We have been using Investigations in our district for the past 3-4 years. This year we are piloting the newer version that is written in a more user friendly manner. It definitely teaches the students the why and lets them discover that there is more than one strategy to use and still get the correct answer! We are also using CGI for problem solving. It is interesting to see the different processes our students go through to solve the same problems. Seeing their thinking and reasoning, developing strategies that are effective and efficient and listening to their explanations have been eye opening!
---- Susanne Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yes, i agree......... when i taught 4th grade, parents only wanted their kids > to know algorithms and could care less if their children could think.... > Now I have a son who is in 6th grade. He has not been taught to think so he > cannot answer questions on "why" he is doing something in math. He has no > understanding of math concepts. I can show him an algorithm, but he > doesn't know the "why" behind his solving the problem. It is getting harder > to show and try to teach him (since his math teachers have given up on him > once he gets a "0" on an assignment). > > --- On Wed, 9/17/08, Kristin Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Kristin Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] H & M Reading > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 2:42 PM > > We just started using it, but Investigations seems to be doing just that. In > fact, we're in deep water with our parents because we are teaching the > concepts of math, not just the algorithms (which, it turns out, all our > parents > want their kids to know...). > > Kristin Mitchell/4th/CO > "Be the change you want to see in the world" > -Ghandi > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > So then is Everyday Math akin to Saxon Math - a mile wide and an inch deep? > What programs are there out there now that actually teach math > understanding? > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
