Grade 8 & 9 Sessions
Facilitator: Nikki Lineham
Session Learning Intentions:
- Deepen our understanding of the new math curriculum for grades 8 & 9
- Explore possible resources that could be used to effectively teach the new curriculum with an emphasis on the curricular competencies
Session Resources:
Link to Google Folder – Grade 8&9 session Resources
Additional Websites:
- TeachBC – the go to website for BC teaching resources (BCTF)
- www.bcamt.ca/resources/ (BC Association of Math Teachers Website)
- Power Of Ten (Trevor Calkin’s website- lots of freebies and digital resources you can buy- aligned with BC curriculum)
- Carole Fullerton’s Website
- Educating Now (Nikki Lineham’s Site – ProD resources for teachers – aligned with BC curriculum – pay for access)
- www.peterliljedahl.com/teachers (SFU professor – see links on the bottom for Resources, Numeracy Tasks, Good Problems, Card Tricks – aligned with BC curriculum)
- piman.ca/SD36/Curriculum/Home (Links to many resources included in your package including the curriculum grids)
- www.youcubed.org/tasks/ (US so search by topic)
- robertkaplinsky.com/lessons/ (US so search by topic)
- www.openmiddle.com/ (US so search by topic)
- nrich.maths.org/ (UK so search by topic)
- fawnnguyen.com/ (look on the right side –there are a ton of great resources here, including book recommendations that would have good problems)
- eworkshop.on.ca/edu/resources/guides/Guide_Math_K_6_Volume_2.pdf (this is a support for teaching problem solving in general)
- docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1jXSt_CoDzyDFeJimZxnhgwOVsWkTQEsfqouLWNNC6Z4/pub?output=html (Dan Meyer’s 3 Act task bank. There are great but you’ll need to search by topic as it is aligned with the US common core)
- www.commoncoresheets.com (Search by topic down the left side – many visual worksheets including grids and number lines and area models for multiplication)
Books:
- Mathematical Mindsets by Jo Boaler
- Open Questions for Rich Math Lesson by Marian Small (they come in English and French) – only available at:
- http://www.rubiconpublishing.com/collections/open-questions-for-rich-math-lessons/
- Good Questions; Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction by Marian Small
- Eyes on Math; A Visual Approach to Teaching Math Concepts by Marian Small
- Teaching Student Centered Mathematics by John Van de Walle and LouAnn Lovin
- Cuisenaire Rods Rock! By Carole Fullerton
- Number Talks; Helping Children Build Mental Math and Computation Strategies Grades k-5 by Sherry Parrish (would recommend this one if you’ve never done Number Talks)
- Making Number Talks Matter; Developing Mathematical Practices and Deepening Understanding Grades 4-10 (less structured than the previous one)
- How the Brain Learns Mathematics by David Sousa