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Monthly Archives: January 2015

The Three Phase Model of Teaching Mathematics

on January 30, 2015 by Monica Yuskaitis in Uncategorized ⋅ 1,163 Comments

Three Phases of Math

Do you remember how math used to be taught?  The teacher would stand at the blackboard and demonstrate how to do a problem, then write the page number, turn to the students and tell them to get their books out and do problems 1 through 30, and the lesson was over.  I guess you could call this the 2 phase method of teaching math.  Effective math research has identified a much better method of teaching called the 3 phase approach  (Dixon & Belmont).   Phase 1 is to introduce, demonstrate and explain the concept.  Phase 2 is where the students try the new concept under the guidance and help of the teacher.  Today we call that “guided practice”. Phase 3 students work independently either in class or at home doing homework related to the lesson.  Adding that middle phase of the teacher working and guiding the students has made a huge difference in overall understanding of the lesson.  Make sure you always put it in your lessons.

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Find effective math research in the following lessons:

Statistics 1

Statistics 1

Covers Common Core 6th grade standard 6.SP1

Statistics 2

Statistics 2

Covers Common Core 6th grade standards 6.SP1, 6.SP2, 6.SP3, 6.SP5c

Statistics 3

Statistics 3

Covers Common Core 6th grade standard 6.SP2, 6.SP5a,b,c,d

Statistics 4

Statistics 4

Covers Common Core 6th grade standards 6.SP2, 6.SP4, 6.SP5a,b,c,d

Statistics 5

Statistics 5

Covers Common Core 6th grade standards 6.SP2, 6.SP3, 6.SP4, 6.SP5a,b,c,d

Statistics 6

Statistics 6

Covers Common Core 6th grade standards 6.NS6a, 6.NS7c, 6.SP3, 6.SP5a,b,c,d

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