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Beyond Word Webs:Using Graphic Organizers in the ABE Math Classroom
Laura PrettymanAEOA
What are graphic organizers?Diagrams organizing or highlighting key
informationClearly labeled main branch and sub-branchesNumbers, arrows, or lines showing sequence
Why use graphic organizers?Help students develop a problem-solving planHelp students identify key informationGood for students with disabilitiesCan be with low-levels through transitions
Introducing graphic organizersDirect Instruction
Review prior knowledgePresent organizerGuided practiceCorrections and/or feedbackIndependent practiceWeekly and monthly reviews
Teacher-Directed Student-DirectedProvide partially
completed organizerHave students read
information or problemsProvide direct teacher
instruction of readings while completing identical organizer
Fill out organizer with class
Students complete organizer using prompts.
Teacher acts as facilitator.
Students may check answers on teacher copy.
What to organize?Choose passages that:
Are 1500 words or lessFit the organizer you are teachingMay be difficult for students to understand
Webs
Story Problems
• Summarize the problem.
Step 1
• What’s the first step?
Step 2
• What’s the next step?
Step 3
• What’s the next step?
Think
• Does the answer make sense?
Jon and his two brothers split the cost of renting a hunting shack for a deer hunting trip. Daily rental was $89.50. If they rent the shack for six days, how much is each brothers’ share of the rental cost?
Re-Say
How many hours will a car travelling at 65 miles per hour take to catch up to a car travelling at 55 miles per hour if the slower car leaves one hour before the faster car?
Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Slower car
55 110 165 220 275 330 385
Faster Car
0 65 130 195 260 325 390
Ben Jack Paul
Ben scored 7 more points than Jack in a basketball game. Paul scored 2 points less than Jack in the same game. If the three boys scored a total of 38 points, how many points did Jack score?
Math SortsHands onGood for low-level learnerDevelops critical thinking/categorizing skills
needed for new GED
Math Matches
Rule of Four Link Helps students
Visualize multiple approaches to problem-solving
Make connections between representationsUnderstand the connections Communicate understanding
http://www.umassmed.edu/MathGraphicOrganizers.aspx
http://www.umassmed.edu/MathGraphicOrganizers.aspx
SplashesOften used in conjunction with Rule of Four
LinkDifferent way to review informationGreat for small groups
http://www.umassmed.edu/MathGraphicOrganizers.aspx
Math Vocabulary & Note TakingStudents need
Explicit instructionRepeated practiceOpportunities to explore examples
Frayer Model or Information Frame
WorCommutative Property
of Addition
Words:Changing the order of addends doesnot change the sum.
Numbers:
4+3 = 3+4Algebra:
a + b = b + a
Example:
Use for mental math calculations23 + 19 + 7 = 23 + 7 + 19
Term BoxTerm: ________________ Examples
Definition from math book:
Definition in your own words:
Non-Examples Extension
Sketch or give two non-examples of _________________.
Sketch or give two examples of _____________________.
Give two examples of how _________is used in the real world.
Vocab Note BoxConcept Explanation Example
Slope of a line
Slope intercept form
y intercepty = (0, b)
http://usablealgebra.landmark.edu/instructor-training/beneficial-practices/
Slope is the ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change in a line. Slope = m
m = change in y change in x
y = mx + b m = slope b = y intercept y = -3x-2 m = -3
1 b = (0, -2)
Where a given line crosses the y axis
References University of Massachusetts Regional Resource Center
http://www.umassmed.edu/MathGraphicOrganizers.aspx Math Graphics Organizers for Students with Disabilities
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/training_resources/mathgraphicorganizers.asp
Think Literacy: Cross Curriculum Approaches http://oame.on.ca/main/files/thinklit/FrayerModel.pdf
Association for Middle Level Education http://www.amle.org/Publications/MiddleSchoolJournal/Articles/
November2009/Article4/tabid/2083/Default.aspx Center for Urban Education
http://teacher.depaul.edu/ Teacher Vision
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/math/problem-solving/48897.html?for_printing=1&detoured=1
Universal Design of College Algebra http://usablealgebra.landmark.edu/instructor-training/beneficial-
practices/