EDSE 2700E Middle and Secondary School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally Dr. Shana Elizabeth Henry 5 th of February 2015

ActivityMinutesTime 1 Reflection of Last Class 10 min7:30 – 7:40 2 Articles, Discussion Questions 20 min7:40 – 8:00 3 Activity w/ Summary 60 min8:00 – 9:00 4 Hybrid Course 10 min9:00 – 9:10 5 Review Info for next week Blackboard, articles, 10 min9:10 – 9:20 EDSE 2700E Middle and Secondary School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally Dr. Shana Elizabeth Henry 5 th of February 2015

Weekly Topic: Developing Concepts of Fractions, Decimals, & Percents Feb. 5 th, 2015 Purpose: To increase number sense and practice order of operations. Number Concepts & Number Sense

R&R Clarke, Roche, & Mitchell. (2008). Practical tips for making fractions come alive and make sense. Smith & Stein. (1998). Selecting and creating mathematical tasks.

“Selecting and setting up a high-level task well does not guarantee students’ engagement at a high level. Starting with a good task does, however, appear to be a necessary condition, since low-level tasks almost never result in high-level engagement.” This article was confusing because… Student: I thought when you multiply two numbers your answer will always be bigger… This article was confusing because… Student: I thought when you multiply two numbers your answer will always be bigger…

Developing Concepts of Fractions, Decimals, & Percents

Purpose: Use music notation to practice concepts of fractions. Developing Concepts of Fractions, Decimals, & Percents

Conceptual Understanding of Fractions Two scholarly articles: 1) al_Understanding_of_Fractionshttps://wiki.eee.uci.edu/index.php/Conceptu al_Understanding_of_Fractions 2) The development of students’ understanding of the numerical value of fractions Learning and Instruction, Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages Stamatia Stafylidou, Stella Vosniadou

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Hybrid Course Timeframe: 30 minutes per task Task: Create online a portfolio of mathematical tasks that use manipulatives to engage students in their mathematical development. Deadline: Post the link to your online portfolio by the beginning of class, May 15 th, Gallery Walk: May 15 th, 2015

Minimum Requirements a)Image of manipulative b)Mathematical task c)Appropriate grade range d)Topic(s) that the task develops e)Solution f)Cite your source(s)

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