Number Sense + Math Confidence

How are number sense and SEL connected?

Starting off - the
Details
Initial Question
Who

15 students
Revised Question

How can we How are number

practically build Ages 10 - 13 sense and math
math-specific-SEL in confidence
IEPs (LDs, ASD, ELL,
math classrooms ? connected?
Trauma)
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Allocated
Frequent Access to Online
Covid-19 Technology
Time in- Exceptionalities
absences Learning
class

Teacher Home Direct SEL

turnover Life instruction
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gs
Overall
Increased Number sense
showed correlation with
student math confidence, as
demonstrated in personal
testimony and teacher
observation.
Increase in ‘Fact Fluency’
paralleled an increase in
student participation,
(positive) risk-taking,
comfort with making
mistakes, desire to be in
class, positive interactions
with students / teachers.
 Math Confidence

Games & Number Sense Linked to effective

‘Intrinsic’ Feedback
instruction

Modeled by teacher
The Research
False dichotomy between
number sense and Threaded throughout
memorization lessons / classroom

Takes time
Take-
What does it look like for
Aways
Direct instruction of SEL skills
(y)our students to know how
they are *actually* doing?
matters What tools (digital, physical,

Steps
schedule, language) can we

Next
Student sense of autonomy
matters use to help build math
confidence?
Intentionally created and
selected games are an
invaluable tool
Resources
Which
Learn
One Esti- Reflex
How to Do
Doesn’t mysteries Math
Math
Belong?

Model of Zones of
the Brain Comfort
Sources
https://www.casel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/SEL-in-Elementary-Math-8-2
0-17.pdf

https://blog.mindresearch.org/blog/sel-distance-learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-tips-improving-students-success-math

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321752025_Teachers_and_Counselors
_Building_Math_Confidence_in_Schools