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The Connected Teacher Series: Module II

Module II: Improving Mathematics Understanding

 through Reading Strategies for the Middle School Teacher  

1. Pre-test
2. Assumptions
3. Rationale
4. Goals
5. What Students Should Know
6. What We Know From Other Disciplines
7. Overview of Strategies
   • Metacognition
   • Scaffolding
8. Using Appropriate Strategies in Problem Solving
   • Polya’s Steps
   • Comparison to Polya’s Problem Solving Steps
   • Using the 5 steps: TAKS Problem Example
   • Comparing the 5 Steps in a TAKS Problem Example
9. Additional Metacognition Strategies:
   • Think Aloud
   • Learning Logs
   • QuickWrites
   • Interactive Writing
10. Vocabulary Strategies:
    • Structural Analysis
    • Context Clues
    • Graphic Organizers
    • Word Maps
    • Manipulative
11. Conclusion
12. Post Test
13. Contributors
14. References
15. Teacher Guide/Student Manual

Funded by the Texas Education Agency

2005 A TAMU PEIC Professional Development Module for Teachers

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