Hi Suzanne, I'm a special educator working with kids in grade 4. Three years ago my school began using Everyday Math for grades K & 1 only. Then last year grades 2-5 began. We were all pretty nervous as well, but now that we're in year 2, it's actually feeling pretty good! The biggest difference between EDM and other math curriculums is that you're not teaching to mastery. Each unit is made up of goals that are beginning, developing or secure. There's a 2 year cycle in which a goal moves from beginning to secure. We had been using Addison-Wesley with a bit of TERC. I'm pretty happy at this point with EDM. Will your school provide any professional development to go along with the new math curriculum? That is really key. Good luck! Gail
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 5:07 PM, HERBERT Suzanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I could just cry. I have spent thirty minutes writing about lit circles > and I lost the internet connection. If only I would do what I tell the kids > to do. Do it on Word and back it up?!!!!!!! The gistof what I was writing > however was, what is the difference between a lit circle and guided reading? > I sense a cross over in the discussions here. It's been a discussion we've > had a our school. I'm happy to discuss how I see it...but don't want to > bore you all to tears with my 'passionate monologue'. By the way, we are > starting EVERY DAY MATH next year and to say I am terrified, is an > understatement. Any comments (as it's outside this forum) on that to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] would be gratefully appreciated. Suzanne > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Kelli Thexton > Sent: Thu 5/1/2008 2:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [MOSAIC] correction! > > Uh-Oh! When talking about the correlation sets for the Ralph > Fletcher Craft Lessons/Nonfiction Craft Lessons and how to obtain > them, I inadvertantly left out a letter on the web address for Mel > and Rosie Brown's Basics Plus Books. The correct web address is: > www.basicsplusbooks.com > They will take great care of you! > Kelli Thexton > Literacy Coach > Westside Elementary > Rogers, AR Public Schools > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
