Math+Standards

=**Math Practice Standards**= = =

**1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.**

 * - I give students many ways to problem solve. I call these their "tools." I want students to try different ways to get an answer and to keep trying until they are satisfied with the results. **

**2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.**

 * - I try to help student see the "big picture." Sometimes things we are learning are abstract and I try to give them real-world examples that help them with their reasoning. **

**3. Construct viable arguments and critque the reasoning of others.**

 * - I have the students seated in collaborative groups. These peer groupings enable students to discuss ways to solve problems and they learn to contribute to discussion and gently critique the reasoning of others. **

**4. Model with mathematics.**

 * - I am aware that all students have different learning styles, so I try to give students lots of hands-on materials to help them in their learning process. **

**5. Use appropriate tools strategically.**

 * - I stress that students look at their answers to see if the answer "makes sense." I give them lots of different ways (tools) to solve problems. They need to experiment in order to choose the correct tool for the situation. **

**6. Attend to precision.**

 * - I ask students to show their work so that I can get a more precise picture of where they might be missing a concept. Middle School students like to do things the easy way and I insist that they be more precise in their work habits. Something worth doing is worth doing well. **

**7. Look for and make use of structure.**

 * - I try to help students understand that math is full of structure. I always give examples of problems that students are encouraged to write in their notebooks. They can look at how these are solved and then apply the common patterns. **

**8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning**.
-** Math is full of patterns. Seeing patterns can help students find common relationships in their problem solving. **