| Stohl |
Staley |
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| Office |
326C Poe Hall |
315 Poe Hall |
| Phone |
513-3544 |
515-1634 |
| Email |
Hollylynne@ncsu.edu |
kstaley@unity.ncsu.edu |
| Office Hours |
Tuesday & Thursday 10:30-12:00 and by appt. after class each day |
Monday & Wednesday 11:45-12:45 |
| Assignments |
Grading Emphasis |
| Readings, Problem Solving and Written Reflections:
Reading and assignments throughout semester, as well as requested reflections on readings and/or tasks. |
20% |
| Facilitating a High-Level Mathematical Task Each class member will find a high-level (of cognitive demand) task in Numbers or Algebra and lead the class in a 15-20 minute investigation of the task. Each person will submit: A) the mathematical task and any student materials needed to complete the task B) a 1-page description of the important mathematical ideas and cognitive level of demand in the task C) a 1-page reflection discussing pedagogical issues of using this task with the class and whether the cognitive level of demand in the task was maintained. (written after class presentation of task) **On the day of your presentation, you are responsible for providing any worksheets for classmates and arranging for any material (e.g., calculators, manipulatives, etc) to be used in the task. RUBRIC |
10% |
| Activities to Enhance Lessons from a Textbook Each class member will create 5 middle school mathematics activities using your classroom textbook assigned during your student teaching. The activity may be an original activity or an enrichment/enhancement of an existing activity. Each person will submit: A) the activity with clear diagrams or sketches with some detail and B) a 1-page description of why you chose this activity with clear connections between textbook and activity. Due Dates: Aug 28th Sept 4th Sept 11th Sept 18th Sept 25th RUBRIC |
20% |
| Cross-Text Analysis of a Mathematics Topic As a small group, you will compare and contrast 3 different textbooks (i.e. technology based textbook, NSF Reform Curricula Textbook, and a traditional textbook), one of which will be your classroom textbook. Each group will complete the following: A) given the topic, identify the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCoS) objectives and the NCTM PSSM standards for 6th – 8th grades that are related to this topic, B) write 1-2 page(s) discussing how the NCSCoS and NCTM recommend developing this topic across the 6-8 grade span, C) For EACH textbook, read and analyze each section of the textbook and complete the following: i) create a table identifying each section that contains content developing the concepts and procedures of this topic. ii) write a 1-2 page(s) rich description of how this textbook develops this topic throughout the textbook, ***(6 pages MAX for all 3 textbooks) D) write a cross-text analysis (1-2 page(s)) discussing the benefits and drawbacks of how the 3 textbooks approach this topic, and E) write 1 paragraph discussing which textbook provides the most coherent approach to this topic and why. **The group report should be 10 pages max. Due Sept 23th : C) part i) TABLE only Due Sept 24th: The Report and be prepared to present your findings. RUBRIC |
25% |
| Planning-Teaching-Reflecting Cycle for 1 Lesson Each person will engage in this teaching cycle for a lesson on a concept in either Probability, Statistics, Geometry or Measurement that utilizes some type of learning tool (e.g., graphing calculator, computer, manipulative). As part of this cycle, you will complete the following: A) identify the concept you will develop in your lesson B) write a 2-page hypothetical learning trajectory for how you think students should learn this topic. You need references to NCTM PSSM (2000) and at least two other journal article sources such as Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. C) develop a 45-minute lesson plan (details of structure of plan will be provided later) D) teach the lesson to the class and videotape the teaching episode E) watch the video and analyze your own teaching and students’ learning F) write a 1-2 page reflection on your video analysis of the teaching episode (details of questions to consider in the reflection will be provided later) Due Dates: Sept 3rd : A Sept 6th : B Sept 16th or 17th : C & D Sept 18th or 19th: F RUBRIC |
25% |