MATH JOURNAL

Alexandra Ramos

Week: Two &Three

Artifact One: Communative Property Source: Pat McEachren One of the fundamental aspect of

understanding how to address the specificlearning styles of students.

Communative property is one of the ways

teachers can introduce solving a problem inmore than one way.

COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY SLIDE:

Week: Four & Five

Artifact Two: Hershey's Mike ChocolateFractions Book

Source: Pat Slides & The Hershey's Mike

Chocolate Fractions Book, Jerry Pallotta & Robbolster, Scholastic 1999

Topic: Fractions

This artifact reached out to me as it isboth engaging and hands on!

It reaches out to visual, kinetic, andtactile learners

The book is very clear, concise, andpractical for introducing thefundamentals of fractions

Its also simple to organize as mostchocolate bars come in pieces of 6, or12

Week Five

Artifact Three: TANOGRAMS Source: Pat McEachren

Tango-grams are important because you can use tomanipulative to teach students without formulas!

They help student visually understand and develop anintuitive sense of shapes, building on fractions, andbuilding schema on geometry. In the pictures below youwill see how each part can be broken down to explainfractions, or create specific shapes

Week SixArtifact Four: Number Tricks Lesson

Source: Peter Jasinsky

I found this type of lesson very engaging because its creative,dynamic and inspires students to work on basic mathematicalconcepts.

Children naturally love magic tricks, and can begin toinvestigate patterns, and develop meaningful context by relatingtheir creations to real world practice

I also think this is a great way for students to practice mentalmath, and repetition

Week SevenArtifact Five: Mira

Source: EVA CHU (MARIO's MIRA LAND)

I really enjoyed Eva's lesson plan as it was both engaging and fun! She introduced severalauditory, and visual cues that cued us into the activity quickly, Students at the grade 4 levelwill begin this lesson with an enthusiastic attitude, as most children related with Mariocharacter from Nintendo, Wii, and Playstation games.

I felt that Mira's are a great addition to the lesson when understanding symmetry. The mirawas a great tool for exercising our ability to draw, by using reflectios to draw the other half of2D shapes!

Week Eight

Artifacts Six: Out of Shape Lesson

Topic: Measurement

Source: Chapter 17 Length and Area

I think that this lesson was very successful because of the visual details, andmeasurement properties used! The legend at the top of the worksheet allows for clearestimation, or measurement with string and rulers. This lesson can be adapted to useother types of measurements like diameter, circumference etc!

Week 9

Artifact Seven: Lesson on Measurement

Source: Pat McEachren

I found this lesson interesting because I was able to develop a full understanding of inquirybased learning. Challenging concepts allow students to explore learning at their own pace,and process concepts in various ways.

High ceiling questions dispersed in independent groups allows for very effectivebrainstorming, and conferencing. Self regulated learning become apparent!

Week 10

Artifact Eight: Data Management, and Probability

Source: Pat McEachren

I thought this game was interesting, and engaging because it allows for small groups toco-construct their thinking. Its similar to an advanced version of sudoku.

I enjoyed the individual flash cards that were constructed by the instructor, as they canbe individualized based on the algorithms appropriate for the lesson.

Week 11

Artifact Nine: Geometric Shapes

Source: Simon Beckhttp://www.boredpanda.com/snow-drawings-simon-beck/

I really loved this example of how to incorporate geography into everyday life! This artist is really inspiring, and relatable. Concepts in patterning, measuring, and spatial sense can beExamined!They can begin to explore ideas of architecture, and engineering in its most basic forms.

Source: Mission Bicycle and Co.http://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2013/02/13/171902975/guy-pumps-out-a-valentine-literally

I also enjoyed this advertisement created by friends of mine! A bike ride was documented aroundCalifornia in the shape of a heart. This could be used to introduce a minds on portion of a geometry lesson.

Simon Beck

Week 12Artifact Ten: Assessment Tool (RUBIC)

Source: Alexandra Ramos

I used the rubric I created for my tenth artifact because I think that rubrics area great way to evaluate students understanding.

Students are provided with criteria that you can co-create with them prior totheir assessment so that they are aware what is expected at every stage of anassignment, or test.

My favorite aspect of the new curriculum is the ability to mark based on a levelscale. I think that students feel more confident with this approach. Studentsbecome cognizant to the idea that solving a mathematical problem is moreabout the process rather than one specific outcome, or answer

THANK YOU!