Description
Education expert Alex Kajitani says that one of the best ways to help your students grow in their math skills is to connect math with literacy. When students use different parts of their brains to think about math, they create deep and lasting connections.
In the course, “Writing in Math Class,” Mr. Kajitani shares with teachers how to use creative writing to teach math skills. The course is full of practical examples and exercises that you can start using in your classroom today to help your students become lifelong math enthusiasts.
You’ll learn about:
- Math and the brain
- Writing across content areas
- Specific strategies to help your students write about math
- Writing games to use in math class
Maria S – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Various strategies to use with students in math class.
Eduardo – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
great ideas
Maria – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Blanca – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very resourceful with writing activities to use in the math classroom.
Kimberley – BELLVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
The author provided several strategies to encourage writing in my math class.
Diane – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked this course it was interesting and provided a lot of useful information.
Karla – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Loved the course.
John – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great ideas in getting students to put their thinking into words
Annette – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a super course–I highly recommend it. The presenter is great and provided lots of practical ideas.
Sandra – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas that can be implemented right away.
Victory – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
This had a lot of great ideas for adding writing to your math lessons
Jennifer – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Overall it was informative.
Franklin – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
Alex provides great ideas and a range of examples to use in your classroom now.
Mike – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Patricia – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
The strategies used by the presenter are teaching practices that will deepen students understanding of math skills. Excellent ideas to use with students in all grade levels.
Stacey – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas on how to incorporate writing in the math class.
Laura – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Asela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
would like to see more examples of say, something as repetitive and important as slope – such a “basic” word that is tested all through the other math classes
Rosalinda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Kristen – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and was able to be learn many new ideas to incorporate into my 2nd grade Math class.
JUAN – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
I liked the course
Lisa – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot of great ways to incorporate writing into my math classroom. I highly recommend this course.
Gabriela – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course has great ideas for Math writing.
Priscilla – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
We usually don’t think of writing in math. In going through this training, the connection between computation and writing helps deepen understanding.
Jessica – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas
Karissa – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
This was extremely helpful in explaining why it is important to have your students write in math and how to implement it in class.
Dora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Video kept freezing after frame 9.7. Had to forward to see content.
Hannah – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided several resources that made writing in math seem attainable and useful in the classroom.
Kelly – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I love how there were ideas that I can use right away in my classroom!
Brittany – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course! I am excited to use these ideas in the upcoming school year.
Yvonne – RIESEL ISD (verified owner) –
The examples given are easily implemented in any Math class.
Angelita – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed the different ways to get students to write.
Destany – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas to implement
Gwendolyn – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided useful ideas on how to get students to write about math.
Sandra – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This is an excellent training for all Math teachers. We are always asked to have students keep a Journal for them to practice their writing. This would be more productive for the Math class.
Jennifer – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
A few new ideas.
Kendra – St Marys City Schools (verified owner) –
helpful
Dawn – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
We are always encouraged to write more in math classes but never given examples or ways to accomplish this. I love the ideas and suggestions given in this course.
Merary – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
This course inspired me with strategies and reasoning behind writing in math! Can’t wait to include these during my math block. 🙂
Dora – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course to involve more writing in Math.
James – OLENTANGY LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great, thank you!
Laura – Jesus Chapel (verified owner) –
had interesting ideas on how to add writing into a math class
Teresa – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for writing with math concepts.
Jean – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I love all the ideas of how to get students to start writing in Math.
John – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Ok, but not that great
Erin – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Quick strategies provided that would be easy to implement immediately.
Elizabeth – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
excellent
Monica – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, engaging.
Teri – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Isabel – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Great information.