https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs en-us 2018-10-31 20:58:12 UTC 2018-11-01 13:58:34 UTC hello@padlet.com jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299183470 The role of the teacher is to engage students in tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving and facilitate discourse that moves students toward shared understanding of mathematics. ]]> 2018-10-31 21:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299183470 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299183750 Students can learn mathematics through exploring and solving contextual and mathematical problems. ]]> 2018-10-31 21:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299183750 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299183950 Mathematics learning should focus on developing understanding of concepts and procedures through problem solving, reasoning, and discourse.]]> 2018-10-31 21:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299183950 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299201599 Equity is attained when students receive the differentiated supports (e.g., time, instruction, curricular materials, programs) necessary to ensure that all students are mathematically successful. ]]> 2018-10-31 23:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299201599 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299201753 Mathematics ability is a function of opportunity, experience, and effort - not of innate intelligence. Mathematics teaching and learning cultivate mathematics abilities. All students are capable of participating and achieving in mathematics and all deserve support to achieve at the highest levels. ]]> 2018-10-31 23:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299201753 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299201882 The practice of isolating low-achieving students in low-level or slower-paced mathematics groups should be eliminated. ]]> 2018-10-31 23:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299201882 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299347391 Mathematics is a dynamic field that is ever changing. Emphases in the curriculum are evolving, and it is important to embrace and adapt to appropriate changes. ]]> 2018-11-01 13:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299347391 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299347894 Standards should drive decisions about which topics to address and which to omit in the curriculum. How a textbook is used depends on its quality - i.e., the degree to which it provides coherent, balanced instruction in content aligned with standards and provides lessons that consistently support implementation of the Mathematics Teaching Practices.]]> 2018-11-01 13:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299347894 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299349482 Mathematics teachers need to have a clear understanding of the curriculum within and across grade levels - in other words, student learning progressions - to effectively teach a particular grade level or course in the sequence.]]> 2018-11-01 13:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299349482 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299350372 Al students should have access to technology and other tools that support the teaching and learning of mathematics. ]]> 2018-11-01 13:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299350372 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299350805 Online instructional videos must be judiciously adopted and used to support, not replace, effective instruction. ]]> 2018-11-01 13:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299350805 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299351315 Technology and other tools not only change how to teach but also affect what can be taught. They can assist students in investigating mathematical ideas and problems that might otherwise be too difficult or time-consuming to explore. ]]> 2018-11-01 13:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299351315 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299361157 Assessment is an ongoing process that is embedded in instruction to support student learning and make adjustments to instruction. ]]> 2018-11-01 13:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299361157 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299362010 Multiple data sources are needed to provide an accurate picture of teacher and student performance. ]]> 2018-11-01 13:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299362010 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299362990 Ongoing review and distributed practice within effective instruction are productive test preparation strategies. ]]> 2018-11-01 13:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299362990 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299364065 Teachers who collaborate with colleagues inside and outside their school are more effective. All mathematics teachers are collectively responsible for student learning, the improvement of the professional knowledge base, and everyone's effectiveness. ]]> 2018-11-01 13:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299364065 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299365188 All professionals, even experienced teachers, can benefit from content-focused instructional coaching. ]]> 2018-11-01 13:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299365188 jberray8 https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299366063 Teachers of mathematics continue to learn throughout their careers in the areas of mathematical knowledge for teaching, mathematical pedagogical knowledge, and knowledge of students as learners of mathematics. ]]> 2018-11-01 13:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jberray8/beliefs/wish/299366063