Week 8
Agenda
- Wrap up grade around
- Talking points
- Purpose of Grading
- Discussion: Effective teachers consider the ins and outs of grading
- https://teacher.desmos.com/polygraph-lines
- Model Lesson CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.C.8 Analyze and solve pairs of simultaneous linear equations.
- Comparing Value for Money http://map.mathshell.org/download.php?fileid=1670
- Linear Systems Challenge http://tinyurl.com/linearsystemschallenge
- Vote on Next week - volume, pythagorean, or derive quadratic formula?
Homework
1. Play with Desmos and then make a “Desman”.
- See Fawn’s post for the requirements and inspiration.
- See my students' Des-ppl here.
- Save it.
- Upload to google class.
2. Start Project - due week 10
No Observation Reflection Assigned - be sure to still upload a description of your hours this week to the Cal-teach google form. I suggest you briefly describe the class objective (SWBAT, standard) and Activity (What is the teacher doing? What are the students doing? What questions is the teacher asking? What questions are the students asking? What is the hook? Describe the direct instruction, guided practice and independent practice. How did the teacher check for understanding?).
*Make sure you are completing all 6 Observation Reflections via google class and are logging all hours in the Cal-teach google form
For more on this week's discussion, check out the following...
Grant Wiggins: Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics
Clarifying Transfer - Meaning via Application
Nice Blog post from Fawn re: When am I ever going to use this?
Everything you Need to Know about the New SAT
The Standards for Mathematical Practice, annotated for the 6-8 Classroom