MODEL LESSONS–Tanzania & AL & LA..March 19, 2018

Obrien Tanzania Alabama, Louisiana The “U” in UMathX is … “UNDERSTANDING”

RUDY NEUFELD - AUTHOR

PERRI HUGGINS DIRECTOR

ANNA –CLASS 3

SAPHI – CLASS 4

FADHILI – CLASS 5

HAJI – CLASS 6

PART A. Introductions-Obrien,Al,LA Welcome All!! 1. Perri, Kari, Anna, Saphi, Fadhili, Haji and students.. Obrien School, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 2. Kellie Obrien .. Chicago USA & Andrew Allen .. Windsor, Canada 3. David Townshend – TNT (AL) & HCA & “The Dream Team” in Baton Rouge, LA 4. Rudy Neufeld .. in Toronto, Canada

PART B. THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

UMathX is a journey guided by your planning where students are encouraged to think through concepts, choose strategies, articulate ideas towards constructing understanding.

UMathX is the Gateway to Understanding Math for Teacher and Student.

UMathX supports the teacher through two menus and model 3-part lessons.

www.umathx.com umathx.com/videos

Obrien Tanzania Alabama, Louisiana The “U” in UMathX is … “UNDERSTANDING”

PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY

You now have …

MANIPULATIVES !!

Build it, Draw it, Talk it, Write it

OWN IT!!

REMEMBER to play the video: UMathX–What is it? at www.umathX.com > Media > Videos

UMathX transforms a “Valley of Despair” into productive struggling in a “learning pit”.

Play the video http://www.jamesnottingham.co.uk/learning-pit followed by a discussion.

“UMathX helps students gain conceptual understanding better than any other program. Content and Teaching Methodology are exceptional.” Master Teachers, Faculties of Education LSU

"My class is learning so much using your program! I love the step-by-step visual explanations of math concepts. The children love the technological / manipulative driven. I love it and wish I would have had from day 1." LS – Gr 3 Donehoo ES .. Gadesden AL

PART C. MANIPULATIVES … a MUST

MANIPULATIVES … Obrien School receives from Canada.

BUILD IT, DRAW IT, TALK IT, WRITE IT … THEN YOU WILL … OWN IT!!

Learning Environments .. COMPUTER .. MANIPULATIVES .. write it on FRAMEWORKS

PART D. BEGINNING THE JOURNEY

UMathX creates an environment of Exploration for Students and thus for Journeys in Mathematics.

Enter the URL www.umathx.com/preview into the address box of any browser. Enter the Generic Username: count

Enter the Generic Password: umathx

Obrien Tanzania Alabama, Louisiana The “U” in UMathX is … “UNDERSTANDING”

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For Tanzania – always select “CONTENT Menu”. (AL and LA also have Curriculum option) Example: Follow this path in order: 1.Fractions > Equivalent Fractions > Pattern Blocks. Click on (arrow up)(arrow right)(arrow left)(double arrow up)

Content Menu .. Fractions > Equivalent Fractions > Pattern Blocks > Hexagon1 to work through lesson, Hexagon1

2.Double click on “This is one Whole Hexagon” on the first page to have the line read and highlighted.

When <proceed> appears on the bottom right, click on it. Key in “1”, then press <enter>. Key in “2” then press <enter>. Now click on <proceed>. Enter a number … try the number .. “2” .. three times before entering the correct answer. NOTE- Encourage students to risk. A mistake is an opportunity to learn.

3.Click on the 2nd

icon at the top of the screen, MENU.

Now navigate to Hexagon1 and complete the lesson. A blue screen with two options – GO BACK .. or .. CONTINUE, marks the end of a lesson. Return to the Main Menu.

Framework” .. has 1 page – double sided .. can be printed in color or in black and white .. has 3 parts: Get Started Working At It Reflect and Connect

GREAT INFORMATION .. March 2018

"Frameworks For Learning", our printable 3-part model lessons, are now linked directly with associated online lessons within the UMathX Content Menu.

EXAMPLE:

Within the Content Menu, follow the path ..

Fractions > Equivalent Fractions > Pattern Blocks

Now note the 2 pencil icons beside lessons Hexagon1 and Hexagon2 which indicate that corresponding frameworks are available. Click on one of the pencil icons to offer tiered frameworks.

Obrien Tanzania Alabama, Louisiana The “U” in UMathX is … “UNDERSTANDING”

PART E. Review Previous Lesson

Tanzanian Feedback from Task 1 .. Kari and Perri

CONGRATULATIONS TO SALOME, ELISHA AND NOELA!!

Salome and Elisha tried to teach one more student.

The student was a girl and her name was Noela Luca. The topic was fractions.

Also they taught about how to identify to place value.

Noela wants to learn algebra next time.

There were also some challenges that the group faced. This was the first time Noela had use a computer, and she had some trouble initially understanding the lesson. She quickly picked it up though, but is not yet confident she could operate a computer by herself.

