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Elementary-School
Mathematics in the New Millennium Involves:
Teaching with Manipulatives
and Learning as Understanding.
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Dr. Beth McCulloch Vinson
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Co-Counselor, Rho Gamma
Chapter
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Assistant Professor,
Elementary Education
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Athens State University
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200 McCain Hall
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Athens, AL 35611
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256-233-6562
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vinsonb@athens.edu
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Dr. Joe P. Brasher
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Counselor, Rho Gamma
Chapter
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Professor, Elementary
Education
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Athens State University
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200 McCain Hall
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Athens, AL 35611
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256-233-6260
A proposal for a workshop
session in Baltimore, MD at the Biennial Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi,
November 11-13, 1999
Proposal Title:
“Elementary-School Mathematics in the New Millennium Involves:
Teaching with Manipulatives
and Learning as Understanding.”
Description of the Purposes:
The purposes of this workshop
are to:
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demonstrate the differences between
traditional mathematics teaching and teaching for understanding using manipulatives;
and,
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share mathematics anxiety research,
Internet sites, an annotated bibliography for elementary mathematics
teachers, and lesson plans involving the effective use of manipulatives.
Description of the Objectives:
Participants will:
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review mathematics anxiety research results on a one-page transparency;
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view a traditional multiplication lesson segment and compare it to a modeled
lesson segment involving manipulatives and learning as understanding;
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receive handouts involving Internet sites, an annotated bibliography for
elementary mathematics teachers, and lesson plans involving the effective
use of manipulatives.
Description of the Content:
The content for this workshop includes descriptors such as:
mathematics anxiety,
manipulatives, NCTM goals, Bruner’s and Piaget’s stages of cognitive
development,
and teaching for understanding.
Organization of the Presentation:
(See above objectives that describe the chronological order
of the presentation.)
How the Presentation Relates to the Convocation Theme:
The convocation theme of “Ages and Abilities” will be addressed
with regard to:
early childhood, primary schooling, and, developmentally appropriate
learning.
Teaching with a focus on understanding, and using manipulatives in
mathematics are
effective strategies that promote developmentally appropriate learning.
Proposal Title: “Elementary-School Mathematics
in the New Millennium Involves:
Teaching with Manipulatives and Learning as Understanding.”
Proposal Abstract for the Program
Teaching with a focus on understanding, and using mathematics manipulatives
are
developmentally appropriate strategies. The purposes of
this workshop are to:
(a) demonstrate the differences between traditional mathematics
teaching and teaching for
understanding using manipulatives; and, (b) share mathematics anxiety
research, Internet sites, an
annotated bibliography, and manipulatives lesson plans. |
