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.
My Students
This project would benefit my 12th grade AP Statistics students and the 9th-grade students we share a room with! Our school building is full of hard-working students who are happy to be back in the school building, but who need support in working collaboratively. Our ninth-grade students spent much of middle school in hybrid or remote learning and our 12th-grade students haven't had a consistent school year since 9th grade!
My Project
As we transition from remote and hybrid learning, a goal of mine is to have my students up and out of their seats discussing problems verbally and through their written ideas. I picture durable dry erase boards all around the room where students can work in groups and put up their thinking as I walk around the room asking questions, offering feedback, and pointing them to the thinking of others around the room. I recently read Peter Liljedahl's book "Building a Thinking Classroom in Mathematics" and have tried some of his strategies using large post-it paper. While it still works, it is not sustainable, and since they are paper, the marks last forever. I want my students to see their work as rough drafts in edit mode where they can confidently write knowing that they can change their thinking as they discuss and discover!
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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