QUESTIONS

Admit Slip
  1. What math concepts did you learn from visiting this site that you had forgotten?
  2. List your positive / negative reactions based on your engagement with this site. Explain.

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  3. What did you like or dislike about the activity at this site?

 

 

Learning Log

Be an active learner – stop and think about the material we are learning and ask / answer questions

Date: Exploration/Lesson:

 

  1. What concepts am I exploring? Does this make sense? Have I had experiences like this before? What standards / concepts are being developed? What am I learning that I have forgotten?

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  2. What did I get from this site, activity, etc? Positive and negative. Explain.

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  3. How can this exploration enhance learning? How can it be used in the elementary classroom? How do I connect these concepts to other areas?

 

 

 

Module Summary

  1. How was my understanding of the topic at hand enhanced after exploring this web site?
  2. What ideas were brought out through the visual representation of the topic that perhaps were missing from alternative explanations?
  3. What content areas are either missed or could be added to this interactive educational site?
  4. How can this web site be incorporated in the elementary classroom?
  5. What NCTM standards are being developed through the engagement of this web site?
  6. How can I connect the information gained from this interactive web site to other methods of learning?

 

 

Culminating Activity
  1. Discussion: How do pedagogical decisions about the choice of tasks influence what a teacher can learn with and from his or her students in mathematics class? Support your discussion with your experiences in middle school, and high school, as well as those you have experienced this year at Mount St. Mary’s.
  2. Personal: Do you think web site activities enhance learning? Explain.