THE GUIDED

MATH
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Our Why - We were not reaching The same reasons why - we all want
all of the differentiated learners in to be the best teachers we can be
our classroom using a standard and help all students in our room,
whole-group, teacher directed
right?
lesson.
TIE!
ZONES Math creates an
Creates a classroom environment of
environment of all students as
numeracy, helping students to
mathematicians. It follows the
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theory of creating a "math
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students can learn math.
ZONES Math creates opportunities The Guided Math Framework starts
for students to do problem of the each day with a problem of the day
day, spiral math review, calendar
or calendar math activity that
math, vocabulary, or math in the students answer and discuss the
news during the ZONES Rotations.
results.
Math talks are integrated into the
whole group lesson, small group ZONES
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lessons, and partner work,
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including Play With Someone.
Whole class instruction is teacher- Whole Class instruction is teacherdirected. "In its most common
directed but students are not
passively engaged. Students are form, the teacher introduces the
lesson, teaches it as the students
involved in a variety of teaching
and learning strategies, including listen and are questioned, provides
teacher directed, partner work, a practice activity for students, and
either summarizes the lesson or has
turn and talks, math talks,
students summarize it.
kinesthetic learning, student share
Traditionally, students remain in
out, group work, and/or
cooperative learning strategies. the desks, facing the teacher who is
at the front of the classroom."
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Small Groups are pulled for

Working with small groups
instruction based on data and
works the same in the Guided
observations. Members of small
Math Framework
groups and time spent with the
groups are flexible and change
based on the specific needs of the
students involved (see this
awesome small group planning TIE!
form to organize your students)
Students practice in a math
Also uses a Workshop Model for
workshop model where the students independent student work while
are responsible for their own
the teacher works with small
learning. ZONES does not create groups or conferences. Teachers are
" busy work " but uses specific
supported with some ideas of
rotations based on the Common workshop components and a bullet
Core Mathematical Practices.
pointed list of ideas for teachers to
Planning for these rotations are
use.
specific yet flexible enough to fit
with any district curriculum.
Technology is integrated into all
ZONES rotations, not used as a
specific "center". Teachers are
supported with a 30 day launch plan
to train students to work
independently as well as resources
that can be used at any grade level.
Students are supported with a
dynamic resource journal that can
be used as a learning tool during this ZONaEtSh
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independent time. Students are
held accountable for their work.
Using student data, teachers push Individual conferencing works the
into the ZONES Rotations to
same in the Guided Math
conference with individual
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students based on individual
needs.