Professional by Gail E Fiddyment
July 2024 -present • Develop and edit math curriculum to align with state standards, including Ca... more July 2024 -present • Develop and edit math curriculum to align with state standards, including California and Texas • Deliver high-quality content under tight deadlines, ensuring accuracy and learner engagement through targeted, structured writing Great Minds, LLC Washington, DC (Remote) Curriculum Developer March 2020 -June 2024 • Created engaging, high-quality, Eureka Math/EM² curriculum for state editions (Virginia, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, New York), with a focus on mathematical accuracy and alignment with relevant standards • Reviewed and refined state level alignment guides for coherence and accuracy • Collaborated with a cross-functional team to create and edit digital content (HTML and MathML) to support the online digital platform, ensuring a user-friendly and cohesive experience
Papers by Gail E Fiddyment
Teachers’ perceptions of creativity in culturally and economically diverse elementary school females
Dissertation, University of Georgia, PhD, Aug 1, 2016
How Can I Help My Child With Math When I Don't Understand How It's Being Taught?
While parents want to help their child succeed at school, many are confounded by the “deeper conc... more While parents want to help their child succeed at school, many are confounded by the “deeper conceptual understanding to math” promoted in the Common Core standards. This session will emphasize new strategies such as number talks, non-algorithmic problems, tools such as tape diagrams, area models, number disks, and drawings to introduce parents to math concepts, and ways teachers can communicate with parents to promote support for math.
Gifted Child Quarterly, 2014
For many years, the notion of creativity was indistinguishable from views of intelligence.
The GIFT program originated in 1990 at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), who re... more The GIFT program originated in 1990 at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), who received financial donations and assistance from organizations committed to preparing young people for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). In 2002, the program was expanded when UGA became a partnered with Georgia Tech in the operations of the GIFT program. The program's key strategy has been to provide fellows (teachers) with intensive real-world experience by having them spend a summer working alongside university-level researchers in STEM-related fields.
The quality of education programs has a particularly long-lasting impact on the lives of cultural... more The quality of education programs has a particularly long-lasting impact on the lives of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLED) students and reflects deeper inequities in America's educational and social systems . According to Levine, By the end of fourth grade, African-American and Latino students, and poor students of all races, are two years behind their wealthier, predominantly white peers in reading and math.
Presentations by Gail E Fiddyment
Many elementary teachers admit that they lack a deep understanding of math and are ill-equipped t... more Many elementary teachers admit that they lack a deep understanding of math and are ill-equipped to teach Common Core standards. In this session, teachers will explore new strategies and tools used to develop number sense and place value, including number talks, non-algorithmic problem-solving, and hands-on activities utilizing tools such as tape diagrams, area models, number disks, and drawings. The presenter will provide teachers with suggestions for enriching and extending math for gifted students and resources, including books and websites.
Mock trial allows students to assume the roles of attorneys and witnesses as they learn about the... more Mock trial allows students to assume the roles of attorneys and witnesses as they learn about the judicial system. As students study materials and develop a case, they practice critical thinking, creative problem-solving, fact-finding, and public speaking. In addition, they learn about relevant legal principles and the role of the government in making and enforcing laws and protecting the rights of individuals. The presenters will share ideas and resources for implementing mock trials for gifted students.
While parents want to help their child succeed at school, many are confounded by the “deeper conc... more While parents want to help their child succeed at school, many are confounded by the “deeper conceptual understanding to math” promoted in the Common Core standards, as students are asked to solve problems in different ways to underscore the underlying math concepts. Since parents typically learned math as a series of algorithms, without conceptual understanding of place value, number sense, and problem-solving context, this new way can bewilder and frustrate them. This session will emphasize new strategies and tools such as number talks, non-algorithmic problems, tape diagrams, area models, number disks, and drawings to introduce parents to math concepts and encourage them to relate their own mathematical understanding to place value and number sense. The presenter will also provide teachers with websites, examples of parent letters, and information on planning and implementing “Math Fun Night” for parents.
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