Pi Day MCTM 2015

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MCTM Annual ConferenceTraverse City, Michigan

July 29, 2015

Pi Day!

Good afternoon, mathematicians!

Please spend 3-5 minutes at each workstation to explore the activities and determine

the SLO, etc.

About us: Your Presenters

Heidi Main, 6th/7th/8th grade teacher3 years experience as an educator BS Elementary Education

Janet Drews-Ordiway, District Administrator& Math Intervention Teacher

20 years experience as an educatorPh.D. (ABD – Dec 2015)

About Us: River School•Single building district•K-8 public school, established in 1862•Current enrollment: 77 students•Multi-age classrooms: • K/1, 2/3, 4/5, 6/7/8•Located in SWMI• near BH & Eau Claire

•Faculty of 8 certified teachers& a business manager

Pi Day Stations

Tell us about what you observed and experienced…These work station activities

are examples of student-created work.Feedback?

Planning: Grown Ups 6 Activities for Each Grade Level

4-6Station 1: Pi Facts Station 2: Measuring Circles Station 3: Pi Tally Station 4: PI Fractions Station 5: Measuring Circumference1 Hour Station 6: Pi Relay (20 Minutes) 4 Groups of 10 Station 7: Pi Chain (20 Minutes)

K-3Station 1: Pi Facts Station 2: Measuring Circles Station 3: Pi Tally Station 4: PI Fractions Station 5: Measuring Circumference Station 6: My Pi Day Pie (20 Minutes)4 Groups of 10 Station 7: Pi Chain (20 Minutes)

Preparation: Copies of Sir Cumfrence books (Ann) yarn - art, kids pies – parents pizzas and 2 students gift card prize (Ann Gift Cards for pizza and Top 2) circle objects – kids staplers, staples, scissors, construction paper, copies t-shirt orders posters - pi day is coming! certificates relay team winners

Planning

“I hear and I forget.

I see and I remember.

I do and I understand.”

Planning

Planning Students took suggestions and resources, synthesized them

into their own learning work stations

Created learning objectives for upper elementary and lower elementary groups

Constructed materials for activities, gathered resources and tools

Ran a mock event to gather constructive criticism and feedback from peers and faculty

Refined activities and instructional methods and tools

Family involvement!

Planning: Students

Student Stations and Activities

(Photo slideshow)

(Pi chain activity)

Successes & Lessons Learned

Resources

Resources http://ephrata.gt.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/homepag

efiles/cms/478198/File/PiDayActivities2006Final(2).pdf

http://www.teachpi.org/music/pi-day-carols/

http://www.exploratorium.edu/pi/pi_activities/

www.piday.org

…and so many more!

Make It Your Own!School-wide, district-wide, department-wide, classroom-wide –

easy to replicate

The key is:

Let the students truly be the teachers – design, plan, evaluate, implement

Flip the classroom – to the next level!

Help them understand the importance of lesson plan and assessment design – PLC ?s, UbD, SLOs, etc. …

Provide opportunities for practice and constructive feedback!

Involve others!

Thank you!Thank you for attending our session today!

www.riverschoolk8.org

Janet Drews-Ordiway [email protected]

Heidi Main [email protected]

269-925-6757