Common Core Math Lesson to Increase Student Achievement and Confidence by Learning to Make Use of Structure
Salt Lake City (PRWEB) July 29, 2014 -- School Improvement Network, the leader in educator effectiveness resources, today announced a new video showing a Common Core math lesson aligned to Math Standard 7 to increase student proficiency by teaching students to look for and make use of structure. The video is available to all educators as part of the weekly publication, “Strategy of the Week.”
“The Common Core State Standards are designed to help students build the 21st century skills they will need to graduate ready to succeed in college or a career,” said Chet D. Linton, CEO and president of School Improvement Network. “Resources like this Common Core math lesson show how the Common Core State Standards build progressively and help students apply the skills they learn to solve real-world problems.”
In the Common Core math lesson outlined in this video, educators will see ways to help students confidently solve problems and justify their solutions, including:
• Step back and overview their work
• Recognize mathematical properties in action
• Think critically
Click here to see the video showing a Common Core math lesson aligned to Math Standard 7.
Click here to see other Common Core lessons and resources on the Common Core Blog.
Click here to see other lesson plans and teaching strategies in “Strategy of the Week.”
About School Improvement Network
Founded in 1991 by teachers, School Improvement Network has spent decades researching and documenting the best practices in education. From this research, School Improvement Network has developed Edivation, a personalized professional learning solution for educators. Research shows that districts and schools that use the tools in Edivation produce better teachers and, as a result, experience dramatic increases in student achievement, driving up student proficiency by an average of 18 percent in a single year when compared to neighboring schools. School Improvement Network works with thousands of schools and districts in every state and around the world and has visited over 3,500 classrooms to document best practices in action. Learn more at http://www.schoolimprovement.com.
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