We chat every Tuesday night at 8:30-9:30 pm CST. All are welcome, especially EarlyEd teachers, leaders & experts. Co-founded & moderated by @techwnancy @JessicaCabeen & @VealHeidi
Stacy from the Dallas, TX area. I am an Early Childhood Speaker and Trainer who specializes in #childdevelopment and #earlylearning. Excited to join tonight! #ECEchat
Q1: How do you insure that the math curriculum, materials, and methods used with your student’s are aligned to developmentally appropriate practices and known sequences of foundational mathematical growth? #ECEchat
A1 We are very lucky to have the Texas PreK Guidelines which include the EOY outcomes, examples of student behaviors & instructional strategies. #ecechat
A1: I think it’s important to look at standards as well as learning trajectories while planning. Know what the expectation is and provide a solid pathway to get there #ECEchat
Q1: How do you insure that the math curriculum, materials, and methods used with your student’s are aligned to developmentally appropriate practices and known sequences of foundational mathematical growth? #ECEchat
A1: We follow the Michigan Early Childhood Standards of Quality and the NAEYC. We are also state funded, so we are required to have a developmentally appropriate curriculum. #ecechat
Good Evening A1: align to the state standards while maintaining both hands on and numerous instructional methods to both support and guide the learner towards success...model the I can statements and performance assessments #ECEchat
A1: it's important to know the standards & EOY goals, but I think it's also important to take your students into account. Are they ready for this math topic yet? Are they ready to move on? #ecechat
A1: Continuing to learn and understand about brain and child development to ensure practices are meeting children where they are developmentally. Constantly asking if the expectations are realistic. #ecechat
Q1: How do you insure that the math curriculum, materials, and methods used with your student’s are aligned to developmentally appropriate practices and known sequences of foundational mathematical growth? #ECEchat
A1. Talk, Plan and Collaborate. By working together in PLC's teachers are able to brainstorm content with developmentally appropriate practice. The expertise is in the room. #ECEChat
A1. A key piece is truly knowing what developmentally appropriate practice means for the students you are teaching. Take a course in child development and view your curriculum, materials, etc with that lens in mind (don't just believe what the company says). #ECEChat
.@eriksonmath and @NAEYC are two great organizations with many resources to insure developmentally appropriate math practices for early learners. #ECEchat
A1: starting the chat tonight with a real thinking question. Along with using resources, I make sure to use ongoing assessments to show me that students are ready for the next step and spiral through concepts. Dev. appropriate doesn’t always mean the same. #ECEchat
A1. Talk, Plan and Collaborate. By working together in PLC's teachers are able to brainstorm content with developmentally appropriate practice. The expertise is in the room. #ECEChat
A1: in planning with my GL we use the district pacing guide, CCSC, and https://t.co/ovxlZCaFpQ to help with planning and alignment. I also break skills in levels for my small group instruction #ECEchat
A1. Know your state standards & the continuum for learning skills - identify where your students are at and make a plan for scaffolding, supporting them to get to the next level. #ECEChat
A2: now being in the upper grades, I think number sense/recognition are huge foundational blocks as well as being able to see patterns in numbers, break them apart, and understand the operations #ecechat
Number recognition and counting is a key building block for Math, if you can’t count and recognize #’https://t.co/zvLKX0L86R can move on to addition/subtraction?!?🤷🏼♀️#ecechat
A2: First grade...Number and Operations In Base Ten follow by Operations and Algebraic Thinking. These are HUGE #ECEchat I’m still reviewing these in my small groups with Ss who are struggling.
A2. Number sense hands down. Until we give the solid foundation of number and what it means it all means nothing. We must help Ss understand what a number truly means #ECEchat
Good point. Number sense encompasses so many factors. Takes understanding of a number to new levels. Sure, you can recognize the icon “5”, but when you can show 5 objects, make connections to having 5 fingers or being 5-years-old, that is the essence of number sense. #ecechat
A2: now being in the upper grades, I think number sense/recognition are huge foundational blocks as well as being able to see patterns in numbers, break them apart, and understand the operations #ecechat
That number recognition helps so much in the upper grades too! If they are able to automatically recognize and name 5, it saves us time and makes working with larger numbers more efficient! #ecechat
A2. Number sense hands down. Until we give the solid foundation of number and what it means it all means nothing. We must help Ss understand what a number truly means #ECEchat
Q3: Mine definitely struggle with counting and identifying the teen numbers. They'll do well with 1-10 and 20+, but those teen numbers get us every year. #ecechat
A3 my Ss struggle most with place value and not having fluency in basic facts. This shows to me, just how important these foundational skills are! #ecechat
A2: First graders struggle with Place value. I’ve found that using base ten blocks really helps. +\-10 is also hard and we use a giant 120 board with frames from @LakeshoreLM to model #ECEchat
A3. Number sense. There is so much more than just recognition and memorization of number symbols. They have to manipulate and understand what they do with the number and how it interacts with alll things math #ECEchat
A2: Dissecting and visually representing place value. Not an ECE skill though. What happens when we move places. So, connecting visceral knowledge with real world understanding. This gap widens with age. We get too smart, heh. #ECEchat
Part of the foundational skill building is developing the language of math into the classroom culture. Having Ss think and act like mathematicians. Exposure to more advanced terminology, and building math vocabulary. #ecechat
I think some of it is the names of those numbers! I noticed my Ss last year could do 1-10 and 20+ fine, but always confused how to write the teen numbers and their order. They aren't as helpful names as 21, 22, 23, etc. #ecechat
A3: Identifying and representing with larger numbers. More room for error especially if the student rushes through the process or becomes distracted #ECEchat
A3: Dissecting and visually representing place value. Not an ECE skill though. What happens when we move places. So, connecting visceral knowledge with real world understanding. This gap widens with age. We get too smart, heh. #ECEchat
