Last June a colleague, Shannon Pope, a 4th grade classroom teacher, and I presented at a county wide conference called The STAT Institute. We worked with the math office to prepare a presentation that addressed the small group model during mathematics. The small group model enables educators to meet the needs of their children. The biggest question we would receive was "What are the other children doing when you are meeting with a small group?" and "How do you have time to plan everything?" During the presentation I discussed what small groups in math looked like, the various types of small group, and why small groups are best practice. Shannon shared her experiences with using the small group with her students and she shared how one could use the resources our county purchased to responsively plan small groups. Shannon shared how she adapted and uses M.A.T.H. rotation model with her students. To learn more about this rotation model, check out her blog: thepopeof4th.blogspot.com When the school year began we offered a workshop to the teachers about using the small group model during mathematics. We broke into an intermediate session and a primary session. I shared using the Daily 5 model to plan for small group math instruction with the primary teachers: Math by Myself, Math with Something, Math with Technology, Math Writing, and Math with the Teacher. Shannon shared using the M.A.T.H. model with the intermediate teachers. The teachers in our school have been very responsive to using rotation models to plan for small group instruction. If you are interested in learning more check out the resources on the Padlet below.
padlet.com/mhaberkam/PrimaryLCE
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Hi! My name is Megan Haberkam. I am a S.T.A.T. teacher with Baltimore County Public Schools. I am passionate about teaching and learning. I am lucky enough to work with students and teachers on our constant journey of improving instructional practices and learning in our classrooms. Archives |