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THIS SITE IS NO LONGER WORKING AS IT WAS INTENDED.   SOMEHOW ALMOST ALL OF THE MATERIAL FOR THE SITE WAS ERASED/DELETED BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON(S) AT GOOGLE.   BECAUSE THE SITE HAS NOT BEEN MONITORED REGULARLY SINCE 2015, i PERSONALLY HAVE ONLY BEEN ON ONCE OR TWICE BECAUSE OF A TEACHER REQUEST OR WHEN GOOGLE DECIDED TO UPDATE THE SITES FEATURE. AT THAT TIME I FOLLOWED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS TO UPDATE OR LOSE THE SITE, FIXING ALL LINKS TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE IN WORKING ORDER IN 2020 BUT SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING WITH THE SITE UNTIL TODAY.  SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FOUND AND RESTORED TO THE SITE UNDER THE CATEGORIES.  SO FAR THEY ARE ONLY IN DOC FORM, BUT  I WILL ADD THE PDFs AS TIME ALLOWS.  

IF YOU ARE READING THIS AND HAVE ANY COPIES OF ANY OF THE PROJECTS AND/OR PROBLEMS, PLEASE SHARE THEM WITH ME SO I CAN CONTINUE TO REBUILD THE SITE.  I CAN BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL AT  teachcalc@gmail.com.  

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The units shown below have all undergone several reviews by the teachers in the first and/or second cohort.  Please feel free to use them as is, or to alter them to meet the needs of your students.  If you use a unit and have some suggestions for improving that unit, please do not hesitate to share those improvements with us at this website, or at teachcalc@gmail.com

The units were developed with support through the VADOE Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant Program NCLB Title II Part B program by participants in the University of Virginia’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies Office of Mathematics Outreach 21st Century Grant Project. 

Launching Inquiry Based Learning includes suggestions for teachers and for students in getting started, including specific suggestions for the Capstone Course.  

PowerPoint Presentation - an introduction to the Capstone program.  

The Mathematics Performance Expectations targeted in these units are detailed in the VDOE document found on the following website: 

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/mathematics/capstone_course/index.shtml

The matrix below presents the title of each unit, a predication for the minimum number of class hours required, and the mathematics strands emphasized in the unit.

NOTE:  All of the units must be accessed from the MENU on the left side of the page (Depending on whether you are using a tablet or a computer, it may appear in the upper left corner).  The new Google site did not allow us to create links to individual files within the opening page.   

A Task-Based Unit is designed for 3 to 8 hours of class time and generally includes more teacher direction along with students working collaboratively in pairs or groups of three.

A Project-Based Unit is designed for more than 8 hours of class time with limited teacher direction during the project.  There is an expectation that student groups will work independently and will engage in research and data collection during the unit.

A Problem-Based Unit is one that entails giving students a real world problem, and asking them to do their best to develop a solution on their own or in groups, using research and problem solving skills, over a period of 3-4 weeks or over the length of a semester as an ongoing project.  The teacher is a coach/advisor throughout the project, but this is totally student-centered.    It may be considered a culminating activity for the course.