Daria was out sick this week, so her and Sylam will be doing their teaching on Monday.

On Monday, the umathx team will teach three more students –

Timotheo Musa, Prosper Paschal, and Theresia George. All of these students are also in Grade 6.

Task 2

The students were able to solve the problem. The found that the answer was 7/24! They really enjoyed seeing their names in the word problem.

Task 3 Work on Paper followed by UMathX on computer.

After completing the project on paper, they were able to very quickly work through the umathx lesson. They said that they solved the problem using the same method for Task 2, and thought the umathx interface was designed well.

PART F: Sequence of Model Lessons ..March 19

For Obrien School, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania; Special Schools in Alabama and in Louisiana. Objective: Do a series of lessons leading up to Task 2 for Tanzania from last day ...

Word Problems .. Addition of Fractions with different denominators. NOTE: Since Tanzania Curriculum is not aligned to UMathX, we will use the Content Menu. (Everyone in the world & AL & LA can do that!!) In Al and LA, for example, the teacher and students could follow the Curriculum Menu for CCSS…. 3.NF.01.01

LESSON 1 (TEACHER: THE LESSON ON COMPUTER, IN FRAMEWORK … IS ORGANIZED FOR YOU)

Log in UMathX and follow the path in the Content Menu Fractions > The Meaning of Fractions > Introduction… Think, Write, Say Now we see that the lesson .. Circles has a green pencil beside it .. ie it has a framework already prepared for us. Click on the green pencil Select and print framework .. “Fraction Introduction – Pattern Blocks -1” (the teacher does this BEFORE class) Process… There are many options: ALWAYS: The TEACHER PREPARES the lesson which is already organized below. Many options .. Teacher should model in the first class. Getting Started: Working At It: Off computer 3 at a computer .. See instruction-use manipulatives (pattern blocks) 1 person .. reads instructions (arrived in Tanzania from Canada) 1 person .. operates computer Reflect and Connect: 1 person .. records on paper and leads discussion. Teacher led discussion and records

Manipulatives, from UMathX computer, from frameworks(model lessons)

LESSON 2 (TEACHER: THE LESSON ON COMPUTER, IN FRAMEWORK … ARE ORGANIZED FOR YOU)

NOTE: Since Tanzania Curriculum is not aligned to UMathX, we will use the Content Menu. (Everyone in the world & AL & LA can also do that!!) In Al and LA, for example, the teacher and students could follow the Curriculum Menu for CCSS. .. 3.NF.01.03b So .. 1 method is .. Log into UMathX and follow the following path in the Content Menu: Fractions > Equivalent Fractions > Pattern Blocks Now we see that the lesson .. Hexagon -1 .. has green pencil beside it .. ie it has a framework already prepared for us. Click on the green pencil Select and print the framework .. “Equivalent Fractions -1” (the teacher has this done BEFORE class)

Process… Many Options: TEACHER PREPARES the lesson which is already organized below. Many options .. Teacher could model with a whole class approach.

Getting Started: Working At It: 3 at a computer .. See instruction-use manipulatives (pattern blocks) 1 person .. reads instructions

1 person .. operates computer Reflect and Connect: 1 person .. records on paper and leads discussion. Teacher led discussion and record.

LESSON 3 (TEACHER: THE LESSON ON COMPUTER, IN FRAMEWORK … ARE ORGANIZED FOR YOU)

NOTE:Since the Tanzania Curriculum is not aligned to UMathX, we will use the Content Menu. (Everyone in the world including AL & LA can do that!!) In Al and LA, for example, the teacher and students could follow the Curriculum Menu for CCSS… 5.NF.01.02 So .. 1 method is .. Log into UMathX and follow the path below in the Content Menu: Fractions > Adding Fractions > Word Problems Now we see that the lesson .. Eating Candy (as do Goal Scoring and Taking a Walk) .. has green pencil beside it .. ie it has a framework already prepared for us. Click on the green pencil Select and print the framework .. “Adding Fractions – Word Problems with Unlike Denominators -1” (the teacher has this done BEFORE class) TEACHER PREPARES the lesson which is already organized below. Many options .. Teacher could model this in a whole class lesson or student could work in small groups or ...

Getting Started: Working At It: Here we begin OFF COMPUTER. Reflect and Connect: Teacher led discussion and record

NOTE #1: If one checks the CONTENT MENU, one can, of course, meet teacher and student needs by checking lessons between, after and before the lessons above.(note the scaffolding from basic to advanced in Content Menu). OBRIEN .. AL .. LA .. I strongly suggest this Note #1 for you before out next session. Feel free to email me. NOTE #2: I will plan our next lesson for Monday, March 26 .. a series of lessons on ALGEBRAIC THINKING for NOELA in Tanzania as well as for others. NOTE #3: I will plan a lesson next Monday for PLACE VALUE as well. NOTE #4: We will introduce Content Texts as well next week. NOTE #5: The lessons are already there for teacher and student but the teacher must prepare.