Moments of pride occur for parents when we are able to see
our child shine ~ these become moments we truly cherish! One that stood out for me occurred a couple
of weeks ago at Delta’s Math Celebration held at Port Guichon Elementary
School.
My son Matthew was invited to participate in this
outstanding, well-organized math event held by Donna Bletcher, Delta’s
Mathematics Consultant. Students were
grouped into teams that worked collaboratively to share, discuss strategies,
and discover solutions to mathematical problems. As a math educator, I loved that the focus
went beyond simply getting the right answer and instead valued the process of
learning. An inquiry approach was used
as the questions were open-ended and had multiple pathways to answers. This promoted active learning requiring both
a hands-on and minds-on approach. Points
were awarded for exploration, communication, risk taking, use of multiple
strategies, and cooperative learning. Students worked as communities of learners,
helping and learning from each other.
As I observed my son and the other students in the room, you
could see the high levels of engagement, enjoyment and motivation, as evidenced
by the smiles and laughter upon the faces of all of the participants and
observers. It was mathematics at its
finest!
Not only was I proud to be Matthew’s mom, I was proud to be a parent in the Delta School District. A huge thank you to Donna Bletcher and all of the other educators who took part in creating proud mathematical memories for students and parents of Delta schools.
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| Matt's close buddy Nolan doing some big math thinking! |
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| Matthew and his team! He is on the far right. |
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| The Neilson Grove Students! |
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