Learning Forward 2011 Annual Conference

SUPPORT STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH ENGAGING MATHEMATICAL E-TOOLS - M21

Carol Cho
College Preparatory Mathematics
Director of Technology
cho@cpm.org

Agenda:

1. Welcome!

2. Log-in to the book of your choice before clicking any of the links below. (5 minutes)

E-Book		Middle School	Algebra	Geometery
URL: http://textbooks.cpm.org	Password: ebook2011	Username: mc1-workshop	Username: ac-workshop	Username: gc-workshop
The username and password will be available through December 14, 2011. Contact me at: cho@cpm.org for a two week preview license for the book of your choice.

3. Explore an e-Book organization. How does the organization of an e-book support/hinder learning? (10 minutes)

Student Lesson	Teacher Notes	Answers	Support Files	Index/Glossary
Click on any chapter and any lesson tab on the left side. Each lesson has an opening describing the sections of the chapter and closure activities	Click the "Teacher Notes" tab at the top of any lesson.	Click the "Answers" tab at the top of any lesson.	Click the first tab on the left called "Support Files".	Click on the last two tabs on the left side for the Index and Glossary.

4. Explore support for students and teachers! How effective are these tools for both students and teachers? (20 minutes)

Support	Middle School	Algebra 1	Geometry
Homework help - Support for Students	MC1 6-60	AC 7-74	GC 4-7
*Goggle Translate:* Support for Students Text in many Languages	Choose the top paragraph in the lesson above and click on the "Translate" button lower right. Choose language.	Choose the top paragraph in the lesson above and click on the "Translate" button lower right. Choose language.	Choose the top paragraph in the lesson above and click on the "Translate" button lower right. Choose language.
Lesson Mathcasts - Support for Teachers	MC1 5.1.1	AC 3.1.1	GC 8.1.2

5. Explore Tools by Mathematical Practice. How does each tool relate to the math problem presented? How effective is each tool suppporting student learning of the Mathematical Practices? (80 minutes - 10 minutes/Mathematical Practice) These tools can also be found here.

Mathematical Practice	Middle School	Algebra	Geometry
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them	acrobat number line: 2-50	Eucalyptus Grove: 1-7	Challenge Shape Bucket: 1-97
2. Reason Abstractly and quantitatively	Special Sums: 3-1d	Algebra Tiles: 4-86	Triangle Inequality: 2-106
3. Construct viable arguments & critique the reasoning of others	Color-Rama: 1-7	Tile patterns: 1-32	3-digit Place Game: Teacher Notes 1.1.4
4. Model with mathematics	histograms: 4-57	Fish Population: Teacher Notes 5.2.3	Interior Design: Problem 7-19
5. Use appropriate tools strategically	Pattern Block Tool: 3-25 or Base Ten Blocks: 3-43	Newton's Revenge: 1-16	Contruction Tutorial:Construction: 9-56
6. Attend to precision	Tug of war: 3-123	Expression Comparison Mat: 2-48	Clinometers: Teacher Notes 4.1.5
7. Look for and make use of structure	Dot problems: 1-18	Solomon Island Map: 9-69	Secant/tangent: 11-91
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning	Multiplication table: 1-84	Alg. tiles for factoring: 5-2	Volume of a cone: Teacher Notes 11.1.5

6. Closure: What are the strengths/weaknesses of e-tools for student learning and teacher support? (5 minutes)