Math Strategies for 7th and 8th Grade Students

Description

Help your 7th and 8th grade students develop math skills, by leveraging the lessons from the Math on the Move materials. The Math on the Move lessons were created for students studying to take the high school equivalency exam. Available in both English and Spanish on the GOSOSY website, the Oswego METS found these materials to be a great way to get students ready for Algebra I.

The content in this presentation is geared towards serving the migrant populations in New York State as defined under Title I, Part C and the approved State Service Delivery Plan, and may NOT be appropriate to all situations.

Objectives/Learning Targets

Participants will become familiar with

1. The Math on the Move resource available on the GOSOSY website
2. How Math on the Move introduces students to 7th grade math

Presented/Developed by

Paul Gugel, Director of the Oswego METS at the Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation (CiTi)

About the Presenter

NYS certified math teacher and school administrator, Paul Gugel is the Director of the Oswego METS.  He has worked in migrant education for 30 plus years.  In addition to his work as a program administrator Paul has worked as a Tutor, Adolescent Specialist, and Out of School Youth Educator.  Paul maintains his enthusiasm for math education, helping Oswego METS students prepare for and pass important tests such as Regents Exams, High School Equivalency Tests, and entry exams for Apprenticeships and other career training programs. Throughout his years with the New York State Migrant Education Program, Paul has enjoyed providing professional development for migrant educators at the state and local levels.

Additional Information

For the workshop: Have a calculator handy and blank paper for solving problems; and print Lesson 12 to use in the breakout room. The other lessons you can choose to print or not to follow along with the workshop.

FYI: when you save the lessons, the file name, “MOME2.pdf” means “Math on the Move, English, Lesson 2.”

Post Workshop Follow Up

You can find Math on the Move (MOM) resources on the GOSOSY website.

You can also take the scenic route to the same lessons via the NYS-MEP website.

1. Select ABOUT
2. Scroll down to GOSOSY description and click on the LOGO or TITLE
3. Select PRACTIONER, then INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
4. Select MATH
5. Select MATH ON THE MOVE

Yes! Paul meant it when he said that you can contact him if you run into a question about math!

Attached are paper “tiles” that you can use with students to model positive and negative in problems. 

• #2 handout – use these tiles to model positive and negative integers
• #3 handout – use these tiles to model positive variables
• #4 handout – use these tiles to model negative variables