tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830003550003306021.post9087956277184124270..comments2022-01-22T14:23:39.287-05:00Comments on The Education of an Elementary Principal: Math Assembly an Educational Success!!Tim Slackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870502180181665150noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830003550003306021.post-69976172708641647242013-01-07T17:42:25.333-05:002013-01-07T17:42:25.333-05:00Thanks Tim! This helps a lot. I really like your i...Thanks Tim! This helps a lot. I really like your idea of the Math Museum. Linking the Arts and Math is a fantastic idea, and what a great way to really get students to see math in a meaningful way.<br /><br />I'm going to share your blog post with my principal and vice principal. I think that this math assembly idea has a lot of potential!<br /><br />Aviva<br />www.weinspirefutures.comAvivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390809465562282217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830003550003306021.post-81609103102704853252013-01-07T10:06:13.966-05:002013-01-07T10:06:13.966-05:00Hi Aviva! Thanks for the comment on the post. We h...Hi Aviva! Thanks for the comment on the post. We have very good EQAO scores here at school but for some reason our Math scores do not mesh with our LA scores. This was an idea to get teachers and staff talking about curriculum, ideas and what is going on in the school regarding math. The purposeful talk we heard was going on in many of the presentations that were made. The students participated by class and were a captivated audience for sure! It was great to see.<br /><br />We have 300 students here at St. Rita and draw from a very rich and diverse community here in Ottawa. There are many ESL students and as you can imagine a wide variety of learning styles. Perhaps you could do divisional assemblies? 750 is a lot! <br /><br />Next, we re going to be doing a St. Rita Math Museum. Looking at the big ideas per grade in Geometry and Spatial Sense and then linking that to the Arts curriculum and creating individual class/student masterpieces. Of course parents will be invited to meander the Math Museum! <br /><br />Hope this help a bit. Any more questions please do not hesitate to contact me. TimTim Slackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870502180181665150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830003550003306021.post-3309871418610586372013-01-04T17:01:57.477-05:002013-01-04T17:01:57.477-05:00This post really intrigues me, as math has been on...This post really intrigues me, as math has been one of my professional goals for this year. Looking at the EQAO results in Grade 6, we noticed that many students are struggling with communicating in math, so my focus is on developing these communication skills. Your math assembly idea sounds like it would do just that.<br /><br /><br />It sounds like the students had very creative ways to share their learning across the grade levels. You spoke about the "purposeful talk" that you heard in the gym. Did students have an opportunity to talk after the presentations? What kind of audience involvement occurred throughout the presentations? <br /><br />I know that your school is a K-6 one, but can you tell me more about the specifics? How many students do you have in your school? I'm trying to figure out how this "math assembly idea" could work in a K-8 school with 750 students. Any information you could share would be fantastic!<br /><br />Thanks for getting me thinking!<br />Aviva<br />www.weinspirefutures.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com