Teaching and the changing context of the learning environment: Teaching and the changing context of the learning environment: Varied teaching strategies While studying in the Faculty of Education at York, I have had the opportunity to develop multiple teaching strategies in order to teach ALL children. Based on the knowledge of multiple intelligences, I have come to recognize that students are able to learn in many different ways. It is my believe that teachers must take it upon themselves to teach with a variety of approaches in order to help every student learn. The following are various lessons I have taught using a variety of teaching strategies Team teaching with another student-teacher at St. Alfred C.E.S. Geometry Unit – Grade 5 – 3D Geometry Use of manipulatives at St. Alfred C.E.S. Mathematics Unit – Grade 4/5 – Probability Taught with cooperative learning at W. H. Day E.S. Mathematics Unit – Grade 8 – Data Management Example provided

Short Description of Activity The following is a Mathematics Probability Unit that I organized and taught… Date/Time Title of Lesson Objective of Lesson (Overall) Short Description of Activity Content to be Covered (Specific) Materials (Baskets) Assessment Monday, March 19 “Risky Allowance” To “pose and solve simple probability problems, and solve them by conducting probability experiments and selecting appropriate methods of recording the results” Introduction Lesson: Spinners and coins Risk taking Problem Activate Prior Knowledge (Graphs, Experiment, Predict, Communicate) Large chart paper Markers Spinners Paper clips Coins Calculators - PRESENTATION - GROUP WORK - Display student work -Extension Exercise (16 weeks charts, create another plan) Monday, March 26 “What are the chances?” To understand the probability line and To “predict the results of a simple probability experiment, then conduct the experiment and compare the prediction to the results” Chances: Balls in Bag Understand that probability is the likelihood that something will happen Communicate and compare probabilities with the probability line “Probability Lines” (Ch.1 – Gr.4) “Using Probability Language” ( Ch. 1 – Gr. 5) Beads Boxes/Bags Data Record Sheet 4 blue balls, 2 red balls, 2 yellow balls, 1 pink ball - OBSERVATIONS of Math Language - Practice at home: “probability line” ex. Gr. 4 pg 117 Gr. 5 pg 117 Monday, April 2 “What if ?…” To conduct probability experiments in order to understand the nature of prediction and Predicting/Experimenting: Flip Coin To “predict the frequency of an outcome in a simple probability experiment, explaining their reasoning; conduct the experiment; and compare the result with the prediction” and To “determine, through investigation, how the number of repetitions of a probability experiment can affect the conclusions drawn” “Theoretical vs. Experimental Probability” “Experiments with Spinners” (Ch.2 – Gr. 4) “Making Predictions” (Ch. 3 – Gr. 4) “Predicting Probabilities” (Ch. 2 – Gr. 5) Coins (1,5,10,25,1.00, 2.00) T-Chart Secret Ballot for each student QUIZ Grade 4 pg. 364 # 1,2,4 Grade 5 pg. 366 # 1,2,3 - Practice at home: “Lucky Guess?” Gr. 4 pg. 119-120 Gr. 5 pg. 118 Wednesday, April 11 “Count ‘em up” To understand that probabilities rely on the fact that there are a certain amount of possible outcomes and To “represent, using a common fraction, the probability that an event will occur in simple games and probability experiments” All Possibilities: Tree Diagrams To “determine and represent all the possible outcomes in a simple probability experiment” (And to prepare “representing, using a common fraction, the probability that an event will occur in simple games and probability experiments) “Solve Problems using Tree Diagrams”(Ch.6–Gr.4) “Using Tree Diagrams” (Ch. 5 – Gr. 5) “Solve Problems by considering all possibilities (Ch. 6 – Gr. 5) Coin Toss Trio Activity Coins for each student (penny, dime, nickel) - OBSERVATIONS GROUP PROJECT “Mix and Match” Friday, April 13 “Piece of Cake” To “represent, using a common fraction, the probability that an event will occur in simple games and probability experiments” Probability as Fractions: Rolling Dice To “represent, using a common fraction, the probability that an event will occur in simple games and probability experiments (And practice from last week how to “determine and represent all the possible outcomes in a simple probability experiment”) “Probability as Fractions” (Ch. 3 – Gr. 5) Large Foam Dice Small dice Chart Paper 6 Slips of paper bag “The Biggest Drop” Problem “Pick a Pair” using the “Press Your Luck” books - OBSERVATION The students may choose to complete any of the activities in the “Press Your Luck” book in order to practice their probability skills Gr. 4 p.122 Gr. 5 p. 119, 121 Monday, April 16 Review for test Students get into pairs/groups and experiment with the different activities and games provided around the classroom “Push Your Luck” Activity Books Activity games Bags, Dice, Paper, Coins, Spinners, Markers Game pieces Practice at home textbook and workbook examples provided

The following link connects to an example of a lesson I created for the probability unit for the grade 4/5 class at St. Alfred. The lesson was called “Count ‘em up” Here is the evaluation completed by my Professor, Carol Danbrook, when she came to observe me teach the “Count ‘em up” lesson