[MOSAIC] Comprehending Math Study Group

[Gayle Greenwald]

Please tell me about the differentiation manual from University of  
Chicago Everyday Math. I talked to them recently and they didn't  
mention this at all. There was a district in the northern suburbs of  
Chicago that developed their own pre-assessments for each unit with  
enrichment activities that students who placed out of lessons could  
do. The activities were extensions of the content. I was told that EM  
had developed their own but they didn't seem to know anything about  
it when I talked to them. Please tell us more about the  
differentiation manual that you have ordered.
Thank you,

Gayle

PS I can't seem to subscribe successfully to the reading lady  
listserv. I am asking for help as I would like to join the math study  
group as well as receive their other postings.


On Oct 22, 2006, at 9:49 AM, Kukonis at aol.com wrote:

> Laura,
> This is the first moment I have had to even look at this resource  
> by Arthur
> Hyde. It is exactly what our first grade team was trying to do last  
> year as we
>  developed a math workshop format to integrate with the very  
> scripted Chicago
>  Math. My approach was to begin each minilesson with a  
> comprehension strategy
> and  feed the skill of the lesson through it. VERY DIFFICULT on a  
> day to day
> basis  while trying to update the workbook so that reinforcement  
> skills tasks
> also  reflected the minilesson. We came up with a generic template  
> that was
> divided  into four boxes (sort of like 4 square for reading) Box1:  
> Write key
> words and  key numbers assoicated with your problem  /box2: Draw a  
> picture of
> your  problem and include the answer in your picture  Box 3) Write  
> about your
> thinking (hoping to access the comprehension strategy here in  
> words) Box 4 Write
>  a new number story showing the same idea as your original problem.  
> then we
> created a supplement packet of problems for each major strand of  
> Everyday math
>  (well that was the plan.... we got to three of them)
>
> Not well received in district by math supervisor but on in our  
> school the
> template was hot. I found our day to day minilessons needed much more
> strengthening ... perhaps this book will provide that missing piece.
>
>
> anyway, i am very excited to get this book! Tell me your thoughts  
> about  it.
> originally I was too pooped to even consider another listserv. Not   
> really
> sure if I actually can keep up with all of it but for what it is   
> worth:
> I am Pam Cucco
> I teach first grade in Short Hills, New Jersey
> We follow Chicago Math (not the newest edition)
> We are on a pacing schedule to keep us on track (very fast since  
> philosophy
> is:mastery is not needed... more of a page turner pace
> We are supposed to differentiate but the district has had to change  
> two  math
> supervisors and has just hired a new one to help us integrate
> chicago math with differentiated lesson plans... newest plan is to  
> order
> differentiation manual provided by chicago math.
> Our first grade team is the only one in the building that has tried to
> codify and record our differentiation.... most others are a bit   
> overwhelemed.
>
> By the by,,,, are any of you just a bit daunted by the amount of  
> planning?
> We are teaching as we revise literacy to include (formally) Mosaic
> strategies,,,, writing to include the philosophy and codification  
> of Columbia  both for
> minilessons and for conferencing, switching from a FOSS study in   
> science to a
> more integrated inquiry method with the kits, and rewriting the   
> entire social
> studies to match NJ standards. OH yes,,,, and figuring out what to   
> do with
> math..... My persoanl journey is trying to use Middlebrook's  
> textmapping  and
> integrate it with
> Wiggins backward plan for curriculum design and  hopefully upgrade my
> technology skills which are pitifully poor.
>
> All of this tends to make me halt as I did in formal observation  
> with a
> supervisor last week who is only watching one moment in time.....  
> slippery slope
> from professional developer to out the door.......
>
> Looking for encouragement and support from this group as much as  
> content
> info.
>
> Also I could not use the http provided on your  site
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