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MATHEMATICS Overview
The Math department at The Royal College International School emphasizes
conceptual understanding, skill development, and strategies for solving
problems, attitudes towards math, and metacognition that enable students to
become excellent problem solvers. The highly visual nature of the text and the
consistent concrete to visual to abstract approach enables all students to both
understand how procedures work and to fluently apply them to solve
problems.
RCIS math teaches concepts using a concrete–pictorial–abstract learning
progression to anchor learning in real-world, hands-on experiences. In order
for students to excel, we help them to develop positive attitudes about math,
have the confidence to persevere, and develop the ability to monitor their own
thinking. We want students who not only can pass tests, but appreciate the
power of math and its usefulness in the real world.
The Curriculum Mathematics program develops a deep understanding of
mathematics by building a strong foundation of number sense at the
elementary level before moving into more advanced content. Students who
have a deep understanding of mathematics content:
* make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
* reason abstractly and quantitatively
* construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
* represent real-world situations with mathematical modeling
* use appropriate tools strategically (manipulative, calculators, etc.)
* use definitions, calculations, and estimations with the appropriate level of
precision
* look for and make use of patterns and structure
* look for and express generalities within mathematics.
The Math department at The Royal College International School emphasizes
conceptual understanding, skill development, and strategies for solving
problems, attitudes towards math, and metacognition that enable students to
become excellent problem solvers. The highly visual nature of the text and the
consistent concrete to visual to abstract approach enables all students to both
understand how procedures work and to fluently apply them to solve
problems.
RCIS math teaches concepts using a concrete–pictorial–abstract learning
progression to anchor learning in real-world, hands-on experiences. In order
for students to excel, we help them to develop positive attitudes about math,
have the confidence to persevere, and develop the ability to monitor their own
thinking. We want students who not only can pass tests, but appreciate the
power of math and its usefulness in the real world.
The Curriculum Mathematics program develops a deep understanding of
mathematics by building a strong foundation of number sense at the
elementary level before moving into more advanced content. Students who
have a deep understanding of mathematics content:
* make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
* reason abstractly and quantitatively
* construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
* represent real-world situations with mathematical modeling
* use appropriate tools strategically (manipulative, calculators, etc.)
* use definitions, calculations, and estimations with the appropriate level of
precision
* look for and make use of patterns and structure
* look for and express generalities within mathematics.
