Math & Our Students

Everyday Math - Examples from the Classroom

Array Musuem

Everyday Math buildings on what is already familiar to students. Learning proceeds from the known to the unknown. Sometimes this means looking at familiar things in a different way. As a teacher, it is important to build the groundwork and make connections before introducing a new concept to students.

click to learn more about Liz Sharf's Array Museum. Liz Sharf teaches a Grade 4-5 split at Spring Trails Elementary School.

Algebra for All

Streamwood H.S. adopted the Comprehensive School Reform Model, High Schools That Work (HSTW). This model documents success in many school settings throughout the country and details research supporting the methods and strategies that are represented in the key practices of HSTW. Streamwood H.S. participates in the national network of school districts connected with HSTW. The HSTW model is grounded in 10 key practices, the first of which is setting higher expectations and getting more students to meet them. This year, Streamwood H.S. implemented a plan to place all incoming ninth grade students in Algebra 1-2. Recognizing that some students may need extra help because they may lack adequate preparation for this class, a number of students were placed in a section of Algebra that met for a period and a half every day.  Currently every high school in U-46 has adopted this model and all high school freshmen start out with algebra.