tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post3431556875724231674..comments2023-10-23T05:06:15.165-07:00Comments on Our Legacy of Love - “Leading with Aloha”: Math LiteracyJan Iwasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04216120028897855975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post-38010734078253413102014-01-14T08:07:12.565-08:002014-01-14T08:07:12.565-08:00I believe we haven't been taught -- hence, we ...I believe we haven't been taught -- hence, we don't teach math as a literacy. For too long, we've taught math as algorithms, a process to get the right answer. Math is much more than that; it's understanding what the problem is asking for, and that's why your list of skills and processes makes sense. We need to do this with students in our classrooms or math problem-solving will continue to be a challenge for teachers and students. Thank you for sharing!Jan Iwasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216120028897855975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post-3656131990684172142014-01-13T13:28:45.946-08:002014-01-13T13:28:45.946-08:00If I listed the essential skills and processes I u...If I listed the essential skills and processes I use for math literacy, in problem solving, it would include the following: using prior knowledge, making connections, setting predictions, forming inferences, visualizing (see words in pictures), identifying setting, characters, and problem, selecting important details, making summarizations, asking myself questions, and validating predictions, inferences, and answers. It is interesting that these are the same skills and processes I use when I read. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post-20671615727992679462014-01-10T23:02:14.627-08:002014-01-10T23:02:14.627-08:00You are as passionate about math as I am, Lynele B...You are as passionate about math as I am, Lynele Basug :-) We will continue to share the beauty of math and problem-solving with our teachers and students. Jan Iwasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216120028897855975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post-1275309873161827932014-01-10T21:58:57.254-08:002014-01-10T21:58:57.254-08:00I agree, JS! I especially like your last statemen...I agree, JS! I especially like your last statement; we need to make time for students to solve problems.Jan Iwasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216120028897855975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post-26201766386076349692014-01-10T11:21:01.996-08:002014-01-10T11:21:01.996-08:00I also think we have to give as much time to "...I also think we have to give as much time to "talk story" during math as we do with reading. We can read a story and students can talk about what they think will happen or how they felt about the story. But do we ever stop to think about having an engaging conversation in math? Not really. Some of us grew up in a classroom where you solve math facts using an algorithm to get one right answer. But with paradigm shifts and the implementation of the Common Core, math has taken on a new meaning. Students need time to explore and discover as well as engage in mathematical discourse (communication) to gain a deeper understanding of concepts. Although there may be an answer (a single number or multiple ), there are different ways of getting there (strategies). The idea of using the CRA model can help students develop these understandings if we provide them with the time. Often times we allow students to use pictures, numbers and words but we sometimes forget including the exploration with the use of manipulatives. Students can "talk story" during this time. Then the question arises: When do we have time for them to explore? Think then about this: If we allow students to write using a process over a period of time, why then do we not give them this same kind of time to solve during math using a process? This, being problem solving. Seems to me like these would be great argumentative pieces as they justify why their answer makes sense. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post-27432380865114927182014-01-10T01:30:40.960-08:002014-01-10T01:30:40.960-08:00When you think about it, what you are saying is tr...When you think about it, what you are saying is true. So many times we move from concept to concept. While we do go back to review previously taught material, many times the math is not necessarily related to the outside world. People say that the only way to get better at reading and writing is to actually read and write. This is also true for problem solving. In order for students to really understand how to solve problems, they need time to actually solve problems!!JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691273855292932722noreply@blogger.com