<p> Technology Use as a tool</p><p>Graphing Calculators http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_109_g_2_t_2.html?open=activities&from=topic_t_2.html</p><p>Computers Illuminations (illuminations.nctm.org) National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (nlvm.usu.edu) Thinkfinity (thinkfinity.org)</p><p>In your journal, describe two different applications and how they could be used in the classroom. Share your favorite with a peer. </p><p>Other tools Podcasts Wikis Gaming Jing</p><p>Calculators  Calculators can be used to develop concepts and enhance problem solving  Calculators may be used for drill  Calculators can improve attitudes and motivation  Calculators are commonly used in society</p><p>EQUITY</p><p>“Teaching for equity attempts to attain equal outcomes for all students by being sensitive to individual differences” (p. 93). </p><p>Response to Intervention (RTI)  Came from IDEA 2004  3 tiered instruction with “corresponding monitoring of results and outcomes” (p. 96)  Utah’s 3 Tiered Model of Mathematics Instruction Students with mild disabilities  explicit strategy instruction  should use multiple models  can use peer-assisted learning</p><p>Planning Before 1. Structure the environment 2. Identify potential barriers During 1. Provide clarity After 1. Consider alternative assessments 2. Emphasize practice and summary</p><p>Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students “Integrate a standards-based curriculum with CLD strategies” (p. 102).</p><p>Strategies for ELLs  Write and state the content and language objectives  Build background  Encourage the use of native language  Use comprehensible input  Explicitly teach vocabulary  Plan cooperative/interdependent groups to support language  Create partnerships with families</p><p>Be aware of issues of gender equity</p><p>Mathematically gifted students Don’t  Give them more of the same task if they finish quickly  Just give them free time if they finish early  Always pair them with a less able student to help them Do  Provide opportunities for acceleration through curriculum compacting (vertical)  Create enrichment activities related to the math concepts (horizontal)  Increase the level of complexity or sophistication  Provide novel experiences</p>