Station Rotations in Math

This year, Mrs. Allen and I will be sharing math instruction responsibility for our sixth-grade students.  Our goal is to empower students to become more independent learners.  It is our intention to use a blended learning model where there will be a mixture of teacher directed instruction and self-directed learning.  We will be encouraging students to make choices in how they demonstrate their understanding of math material.  It is our intention to open the divider between our two classrooms to create a much larger learning space.  We will use Station Rotations as a method for introducing math concepts to students this year.  While the students will be assigned to a teacher's roster, they will flow between the two classrooms based on activities chosen.  Here is how we are setting up our rotations:





1)  Mrs. Allen will do direct instruction groups of no more than 8 students while other students are in self-directed learning stations.  It is our goal right now that every 8 days, the students will meet with Mrs. Allen three times for concept introduction or reinforcement.

2) I will work with the other self-directed learning stations. I will the coach on the side going from station to station assisting students, asking questions regarding their learning, and challenging to think deeper about the math concepts we are trying to teach.

3) Based on daily and weekly progress reports from sites such as my.hrw.com,  khanacademy.org, and prodigygame.com, and direction instruction groupings will help determine our ongoing instruction for each unit.


We want  students to show curiosity, communicate understanding clearly,  collaborate, and to increase their critical thinking during math time.  We want our students to enjoy math more than when they began the school year.  It is our belief that these things will be accomplished through the use of technology, in class group projects, and face to face time with their teachers. We are will be using  Hyperdocs to outline the math work for the students.  Here is our plan for student work in  Unit 1.