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Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI)
Links and Resources to support the implementation of CGI in the classroom
CGI TOPIC
RESOURCE
Long Term Planning of CGI
CGI Warmups or Number Sense and Reasoning Routines
Task Banks and Task Development
Planning
Teaching
Assessing
Looking at Student Work
Observation Tools for Continuous Improvement
Which One Doesn't Belong Google Drive Folder
Choral Counting Google Drive Folder
Number Talks Google Drive Folder
Ways to Make a Number Google Drive Folder
True False Number Sentences Google Driver Folder
Number Strings Google Driver Folder
Problem Solving
Problem Types
Task Bank and Task Development
Planning with Tasks
Tasks by CGI Problem Type
Fractions: Equal Sharing and Multiple Groups Problems
Multi Step Rich Tasks from the Project for Elementary Mathematics
CGI Word Problem Sets by Grade Level (CGI Math Teacher Learning Center)
Problem Solving Trajectories/Frameworks
Whole Number Problem Solving Trajectories (synthesized from Children's Mathematics: CGI book)
Planning Templates for CGI Problem Solving
Posing and Unpacking Problems
Eliciting Students' Thinking/Conferencing
Engaging Students with Each Other’s Ideas using a Strategy Share
CGI Planning and Teaching Guide for Problem Solving
Planning Template for Posing and Unpacking Problems
Planning Templates for Strategy ShareNumberless Word Problems Blog Post and Resources
Adapting Textbook Lessons to Meet Students' Needs (NEW ITEM)
*Assessing
* Any problem on any day can be used as a formative assessment to elicit and use evidence of student thinking
From Project for Elementary Mathematics
K-1 Developmental Interview Assessment Materials
Early Base Ten Assessment Materials (Later First Grade to Early Second Grade)
Base Ten Assessment Materials (2nd Grade and Emergent Third Grade)
Assessing Multiplicative Thinking (For each of Grades 3 through 5)
CGI Diagnostic Assessments K-5
Listening to children's thinking assessment overview
CGI Diagnostics Assessment Resources for Fall and Spring
CGI Informal Assessments of Math Understanding (from CGI Math TLC) NEW ITEM
CGI Number Facts Strategy Assessment
Looking at Student Work
CGI problem strategy trajectories (frameworks)
Student work analysis tools and protocols
Math conferencing tools and forms
Counting Collections
Tasks and Task Development
Planning
Teaching
Assessing
Counting Collections Resources
Games
Getting Started in Setting Up the CGI Math Learning Environment and CGI Math Tool Kits
Developing Studnets' Mathematical Mindsets and Academic Conversations Blog Post NEW ITEM
Additional Resources
CGI WORTHY PROBLEM SOLVING TASKS WEBSITES:
Illustrative Mathematics (K-5 Problem-Based Tasks):
https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards
NC Department of Public Instruction Elementary Math K-2 (CGI Worthy Problem-Based Tasks):
NC Department of Public Instruction Elementary Math 3-5 (CGI Worthy Problem-Based Tasks):
OTHER CGI WEBSITES
UCLA Center X Math Project:
https://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/math-project
DREME (Development and Research in Early Math Education):
Downey Unified School District CGI:
CGI Math Teacher Learning Center:
Project for Elementary Mathematics:
Teaching Is Problem Solving:
https://www.teachingisproblemsolving.org/
Transforming the Task with Number Choice & Contexts That Connect to the Lives and Experiences of Your Children
http://bit.ly/TransformingTaskwNumberChoice
CGI Problem Solving Task Form Templates
CGI RELATED ARTICLES for Professional Learning Communities (PLCs):
Articles by Math Leaders about the Issues of Teaching Standard Algorithms
Teaching Standard Algorithms Articles
Basic Background for CGI Teachers
CGI and Related Topic Articles
NUMBER SENSE & REASONING ROUTINE WEBSITES
Number Strings: A Community for Number String Design: https://numberstrings.com/
Which One Does Not Belong: http://wodb.ca/
Number Talk Images: http://ntimages.weebly.com/
Visual Patterns: https://buildingmathematicians.wordpress.com/visual-patterns/
Choral Counting: Choral Counting Tool (You need to create an account to access. Once you see a description of the tool click on BEGIN CHORAL COUNTING to use the tool)
Teacher Education by Design (TEDD.org): CGI Math Warmups (Mental Math (Number Talks), Number Strings, True-False Sentences, Quick Images, Choral Counting, Counting Collection): TEDD.org: Elementary Math