Presented by Sharon Keegan Director of Mathematics CREC Magnet Schools BUILDING CAPACITY IN TEACHING ALGEBRA THE FLIPPED PD
Jan 02, 2016
Presented by Sharon Keegan
Director of Mathematics
CREC Magnet Schools
BUILDING CAPACITY IN TEACHING ALGEBRA
THE FLIPPED PD
Allows the teacher to customize which workshops they need according to their individual needs
Algebra content in the CCSS begins in earnest in middle school
Lack of district/school PD days for content area focus
Meets the requirements of SEED, 4A: Engaging in Continuous Professional Growth
Reflection Using Feedback
Initiative and Leadership
WHY THE “FLIPPED PD”?
RESOURCE
TEACHERS LEARN:
KEY ALGEBRAIC CONCEPTS
EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR HELPING STUDENTS LEARN ALGEBRA
ADDRESS TOPICS WITH WHICH STUDENTS TYPICALLY
HAVE DIFFICULTY
GOALS AND EXPECTATIONSFOR THE FLIPPED PD
Decide on a workshopComplete the workshop at your
own pace and convenienceConduct the lesson in your
classroomPost your reflections on Edmodo to
share feedback with colleaguesSubmit evidence of completion by
completing “going further” questions & “homework assignment” in your journal to CREC Director of Mathematics
Upon verification of completion, a certificate will be issued to the teacher.
Share your certificate with your evaluator as evidence of professional growth
PROCESS
In these activities, you will learn ways that students can:Analyze a problem situation and write an equation to model the information.Use drawings and pictures to help them generalize and write a formula.Determine if different formulas are equivalent.Understand the meaning of area and perimeter, and their relation to each other.Solve linear equations using manipulatives.Solve linear equations using algebra.Check and verify that the solution to an equation is correct.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR WORKSHOP 1
Part 1: Translating Words Into Symbols
In this lesson students will recognize patterns and represent situations using algebraic notation and variables.
Part 2: Linear Equations
In this lesson, students use manipulatives to represent visually the steps they take to obtain a solution to an algebraic equation. They develop an understanding of the connections between the solution involving manipulatives and the symbolic solution.
WORKSHOP #1VARIABLES AND PATTERNS OF CHANGE
WATCH VIDEO
WORKSHOP 1, PART 1
http://www.learner.org/vod/login.html?returnurl=/workshops/algebra/workshop1/index.html&pid=2096
A What aspects of cooperative learning did you see as being particularly effective in this lesson?
B Discuss the students’ misconceptions concerning area and perimeter relationships.
C How did the students resolve these misconceptions by the end of the lesson?
D Discuss students’ use of informal language in the video. In what ways might teachers help students move beyond informal language?
E Discuss the significant differences between the two problems Janel posed. In what ways did the second problem build on the first?
F Discuss Janel’s teaching strategy and style. What specific examples of effective teaching stood out in your mind as you watched the lesson?
WATCH VIDEO
WORKSHOP 1, PART 2
A Discuss the use of the cups-and-chips model. What concepts did it help students understand better than they might have had they not used
manipulatives? B Discuss whether or not adding a negative chip to both sides of the equation is the same as subtracting a chip from both sides of the equation. How does the cups-and-chips model reinforce the algebraic steps the students use?
C Discuss the method of checking answers that Jenny used as compared with the method Miriam Leiva endorsed. Are the two methods
significantly different?
D Discuss the way Jenny rotated students through stations as a way to practice solving equations. What were some of the benefits of this
approach?
E Discuss Jenny’s use of white boards as a teaching strategy in her class. What other strategies might have a similar benefit?
F Discuss the importance of having students use the cups-and-chips model and write the algebraic steps at the same time.
ADDITIONAL STEPS WHEN READY
http://www.learner.org/resources/series66.html26 half hour videos on how algebra is used for solving real-world problems. Clear explanations of concepts that students often struggle with. Includes applications in geometry and calculus.