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TEXTEAMS Institutes
TEXTEAMS institutes feature:
- Integration of manipulative materials or graphing technology
The emphasis of TEXTEAMS Institutes is on mathematics or science, not on learning about particular manipulative materials or formulaic approaches. However, such tools are used in various ways throughout the institutes.
- Hands-on approach with “get-up-and-move” activities
Institutes are designed to foster critical thinking with hands-on experiences.
- Multiple representations (verbal, concrete, pictorial, tabular, symbolic, graphical)
Scientific or mathematical ideas are represented in many different formats, helping both teachers and students understand mathematical or scientific relationships in different ways.
- Questioning strategies
A variety of questions are developed within each learning experience to elicit deep levels of mathematical or scientific understanding and proficiency.
- Rich connections
Institutes focus on using important ideas that connect various mathematical topics and scientific principles to other content areas and applications.
For information about institutes offered in your area, contact your education service center or your local TEXTEAMS Leaders: