Reflection/rationale (pg. 1 - 6)

Unit Plan (pg. 7 - 10)

Short Plan Form (pg. 11 - 19)

Unit plan, collaboration with social studies and mathematics. Centers around the topic of Ancient Greek philosophers and mathematicians. Students are expected to employ literacy practices in analyzing text, math theory, and more.

PBL-curriculum (interdisciplinary) that centers around students drawing from several backgrounds to ultimately create a prototype/invention. Includes introduction to marketing, analyzing texts and arguments, design, and more.

PBL-curriculum (Stats & English) that centers around students analyzing international true crime and its relationship with media.

Presentation

Unit Plan

An explorative activity that requires string/yarn/pipe cleaners, some glue, and patience! I had my students work in groups to measure out the radian length of their group's circle, cut out ~8 strings that are the same size, and wrap it around their circle to see how many radian lengths make up the circumference of the circle. This conceptual activity confirmed, not only the circumference equation, but the relationship between 180 degrees and pi radians. This helped students better understand how to convert between degrees and radians (unit circle time).

I created a worksheet on Exponential Growth, introducing the idea through a zombie-based activity. The students start off with inquiry, and explore the concept of 'doubling'. What does it mean for a population to double? What kind of equation will fit that, and how can I graph it? After a discussion and think time, students will work with partners to fill out the rest of the first half.

The second page is landscape, and split into 2 columns. The left column is a continuation of the scenario, and contains conceptual questions meant to encourage mathematical discourse. The right column is a completely new scenario with other key diseases, and students will take on this as their next challenge.

I created a worksheet on Pythagorean Theorem & it's relation to Distance formula. It's based off of my Desmos activity (scroll below), but includes: warm-ups, an objective, practice problems, a coordinate grid for graphing, and more. I included questions to prompt student thinking in tying the two concepts together, and there are multiple opportunities for discussion and group exploration.

It's overall 4 pages (1 is just the coordinate grid/graph), and has 3 separate sections or activities.

My fellow colleague and I created a Desmos activity centered around: distance formula, Pythagorean theory, and their relationship. We encourage students to manipulate formulas and triangle dynamics to better understand these concepts.

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I created a double-sided study guide on chapters 6.1-6.2 (operations of functions + compositions). Problems vary in complexity (see below for the answer sheet).

An infographic displaying: prompt, do/what chart, t-chart criteria for success (rubric), kernel essay structure, and reminders.

The DBQ is focused on having students analyze the progressive movement in a colloquial letter-format.

In my Educ 358: Media and Information Literacy course, I created a lesson plan centered around the usage of technology, and how it can be effectively integrated into the classroom.

I built an activity that can be completed through Desmos (or any graphing website/program), and targets students' conceptual understanding of how to graph & the manipulation of functions, while having incredible creative features to the project.