Title of the Artifact: Math Involvement Night Activity

Danielson’s Framework:

Instruction

3c. Instruction

Engaging students in learning through activities and assignments, student groups, instructional materials and resources, and structure and pacing.

Intasc Standard:    #8. Instructional Strategies

The teacher uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage in-depth learning, skill building, etc.

Description of the Artifact:

This artifact was created in my math methods course. I worked with a team to create activities for a mock family involvement night. Our theme revolved around candy, so this activity fits right in! This is a Skittles bar graph activity where students have to sort and count their candies to see which color has the most!

Rationale:

This artifact demonstrates the engagement of students in an activity that provides them with a hands-on method to work on gaining skills involving charting and graphing numbers. By involving candy, students will be more interested, and this can aid in their understanding since there is a motivator involved. By building up these skills at an involvement night, students are more likely to understand the information when it is presented in a fun way.