Implementing Tools and Representations: Success and Challenges by Royan Lee https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2 From Feb 14 BML Strategic Planning Meeting en-us 2024-02-14 19:37:16 UTC 2024-02-14 20:30:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9e0.png Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883908451 Use of digital tools for visual representation Challenges: Getting teachers to use concrete manipulatives especially with intervention.

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dust on a shelf

]]> 2024-02-14 19:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883910712 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883911933 Started with an inventory by site as it was clear that there were inequities across sites. Purchased "kits" for 3,6,9. Relearn - teaching teachers how to use the tools

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]]> 2024-02-14 19:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883914543 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883914659 through our math facilitator tracking forms 71% of the time math coaching classrooms are using tools and representations

]]> 2024-02-14 19:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883914659 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883914813 Teacher knowledge which is layered with their confidence and own math experiences. We have had tremendous success in grades 9 and 10, primarily through modelling and demonstration classrooms.

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]]> 2024-02-14 19:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883915238 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883915405 Working in some areas to encourage more intermediate teachers to use concrete tools.

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]]> 2024-02-14 19:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883916103 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883916359 With a large number of new admin and teachers, there is a lot of learning needed

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]]> 2024-02-14 19:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883916505 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883916692 teachers staying after school for math PD! challenges: NO supply coverage allowed for 

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]]> 2024-02-14 19:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883916851 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883916980 more and more educators are seeing the use of tools to support thinking

]]> 2024-02-14 19:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883916980 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883917104 A lack of understanding of many educators around how to intentionally utilize visual and concrete tools to support specific conceptual understandings...both large and small group work

]]> 2024-02-14 19:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883917104 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883917468 Many of our teachers did not learn math this way and prefer to teach they way they learned (algorithm), paper/pencil. They are starting to see the value though with the help of our coaches.

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]]> 2024-02-14 19:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883917581 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883917972 Moving from using them as "answer tools" to tools that allow for thinking and investigation

]]> 2024-02-14 19:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883917972 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883918464 e-normalizing and de-stigmatizing of manipulatives has begun Challenges: access to concrete tools (funds), teacher comfort in use of manipulatives to support conceptual understanding

]]> 2024-02-14 19:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883918464 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883918604 Not all educators are confident with using the tools, they often get frustrated as they might not understand what their trying to achieve with the use of a tool

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]]> 2024-02-14 19:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883918979 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883919194 Students are still reluctant to use them, particularly in older grades.

]]> 2024-02-14 19:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883919194 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883919344 students are learning through visuals in most classrooms. Challenges, not every classroom has manipulatives or access to them. We have provided input on using virtual manipulatives.

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teacher knowledge of how to use the tools

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]]> 2024-02-14 19:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883920202 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883920352 Having math facilitators modeling in the classrooms is moving some back to using in the classrooms.

]]> 2024-02-14 19:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883920352 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883921533 Having the ability/capacity to provide professional learning opportunities to support teachers with effective instructional strategies when implementing and/or using tools in the classroom.

]]> 2024-02-14 19:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883921533 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883921681 As part of facilitator work in schools, we are doing inventories of all tools and ensuring that these are modelled through the classroom work.

]]> 2024-02-14 19:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883921681 Challenges royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883921961 challenges: not enough concrete tools. No funding to support our teacher release time to support the effective implementation of tools for student achievement.

]]> 2024-02-14 19:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883921961 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883922082 So many new teachers who started during pandemic. Getting them comfortable using concrete and digital tools.

]]> 2024-02-14 19:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883922082 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883922334 All staff have had pd on digital math tools and are using them in the classroom to support all students.

]]> 2024-02-14 19:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883922334 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883922440 Intermediate classes and high schools are using math tools less.

]]> 2024-02-14 19:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883922440 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883922871 Teacher understanding of how the tools can build student conceptual understanding,

]]> 2024-02-14 19:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883922871 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883923010 Understanding the CRA model Successes

]]> 2024-02-14 19:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883923010 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883923124 The teachers are very eager to try new strategies and participate.

]]> 2024-02-14 19:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883923124 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883923325 available to students, students find success and make connections

]]> 2024-02-14 19:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883923325 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883923488 educator understanding of how to implement and leverage tools and representations

]]> 2024-02-14 19:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883923488 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883923650 Lack of technology for digital tools, lack of concrete tools and limited budget in some schools especially in priority schools that are hard hit by other expenses or are small

]]> 2024-02-14 19:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883923650 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883924006 students are reluctant to use concrete tools in the upper grades

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]]> 2024-02-14 19:55:45 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883924525 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883926004 Teachers recognizing the power of the use of concrete tools

]]> 2024-02-14 19:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883926004 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883926884 Secondary Teachers' awareness of how to effectively engage students in using manipulatives.

]]> 2024-02-14 19:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883926884 Challenge royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883927374 still overcoming the mindset that tools are for remediation.

]]> 2024-02-14 19:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883927374 Success royan https://padlet.com/royan/yclggiwsjgv3zgf2/wish/2883935425 coming as we have math facilitators working in our grade 3 & 6 classrooms and helping increase teacher confidence

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