17 17:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352361176 Social Justice Themed Lessons in Algebra 10-12 msharp25 https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352361384 To re-engage students repeating Algebra 1, we have incorporated social justice themed lessons that the students are more interested in- for example, stop and frisk, incarceration rates, etc. ]]> 2019-04-17 17:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/CecilioDimas/8x301ex3v6jh/wish/352361384