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Get to Know a Cameo
... The Frog Pond
... Matching Faces
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This special end of year edition is really for the end of January. No one is likely to need great classroom ideas right now, but many will be turning their minds to exactly that about three quarters of the way through January. (Sooner in the northern hemisphere.) So, make a mental note that these ideas might be worth a look, then get on with all those end of year details for now.
- From the MAV Conference
Algebra Through Geometry
Many thanks for sharing. The session was very engaging and interesting.
Kind regards,
Mary
In this workshop a different teaching craft introduces students to x, y, like and unlike terms, operating with pronumerals, equivalent expressions and factorisation. There's a wonderful first week of the year algebra experience right there.
The algebra through geometry approach is the brain child of renown Scottish education Geoff Giles and it is a perfect fit with Picture Puzzle pedagogy. A Picture Puzzle teaches more through pictures than words by using a slide show and the teaching craft choices of one screen, two learners, concrete materials and a challenge; in truth, an unfolding sequence of challenges.
See Link List below for the slide show, a lesson plan outline with teaching notes, answers and an investigation guide. There's also a master for the concrete material, which is printed on card and laminated before cutting. I cut my workshop set of 10 (one between two remember) in a bit over an hour.
You can see that these teachers were fascinated, captivated and absorbed. Try it all out for yourself before you return to school. These teachers were challenged - and generally needed a partner to help talk through the challenges - but they got it. So will your kids; but be prepared.
- Get to Know a Cameo
Task 13, The Frog Pond
In the task card form, The Frog Pond begins as a game between two players and leads to the partners investigating data generated by the game. However it's the whole class investigation life of this task that makes it an excellent start to the year at many levels.
The whole class investigation life is the focus of a 6 minute mini DIY video workshop for teachers (see Link List below). Perfect for faculty meetings, especially to get worthwhile teaching craft discussion rolling at the start of a new year. As you watch we guarantee you will be thought-planning your lesson sequence. Discuss, plan and return to the cameo to refine and extend your thoughts. Then trial the whole class investigation form of The Frog Pond and return to the faculty table to share experiences and build on them.
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In the eTask Package this task is in the 'easy to make' set because, apart from the printing, it only needs objects to represent frogs and a specially marked dice which is easily made from a wooden cube.
Task 224, Matching Faces
The story shell of a student tricking a new teacher by randomly placing name cards in front of a group of classmates is perfect to use at the start of the school year. Given the placement is random, how many correct matches of name card to person would you expect. Design an experiment to test your hypothesis.
The task is easily converted to a whole class investigation and lesson notes for doing so are supplied in the cameo. Discuss the suggested outline with colleagues, plan the lesson (or two) together, trial, gather evidence of student learning and meet again to evaluate the trial.
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In the eTask Package this task is in the 'easy to make' set because it only involves a little extra printing, laminating and slicing.
Keep smiling,
Doug.
Link List
- Did you miss the Previous News?
If so you missed information about:
- Learn More With Poly Plug
- Get to Know a Cameo
... Crazy Animals, Knight Swap
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