This is the lesson plan I developed for supporting instruction with order of operations for my 5th grade math students. Attached are the lesson plan and rubrics, along with a video summary of the lesson. Please feel free to use or email me with any questions: [email protected]
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Rhushanda Burke
5/2/2016 01:07:17 pm
Hi Emily! I really enjoyed viewing your screen cast on your order of operations lesson. I loved that you decided to have your students create a video to show to their classmates. That is such a neat way to have students demonstrate their understanding of a concept. I am impressed that your students were able to this in the 5th grade and am interested in hearing about how the presentations turned out. It was also nice to hear that your students were able to collaborate on creating a script for their podcast using Google Docs. I have tried the same tool with my own high school students and know firsthand how great of a tool it really is. What is the most beneficial about the tool is that it allows all of my students to be working on their projects at the same time while in the classroom as you mentioned. This eliminates the possibility of one students taking on all of the work and lets me easily identify exactly what each group member has contributed. I was a bit unclear of the methods that were used in order to teach students the concepts of this lesson. Was this a skill that had been previously covered in class or was this lesson an introduction to new material? I was also interested in hearing how you knew that your students were ready to actually present to their classmates. Was there an exit ticket given to assess their mastery? I appreciate that you identified a challenge that you faced while implementing this lesson. While using a new technology tool is exciting, I know firsthand how stressful it can be in trying to ensure that students are able to actually use it effectively. I would suggest conducting a quick lesson modeling the tool and its various capacities you would like your students to use to ensure their readiness. I have tried this using my Promethean Board and it has been quite successful with my students. Also, you might want to have students record a 30 second clip of them introducing their lesson just to eliminate any issues with technology. Great work!
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5/4/2016 07:23:57 pm
Hey Rhushanda! Thanks for your comment! It actually turned out pretty awesome. They did struggle at first and need a lot of assistance with the technology but then got the hang of it. This was a review of a concept that we did before Milestones which is in the lesson plan. I'm going to get one of my students to edit their work tomorrow (to erase names) so that I can share some with yall. Thanks again for your reply!
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Marlene Harris
5/3/2016 07:22:49 am
Hi, Emily! Great job with your lesson plan project. I was glad to see a math lesson that is technology based. Many teachers struggle with implementing technology in math. Focusing on verbalizing their thought processes as they solve problems helps them to develop a deep understanding of the content and helps teachers identify any misconceptions that students may have. I like the way that you differentiated the lesson by providing a notes template for some and extending the lesson with a challenge problem. Your comment about students not having enough experience with digital tools is something that I hear on a regular basis. Our teachers tell us that they do not have time to teach the tools and the content. In a perfect world, the students would gain some experience each school year and their skills would build. Our system is currently working on a Technology Skills scope and sequence for grades K - 12 making this a responsibility of everyone and not just a few. I am curious about the use of Audacity with Chromebooks. How were the students able to download the program file onto the Chromebook? You also mentioned providing an exemplar for the students to use as a guide. Do you feel that sometimes examples discourage students from using their imagination and you end up with 22 of the same thing?
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5/4/2016 07:29:52 pm
Thanks for your reply! I ended up making an example for my second group of kids (EIP class) and even with it they were pretty original. Now, just so you know, the instructions were pretty straight forward so there wasn't too much variation in content but in creativity, they did well. Because they've used it and feel better about it now they are requesting it. It just takes getting over that unsure feeling to feel confident in their abilities. Thanks again for your comment!
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