Twitter Math Camp 2014
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TwitterMathCamp2014
SPIRALING THROUGH THE
CURRICULUM
EMAIL:
[email protected]@ALEXOVERWIJK
SLAMDUNKMATH.BLOGSPOT.COM
[email protected]@MARYBOURASSA
MARYBOURASSA.BLOGSPOT.CA
AL’S STORY – ACTIVITY BASED TEACHING
Frustrated by the lack of engagement of our at-risk learners
Something had to change!
Opportunity to collaborate to rethink our approach and make significant changes
SPIRALING DEEPER WITH ACTIVITY-BASED
TEACHING Curriculum is spiraled within the
course Focus on teaching through
engaging activities Activities on a daily basis. No more
units! Activities that cover more than one
overall expectation are better (but not necessary)
Skills developed in the “context” of the activities
SPIRALING ACTIVITIES /TASKS
COMPLEXITY
Teacher-directed, scaffolded activities
Investigations with greater complexity
Connections built on prior knowledge
Open-ended, student-directed, rich learning tasks
Start
End
Co-created criteria for quality questions, communication and thinking.
GRADE 10 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
I blogged the whole course here: http://marybourassa.blogspot.ca
GRADE 10 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Every day & on all evaluations
Graphing TechnologyAlgebra TilesManipulatives
Pennies…anything that helps!
BENEFITS Repeated opportunities as the
students do activities (for assessment, for gap filling, for retention of curriculum)
Multiple entry points for all students
Natural opportunities for differentiated instruction
Collaborative learning environment
BENEFITS Increase in accountable talk
Improved long-term retention of course material “Students know what they know”
Fewer discipline problems
Increased student engagement
Math concepts are explored through the context of the activity
BENEFITS Activities are high interest, hands-on
and contextual
Increased opportunity for critical thinking
Connections to the curriculum and within the curriculum are made naturally
Lots of time to get through the course
BENEFITS
26 SQUARES
26 SQUARES
26 SQUARES
BARBIE BUNGEE
EVER INCREASING DOMINOES
Cube-a-Links for Expanding and Factoring
EQUAL CUP STACKS
ROPES
PAPER CLIP CHALLENGE
GROWING DINOSAURS
OPEN STRATEGY CUP STACKING
What Questions come to mind?‘How many cups does it take to make Mr. O’s height?’
‘In cups, what is the width of Mr. Overwijk?’
‘Is there a reason you are standing next to a cup?’
‘If Mr. O was chopped up ,how many cups would he fill?’
The most frequently asked question……
‘How many cups does it take to make Mr.
O’s height?’
OPEN STRATEGY CUP STACKING
OPEN STRATEGY CUP STACKING
OPEN STRATEGY CUP STACKING
The Anchor Chart Title
Group members names
Diagram of stacking plan
Different representations (table, graph, equation)
Calculation of number of cups needed (multiple ways if possible)
OPEN STRATEGY CUP STACKING
Describe what you learned today After Today’s Activity what are you still unsure about or wondering about?
‘That the result can change depending on how you stack them’
‘I am still kinda confused about equations’
‘I learned how to create proper graphs for this’
‘If the result will change if different cups were used (bigger width)’
‘I learned proper graphing skills and when to use linear regression’
‘I’m wondering how you would begin to go about the same activity if you do not know the height of the person’
‘Stacking cups, teamwork , sharing’ ‘What was the point of this, will this save my life one day stacking cups’
‘I’ve learned that there are many ways to find the same answer’
‘That why can one point change the whole equation’
‘I learned that with every sample of data, an equation and graph are required. ‘
‘I am wondering how many cups would it take to reach my height’
‘I learned that Mr. Overwijk’s height in cups is 16.2 cups’
‘Is it possible to switch x and y?’
OPEN STRATEGY CUP STACKING
OPEN STRATEGY CUP STACKING
OPEN STRATEGY CUP STACKING
OPEN STRATEGY CUP STACKING
OPEN STRATEGY CUP STACKING
Testimonials:“I really liked the activity approach because it put math into realistic, understandable situations.”
“ I took this course last year, but this year it was so much easier to understand. The ideas stuck in my head longer.”
“ Pretty sick. I understood it way more than last year. I like reviewing everything over and over again. Not just doing it once and it being on the exam
Testimonials:“The different things we learned were
constantly brought up instead of being put into several units. I liked the activities because it was easier to work on my own with the worksheets after the activity.”
“ The lessons were very simplistic and the fact that we rotated through the different lessons was very practical and we didn’t forget the lessons we learned at the start of the course before the exam.”
“ We did a lot of activities with props, which helped me understand the lessons better. The fact that we did the paper clip challenge that no other class was able to do was exciting. The more activities we did the more it helped me to understand. We should play more games than work on worksheets.”