Readings & Homework

Readings & Homework (Weeks 2-5)...............20 points (5 points per week)

Required Text

Stein, M. K. and Smith, M. S. (2011). Five practices for orchestrating productive mathematics discussions, 2nd Edition. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (Required for Weeks 2-5)

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HOMEWORK: Details about homework tasks are available on the Google Form. Click the links below to view details.

Week 2

Read Chapters 1 & 2

Mathography

Week 3

Read Chapter 3 & 7

Recommended: Jackson et al. (2012)

Week 5

Chapter 5

Active engagement with weekly readings and/or mathematics tasks: In order to contribute to class discussions and activities, you will need to engage actively with assigned readings and/or mathematics tasks prior to class. You will submit a homework assignment demonstrating evidence of this active engagement by noon the day before class (i.e., by noon on Tuesday for a Wednesday class; by noon on Sunday for a Monday class). This artifact will also give me an opportunity to see how you are making sense of ideas from the course, to adapt my instruction as necessary, and to provide you with formative feedback.

I will evaluate evidence of engagement and reflection in preparation for class based on the following standards:

Exceeds Expectations

5 points

  • Meets expectations +

  • Makes explicit and meaningful references to ideas from current & previous readings or course activities

  • Synthesizes ideas across multiple readings

Meets Expectations

4-5 points

  • Submitted on time

  • Draws on ideas from reading in critical and reflective way (i.e., synthesizes or applies ideas)

  • Makes explicit references to ideas from current reading

Approaching Expectations

2-3 points

  • Submitted before class

  • Expresses some understanding of ideas from readings (e.g., summarizes ideas rather than synthesizing them)

  • Makes vague reference to ideas from current reading

Does Not Meet Expectations

0-1 points

  • Submitted after class or not at all

  • Incompletely or incorrectly addresses prompt

  • Makes not reference to ideas from readings (i.e., it is questionable that readings were completed)

Points for homework will be updated on Canvas each week.

Learning Standard 4: Demonstrate a work ethic worthy of a noble profession.


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