1. Integrating technology and the arts in
reading and math: What it looks like
with new standards.
Jennifer Simpson, Kelly Byrd & Paige Vitulli
University of South Alabama
2. Today’s Challenges
Increasing achievement scores
Addressing the needs of diverse student populations
Integrating literacy skills
Implementing new math standards
Incorporating technology and the arts
Others
3. Review of Literature
―The Common Core State Standards for ELA and math
will eventually impact teachers of most subjects in most
of the states. If the standards have been accepted by
your state, then your best defense is a good offense!
Familiarize yourself with the standards and how they
apply to your courses and students—and be proactive
in implementation.‖
Terrie Rust, DTE Is the Director of Academics at Creya
Learning in Hyderabad, India.
4. Review of Literature
Friedland, McMillen, Hill (2011). Collaborating to cross
the mathematics–literacy divide: An annotated
bibliography of literacy strategies for mathematics
classrooms, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
55(1) 57-66.
An excellent annotated bibliography of resources for
using literacy strategies in mathematics
http://connect.nwp.org/sites/default/files/file_file/collaborat
ing_to_cross_the_mathematics-literacy_divide-
an_annotated_bib.pdf
5. Review of Literature
Achieve. (2012). New report urges education leaders to
engage CTE community in Common Core State
Standards implementation. Accessed online at
http://www.achieve.org/new-report-cte-and-ccss-
implementation
CCSS Checklists. (2012).
www.iteea.org/Resources/Press- Room/pressroom.htm
6. Review of Literature
Geometry in Construction (February 10, 2012).
Aligned with common core standards fall 2012
Accessed online at
www.geometryinconstruction.org
7. Review of Literature
Reading is “assigned” today rather than actually
taught, the crux of the National Common Core
Standards. So if reading is to be elemental across the
curriculum, it begs the question: Who will be teaching
reading strategies in classes like science, math, and
history?
Adams, M. J. (2010). "Advancing our students' language
and literacy: The challenge of complex texts." American
Educator, 2010-2011: 1-10.
8. Mathematical Practices
1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
They make conjectures about the form and meaning of the solution and plan a solution pathway…
Mathematically proficient students can explain correspondences between equations, verbal
descriptions, tables, and graphs…
2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Mathematically proficient students… bring the ability to contextualize, to pause as needed during
the manipulation process in order to probe into the referents for the symbols involved.
3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Mathematically proficient students understand and use stated assumptions, definitions, and
previously established results in constructing arguments. They make conjectures and build a
logical progression of statements to explore the truth of their conjectures… Students at all grades
can listen or read the arguments of others, decide whether they make sense, and ask useful
questions to clarify or improve the arguments.
4 Model with mathematics.
Mathematically proficient students can apply the mathematics they know to solve problems arising
in everyday life, society, and the workplace. In early grades, this might be as simple as writing an
addition equation to describe a situation. In middle grades, a student might apply proportional
reasoning to plan a school event or analyze a problem in the community.
9. Mathematical Practices
5 Use appropriate tools strategically.
Mathematically proficient students at various grade levels are able to identify relevant
external mathematical resources, such as digital content located on a website, and use
them to pose or solve problems. They are able to use technological tools to explore and
deepen their understanding of concepts.
6 Attend to precision.
Mathematically proficient students try to communicate precisely to others. They try to use
clear definitions in discussion with others and in their own reasoning.
7 Look for and make use of structure.
Mathematically proficient students look closely to discern a pattern or structure. Young
students, for example, might notice that three and seven more is the same amount as
seven and three more… (older students) can see 5 – 3(x – y)2 as 5 minus a positive
number times a square
8 Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
As they work to solve a problem, mathematically proficient students maintain oversight of
the process, while attending to the details.
10. Examples of Literacy Standards
in CCSS
Grade 3:
(4) Students describe, analyze, and compare properties of two dimensional
shapes. They compare and classify shapes by their sides and angles, and
connect these with definitions of shapes.
Grade 5:
(1) …Students also use the meaning of fractions, of multiplication and
division, and the relationship between multiplication and division to
understand and explain why the procedures for multiplying and dividing
fractions make sense.
Grade 6:
(3) Students understand the use of variables in mathematical expressions.
They write expressions and equations that correspond to given
situations, evaluate expressions, and use expressions and formulas to solve
problems.
(http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_Math%20Standards.pdf)
11. Interactive Art Sites for
Integration
MoMa Destination Modern Art
http://moma.org/destination/#
Artpad
http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
Eduweb
This website has a list of great interactive educational websites. This
link will take you specifically to the visual arts list. I have not tried them
all out but my personal favorites are The Rennaissance
Connection, ArtEdventures, and A.Pintura: Art Detective.
NGA Kids JUNGLE
Create an imaginary landscape with NGAkids JUNGLE. Mix and match the
animals, control the weather and lighting conditions, or construct
flowers, trees, and plants. An "AUTO" button generates random
compositions, so you can sample program options and experiment with
special effects as a starting point for your own designs. This Shockwave
interactive is intended for children of all ages. JUNGLE is inspired by the
paintings of French artist Henri Rousseau.
12. Interactive Art Sites for
Integration
Mr. Picassohead - Create your own Picasso Head
Jackson Pollock- Create splatter-paint images in the style
of Jackson Pollock
Kaleidescope Painter - Create kaleidescope design
Tessellate!
This activity allows the user to generate a polygon that will
repeat without overlapping across a plane.
Starting from a rectangle, triangle or hexagon, the user bends the
lines of the polygon, creating a new polygon. The user can
choose several different colors to enhance the pattern, and can
observe the different effects that colors have on tessellations.
