Math journals

What do they tell you?

What skills are the students applying? ATL :

What are the characteristics of a "good" math journal?

thought processes

misconceptions

understandings/lack of

acquisition of knowledge

how their knowledge is progressing

progress over time

stages of development

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see their thinking on paper

Who needs support or intervention

Self Management skills- how they represent their thinking

communication skills- their learning

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research-from gallery walk

thinking skills

Social skills-can they glean information from others

Whiat might this look like for younger learners?

more drawings

teacher as scribe

key words instead of full sentences

developing confidence

electronic

what about the wider community?

share with family

part of a portfolio

assessment AS learning

vocabulary

evidence of reflective thinking

mistakes are evident

increased depth of understanding- over time

CLEAR explanations (re-create over time)

concise

Questions to explore

how much time?

How often

acquisition of new skills

obviously purposeful and intentional