Math Curriculum Recommendation

I must confess that math has never been my strong suit and was one of my greatest fears when we started oen the homeschooling road.  One son has always done well with math but struggles and lacks confindence at times and the other is gifted in math.  I didn't expect that I would ever find a math curriculum that would work for both boys.  The other thing I wanted was Canadian Cunrriculum using metric units.  Most of the homeschooling curriculum out there wasn't going to meet our needs.

My first taste of JUMP Math came from a workbook I discovered at Chapters.  I purchased it and brought it home to try.  It was a releif to find something that we all felt comfortable with.  After doing more research on-line I learned about the teacher training workshops and signed up.  Dr. John Mighton beleives that all kids are able to be successful with math.  I wish that I had teachers who felt that way when I was learning.  One of the things I that made this curriculum work for our family was that there were additional practice exercises for one son and also enrichment activities for the other.  I didn't feel like I had to learn 2 different programs.  The tests were included in the curriculum so I didn't have to make them up myself (I have with other curricula we have used).  I also appreciated the fact that all the strands of the Ontario curriculum were included and documented.  My one regret is that JUMP Math only goes to grade 8.

If you want to find our more about this great curriculum go to:  http://jumpmath.org/

You can try the fractions unit out for free or find out more at the workshops listed below.

Upcoming JUMP Math Training Sessions, Winter-Spring 2011

Ontario and Western Quebec

JUMP Math is very pleased to announce 30 new full-day general training workshops to be held throughout Ontario and Western Quebec over the next four months.  The training sessions will be led by JUMP Math Manager of Outreach and Teacher Support, Frances Agro.  Frances has over seven years of experience using JUMP in classroom, special education and tutoring environments, in addition to being extremely knowledgeable of the research underpinning the program.  If you have not yet attended a JUMP Math training session, we strongly recommend that you do so soon.  And, if you do not see a workshop at a location and date that fits your needs and would like us to consider adding one, please let us know, as soon as possible, by contacting Noreen McLean (see below for contact information).

Dates and Locations – (Please Register even if there is no address listed)

March

16^th       Toronto, The Fields Institute,

222 College Street

, Rm. 210

22^nd       Belleville, Saganaska Demonstration School, 350 Dundas West

24^th       Kitchener, The Children’s Museum,

10 King Street West

25^th       Hamilton, Hamilton Public Library, Red Hill Creek Branch,

695 Queenston Rd.

30^th       Toronto, The Fields Institute,

222 College Street

, Rm. 230

31^st       London, Blessed Sacrament Catholic School,

1063 Oxford St. East

April                                                                            

6^th         Brockville **

7^th         Kingston **

8^th         Belleville **

9^th         Thunder Bay **

9^th         Cornwall **

14^th       Peterborough **

15^th       Oshawa **

21^st       Chesley **

28^th       Sudbury **

29^th       North Bay **

30^th       Pembroke **

                                             

May

5^th         Timmins **

6^th         Sault St. Marie **

12^th       St.

Catharine’s **

13^th       Midhurst **

14^th       Toronto **

19^th       Hanover **

20^th       Barrie, SCETF,

249 Saunders Road

, Unit 3

21^st       Christian Island **

26^th       Montreal, QC – The Study, 3233 The Boulevard, Westmount, QC

27^th       Sherbrooke, QC  - Vision School, 5100 rue Henri-Labonne

28^th       Ottawa – St. Laurent Academy,

641 Sladen Avenue

June

4^th         Toronto **

9^th         Windsor **

** Time and location to be confirmed.  If your school would be interested in hosting any of these sessions, please contact Noreen McLean (see below for contact information).

Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Topic: JUMP Math General Workshop – How to Reach and Teach Every Child
Focus Audience: Teachers of Grades 1-8, Learning Assistance Specialists, and EAs
Cost: $85 plus 13% HST = $96.05 (includes 1 set of two JUMP Math workbooks)
Locations:  TBA