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How to Teach Math as a Social Activity
A master teacher in Anchorage, Alaska, establishes a cooperative-learning environment in an upper-elementary classroom. More to this story.
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Release Date: 2/27/08
Running Time: 08:54 min
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Produced, Written, and Directed by
- Ken Ellis
Associate Producer:
- Amy Erin Borovoy
Editor:
- Karen Sutherland
Camera Crew:
- Rob Weller
- Cal Coleman
Narrator:
- Karen Sutherland
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- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
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Cooperative Arithmetic: How to Teach Math as a Social Activity
Great work! Chris, just came across this video and was thoroughly impressed with your manner. I was fortunate to teach in the same building with you at Russian Jack and your Space and Ellis Island projects continue to work their way into my instruction. Thanks for the ideas and thank you especially for allowing your students to think.
Luke Benson
Tennessee School for the Deaf
Cooperative arithmetic
What a great video. In my classroom there is a lot of partner and group work, but I do not feel that the children work as well as they possible. Because of this video, i will be "investing" more time at the beginning of the year. I am worried about the amount of time it may take, but the rewards should be worth it.
SEL video
This is a great way to incorporate those social skills that kids need to make their own and use them for the rest of their lives. Yes there is an investment of time, and yes the rewards definitely outweigh the investment. I can't wait to do something like this in my classroom in the fall. Kudos to you Chris!
community of learners
Thank you for this treasure! I am sending it on and keeping for my own classroom in another year. lela
whats up chris
heyy chris i miss being in your class i soon will be helping out after school when school starts sooooooooo hope to see u sooooooon
Great model for Best Practices
Thanks for a wonderful example of Best Practices in this classroom. I appreciated the "rituals & routines" established by this teacher. As a middle school teacher, I find it's essential to establish agreements and class norms in order for collaboration to be successful. I also agree that reflection at the end helps to cement the learning which took place. Kudos to great teaching - it inspires us all!
Great video. I was drooling at the space in the classroom and the size of the class.
The problem in my school district is class size. I have 39 - 40 students per hour 5 hours per day,which makes it very difficult to have meaningful conversations to build math competency.
I completely agree with Chris - it's worth the time in the beginning of the year to build the respect and safety to think and dialogue - it does pay off in the long run..
Thanks for sharing