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Mathematics

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Our vision for Mathematics at Teach for India is to foster problem-solving in students, drive critical thinking and logical thinking, and in the process celebrate mistakes. We believe that the purpose of mathematics instruction is to develop the child’s inner resources towards being able to handle abstractions, develop clarity of thought, and pursue assumptions to a logical conclusion.

In order to foster the 8C’s through mathematics we use Rich Mathematical Tasks or the Authentic Problems. These problems can be solved through multiple approaches. Students grow in their  critical thinking and creativity as they immerse in authentic problems. Authentic problems can be very challenging and provide students with the opportunity to practice courage as they persevere, make mistakes and celebrate those mistakes. Sharing their approaches helps students to build communication and collaboration as they explain their thinking visible and listen to the thinking of others.

The C's in Mathematics

Creativity

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  • I learn ways to find solutions

  • I show originality in my work

  • I put my ideas into action and create

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Through the content area of Mathematics, students build creativity through: 

  1. Identifying patterns

  2. Visualizing problems and seeing interconnections between concepts

  3. Using abstractions to perceive relationships, to see structure, to reason about things.

Critical Thinking

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  • I identify and define a problem 

  • I set meaningful goals, and plan and track progress towards them

  • I make choices and decisions based on the evidence, I reflect on progress, identifying enablers and blockers

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Through the content area of Mathematics, students build critical thinking through: 

  1. Posing and solving meaningful problems

  2. Understanding problems conceptually before solving them

  3. Practising the skills of optimization, approximation and estimation.

Collaboration

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  • I build a safe community of support

  • I mobilize others towards goals that are bigger than I can achieve alone

  • I include others and encourage others to do so as well

  • I resolve conflicts peacefully

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Through the content area of Mathematics, students build collaboration through: ​

  1. Learning from each other’s thinking and encourage each other to think differently.

Curiosity

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  • I ask questions

  • I seek new information from diverse perspectives

  • I find things that I need

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Through the content area of Mathematics, students build curiosity through: 

  1. Asking questions to each other to challenge and understand each other’s thinking

  2. Exploring  connections between the logical functioning of their everyday lives to that of mathematical thinking

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Consciousness and Compassion

Consciousness:

  • I reflect and grow in awareness of self-other and the world around me

  • I pay attention to my thoughts and feelings

Compassion:​

  • I take care of myself, others and the world around me

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Through the content area of Mathematics, students build an understanding of themselves, others and the world by

  1. Enjoying Mathematics 

  2. Understanding why math is relevant to my life/the world

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Compassion; 

  • Helping others to learn mathematics

Communication and Courage

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  • I listen deeply

  • I share effectively and authentically

  • I give and receive feedback

  • I advocate for things I believe in

  • I stand up for things that matter to me and others

  • I learn by taking action and making mistakes

  • I persist when facing challenges

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Through the content area of Mathematics, students build communication and courage through: 

  1. Explaining and sharing their thinking with each other

  2. Using precise and unambiguous language 

  3. Using proof to reason and argue about truth or falsity of statements

  4. Overcome fear of failure in mathematics

  5. Accepting  mistakes and learning from them 

  6. Persevering in solving problems

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