A3: My students are struggling with recognizing the teen numbers. We just began learning #20-30, so they say 25 for 15. 🤦🏼♀️ #thestruggleisreal#ecechat
A3: When visiting classrooms, I notice children rote counting & recognizing numbers, but lacking true number concepts. Too much time is spent on mundane, memorization activities & not enough hands-on expriences & unstructured time to apply & experiment with knowledge. #ecechat
A3: Every part of the year has its difficulties. Mid-year, I have a lot of students struggling with rote counting through the teens and in March it’ll change to something else. #ECEchat
A3- Varies by year, but especially in PK, I find that the first challenge they face is counting to 20 or higher. They often get confused w/ teens. Once they master the teens, they’re able to get patterns and count much further. We spend a lot of time on that concept. #ecechat
Q4: When it comes to student achievement, social-emotional skills like confidence, determination, and self-control can have a big impact. How can teachers build students' confidence in math? #ECEchat
A3: Place value with larger numbers. I think these numbers/ this concept is new and many are still learning strategies and techniques to help them master it #ECEChat
A4: Make math fun! Play math games, read math books, bring math to life, make it real for them! Help remove the fear children have surrounding math! #ECEchat
Absolutely right! Have to meet each S where they are, and push forward collaboratively and collectively. Mathematical growth mindset on display. #ecechat
A4. Let them lead. Show them they are valued and let them explain what they are thinking. You can use talk moves and leaders to help engage and learn #ECEchat
A4: Guided Math groups help build confidence in #mathematical thinking I’ve also found that keeping predictable, hands-on, and revisited helps increase engagement and +impact on learning #ECEchat
A4: I say create an environment where 'not knowing' is good. Then I can teach you. Show off what you don't know. Then we can learn. There's not way a room of people should be the same at anything, especially processing math. #ECEchat
RT Q4: When it comes to student achievement, non-cognitive skills like confidence, grit and self-control can have a big impact. How can teachers build students' confidence in math? #ECEchat
A4- SEL is VITAL to Ss success across any and all content areas. Incorporating SEL strategies helps Ss cope with and conquer difficult challenges in a positive and productive fashion. Allow Ss to explore, make mistakes, and grow, encouraging them along the way. #ecechat
A4: Giving students the language to help them be successful! Teaching them that part of being a mathematician is failing and continuing to persevere! Also celebrating success when mastering new skills #ECEChat
A4 I help build my Ss confidence in math by referring to all of them as mathematicians frequently! We also do a lot of sharing strategies, and helping others. #ecechat
A4: Guided Math groups help build confidence in #mathematical thinking I’ve also found that keeping stations predictable, hands-on, and revisited helps increase engagement and +impact on learning #ECEchat
A4: I try to make math as fun as possible. To help build confidence, I also try to keep interactions as positive as possible. For instance, if one of my kids misidentifies a number, I'll say, "Almost, It's a 3". #ecechat
A4: I build my students confidence in Math with praise, engaging lessons, small group practice. If students do not get the early foundation of Math, they lose confidence. It’s so important to build those foundational skills so they can be confident! #ecechat
A4 I help build my Ss confidence in math by referring to all of them as mathematicians frequently! We also do a lot of sharing strategies, and helping others. #ecechat
A4 definitely making math into games with the teacher (Ss always want to play with us) and scaffolding meeting the kids where they are and encouraging them #ecechat
A4: Design an environment with open-ended materials that elicit math reasoning and applications. Then, allow plenty of time for #unstructuredplay. Roam the room, observe, and acknowledge when children apply mathematical reasoning to an everyday situation on their own. #ecechat
Q4: When it comes to student achievement, social-emotional skills like confidence, determination, and self-control can have a big impact. How can teachers build students' confidence in math? #ECEchat
A4 cont. They like getting to connect to the real world too. Coming up with problems or examples like what we are working on. They seem to have caught on that I love using food as examples. (I can't help using chocolate bars to help explain fractions! 😍) #ecechat
My favorite part today, I had 2 sharing how to solve a problem & the 1 shared an incomplete answer & her partner responded, "you have a really good start!" Love seeing the supportive community of mathematicians in my classroom #ecechat
SEL is the tone and trend-setter. When Ss learn how to cope, learn how to engage and collaborate, they are then equipped to take on any academic challenge. #ecechat
A4 Math is everywhere. Give young learners invitations w/ lose parts & a variety of engaging materials to identify numbers, count, create patterns, code, build shapes, and explore how numeracy is a natural part of our every day life. #ecechat#ECEchat
A5- Collaboration w/ teammates; being intentional about creating hands-on experiences filled with accountable math talk; embracing learning through play. #ecechat
A5: Creative Investigations in Early Math by Angela Eckhoff, Big ideas of Early Mathematics by the Early Math Collaborative (Erikson Institute), & The Child and Mathematics by Juanita Copley.
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A1 Do your homework! Study brain development, learn to scaffold lessons according to research (not Pinterest pop ups - I can not lie. I am a Pinterest fan, but always know why you are doing what you are doing). #ECEchat
Pinterest is FILLED with great ideas! Great point about brain development. Helps us as the Ts make the learning more appropriate and accessible for the Ss. #ecechat
A5- I would love to hear suggestions on what others are using to incorporate unstructured play for their mathematics time! Looking to incorporate more DAP in my Firstie classroom! #ECEChat
I have thoroughly enjoyed tonight’s chat on math! Great time of sharing and learning. Have to step away a bit early. Have a great rest of your week on purpose, everyone! #ecechat
A6: Continue to learn abt the intricacies of math development in young #children. When you know that, it's easier to create an environment conducive for learning. Also helps when explaining the importance of building strong foundations (and not rushing) to stakeholder.
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