The Match Between a Mathematical Task and a Child's Ability
Workshop Overview
Participants explore a video case study of a 5th grade student solving problems as part of a lesson on multiplication. In this workshop, participants gain knowledge about the mathematics of multiplication and learn to use a neuro-developmental framework to analyze the demands of a mathematical task and the focal student's needs and strengths. Participants also identify instructional strategies that support the student shown in the video.
Workshop Details
The lesson consists of a mini-lesson during which the teacher introduces students to statistics. In the small group work time following the lesson, students work in pairs to estimate and count the number of raisins in a snack box they were given, and then record and organize the raisin data. The case documents the lesson through the experience of two boys. One of the boys is academically strong and particularly facile with math. The second boy is easily distracted and has difficulties expressing his ideas through language.
