Name: Strengths Inventory

Math

In what ways are you smart at math? (circle all of the things youre good at) Everyone is good at some of these things and no one is good at all of them. I am good at building models. I am good at drawing diagrams. I am good at organizing information into tables & lists. I am good at explaining my thinking on paper. I am good at revising my thinking. I am good at finding my mistakes. I am good at making predictions. I am good a remembering vocabulary. I am good at arguing. I am good at using symbols. I am good at remembering rules. I am good at finding similarities and differences between things. Pick 3 of the things that you are not good at YET (things you did not circle above), and write them here: Three things I would like to get better at are: (1) (2) (3) What do you like about math? I am good at taking guesses. I am good at finding patterns. I am good at estimating. I am good at visualizing the problem. I am good at asking questions. I am good at following directions. I am good at calculating quickly in my head. I am good at coming up with examples. I am good at . I am good at .

How do you use math in your life outside of school?

Name: Work Inventory

Group-

In what ways are you smart at group-work? (circle all of the things youre good at) Everyone is good at some of these things and no one is good at all of them. I am good at staying focused on our work. I am good at asking questions. I am good at making sure I understand before moving on to the next problem. I am good at being patient. I am good at making sure my partners understand before moving on to the next problem. I am good at explaining my ideas to my partners without lecturing. I am good at helping my group to work together on the problems. I am good at discussing each step. I am good at getting back on track. I am good at reading problems out loud. I am good at catching my groups careless errors. I am good at extending our ideas into new directions. I am good at pointing out how new ideas connect to concepts we have already learned. I am good at checking to see that we are all on the same problem. I am good at recording our work on the whiteboard. I am good at being positive; I am a cheerleader for our group. I am good at listening carefully to my partners ideas. I am good at being supportive and respectful of my partners needs.

Pick 3 of the things that you are not good at YET (things you did not circle above), and write them here: Three things I would like to get better at are: (1)

(2) (3) What do you like about working in groups?

How do you collaborate in your life outside of school?