Help me give my students the opportunity to develop ownership and direct growth in their steps to learning, with their own collaborative posters.
$239 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
These students are in a mathematics class in 6th grade, at a middle school, charter school. Students learn in a block schedule for two days out of the week, for one and a half hours each time. Students need support with some manipulatives and supplies to use for daily practice. The students in our class are encouraged to learn through technology, like ST Math and Summit Learning, however, we still highly depend on traditional materials. Some students in special education work in a small group and need markers and chart paper to review math vocabulary and clear, numbered steps to solve.
We have created a hands-on active learning environment that makes math concepts more comprehensible.
Many of our young students still feel encouraged and have a love of math. We are excited to continue that spark and intrigue for learning.
My Project
Many students in special education can do exceptionally well in math. When students can see clear, brief numbered steps, they can learn to organize how to approach math problems. The drawings that students add also contribute to their learning and can succinctly demonstrate concepts. The Carousel/Gallery Walk activity in class is a highly motivating and beneficial cooperative learning strategy that allows students to activate background knowledge and connect to concepts, building on small group discussion, support, and whole class review.
Allowing students to develop larger print posters that they directly create will dramatically increase their understanding, their practice, and build upon their confidence and accomplishments in math.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, "In 2015–16, the number of students ages 3–21 receiving special education services was 6.7 million, or 13 percent of all public school students. Among students receiving special education services, 34 percent had specific learning disabilities." In order to improve the difficulties students may have by drawing upon multiple modalities and being attentive to their strengths, we can begin to see their growth in what most perceive as a difficult challenge in math.
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