Author Archives: Ellen Mandeville

Hailey Parent Math Meeting Minutes

Again, I’m sure I missed information and made errors.  Please correct me through comments below or via email: blaineparents@gmail.com

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Hailey Parent Math Meeting

minutes by Ellen Mandeville

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Hemingway Parent Math Meeting Minutes

Following are the minutes for the Parent Math Meeting held at Ernest Hemingway Elementary School on October 10, 2011.

I know that I did not catch quite everything that was said at the meeting. As well, I’m sure I’ve made some errors. Either through a comment below or via email, please correct me on my errors and omissions.   Continue reading

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BCSD Facts Reviewed

We applaud the Blaine County School District for updating their website with current information about the new math program. Last week, we really had to dig on the BCSD website to find information regarding the math adoption process even though the textbooks were approved back in June, 2011 (see section XII.b.).

A few things to keep in mind when reviewing the information the publisher provided the district about Investigations:  

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Productive Discussion and Debate

Parent Math Meetings have been scheduled for Monday, October 10th. When it comes to our children’s education, discussion can become quite heated when differing pedagogical methods and content are being discussed. We here at BlaineParents.org encourage everybody able to attend Monday’s meetings, to do so in the spirit of gleaning information, professional discussion, and cooperatively seeking solutions.  We plan to attend with the following objectives in mind:   Continue reading

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TERC Positives

FROM: INDEPENDENT STUDY OF WASHINGTON STATEK-8 CURRICULUM  REVIEW FINAL REPORT,  NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Summary, by blaineparents.org, Full text quote follows this summary

  • Development of multiplication strategies for single-digit multiplication leading to fluency.
  • Good representation of fractions and their addition and subtraction through clock and rectangular depictions.
  • Students have the opportunity to maintain and practice learned skills and numerical fluency.
  • Learn through exploration: discovery learning.
  • Foundational concepts for area are well-developed in the main program. Supplemental activities provide practice with formulas for the areas of rectangles.
  • Addition and subtraction of fractions has a good start with strong models.
  • Students develop strong visual models for challenging concepts such as fractions, multi-digit multiplication, and area.   Continue reading

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