Unit 1

Introductions and Chapter 1 School Mathematics. Nick and Did you know? videos

In-Class notes from Chapter 1

Chapter 12-Operations with Decimals

Fraction Strips, and place value charts

Read pp. 1-12, and complete pp. 1-2 in your Guided Notes
On p. 12 # 3 from "Things to Do: From What You've Read", from "In Your Journal" #4, and on p. 13 #12 from "With Technology"

Quiz over Chapters 1 & 12

Finish Chapter 12 - Geoboards & Pattern Blocks

Video 37 Fractions With Geoboards

Read pp. pp. 283-289
Finish pp. 4-6 in the Guided Notes
Read Supporting At-Risk Learners in Mathematics Handout

On p. 289 complete # 10, 11, 12 from "Things to Do: From What You've Read" and on p. 289 "With Technology" problem #12 on p. 290.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

Chapter 13 - Ratio, Proportion, and Percent: Meanings and Applications

PracticeScreening Assessments

Finish pp. 7 in your Guided Notes
Read "Why Do Students Struggle with Rational Numbers?" Handout and identify Tawan's Error Patterns

Chapter 13 - Ratio, Proportion, and Percent: Meanings and Applications

Practice Screening Assessments

Read pp. 291-307
Finish Guided Notes
On pp. 306-307 complete #1, 4, 7 "From What You've Read" & on p. 307 #8 from "With Technology"
Select view video clips and watch segments 1, 2,& 3

Discuss student challenges in your math screening

Chapter 15- Geometry

Read the article Developing Students' Proportional Reasoning: A Chinese Perspective.
1.Work each of the eight examples in the article, do this without looking ahead to the solutions.
2. Explain how the ratio differs from the ratio operation.
3. What is different in how the Chinese approach proportional reasoning problems compared to the way you were taught?

Draft 1 with two items for Professional Resource Binder Due

Quiz over Chap 1, 12 & 13

Chapter 15 - Geometry

Read pp. 330-337
Finish your Guided Notes
"From What You've Read" answer # 1, 5 on p. 354

"With Technology" #15(Be prepared to teach a classmate how to use the online activity, but instead of designing an activity identify modifications with your partners in class)

Chapter 16-Measurment

Finish your Guided Notes pp. 10-11 Perspective Drawing link

Complete "From What You've Read" answer #6 & from "In your Journal" # 8 on p. 354
Read Another Perspective on Concept Maps: Empowering Students Handout &
respond to the following questions based on that article:

• Add the relations descriptors on the links and fill in the three open topics for Greg's concept map listed as Figure 3 on p. 466 of your handout
• What are strengths of using concept maps for assessment?