EDSE 2700E
Middle and Secondary School Mathematics:
Teaching Developmentally
Dr. Shana Elizabeth Henry
5th of February 2015
EDSE 2700E
Middle and Secondary School Mathematics:
Teaching Developmentally
Dr. Shana Elizabeth Henry
5th of February 2015
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Activity
Minutes
Time
Reflection of Last Class
Articles, Discussion Questions
Activity w/ Summary
Hybrid Course
Review Info for next week
10 min
20 min
60 min
10 min
10 min
7:30 – 7:40
7:40 – 8:00
8:00 – 9:00
9:00 – 9:10
9:10 – 9:20
Blackboard, articles,
Weekly Topic: Developing Concepts of Fractions, Decimals, & Percents
Feb. 5th, 2015
Purpose: To
increase number
sense and
practice order of
operations.
Number Concepts
& Number Sense
R&R
Clarke, Roche, & Mitchell. (2008). Practical tips for
making fractions come alive and make sense.
Smith & Stein. (1998). Selecting and creating
mathematical tasks.
“Selecting and setting
up a high-level task well
does not guarantee
students’ engagement
at a high level. Starting
with a good task does,
however, appear to be a
necessary condition,
since low-level tasks
almost never result in
high-level
engagement.”
This article was
confusing because…
Student: I thought when
you multiply two
numbers your answer
will always be bigger…
Developing Concepts of Fractions,
Decimals, & Percents
Developing Concepts of Fractions,
Decimals, & Percents
Purpose: Use music
notation to practice
concepts of fractions.
Conceptual Understanding of Fractions
Two scholarly articles:
1) https://wiki.eee.uci.edu/index.php/Conceptu
al_Understanding_of_Fractions
2) The development of students’ understanding
of the numerical value of fractions
Learning and Instruction, Volume 14, Issue 5,
Pages 503-518
Stamatia Stafylidou, Stella Vosniadou
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Hybrid Course
Timeframe: 30 minutes per task
Task: Create online a portfolio of mathematical
tasks that use manipulatives to engage students
in their mathematical development.
Deadline: Post the link to your online portfolio
by the beginning of class, May 15th, 2015.
Gallery Walk: May 15th, 2015
Minimum Requirements
a) Image of manipulative
b) Mathematical task
c) Appropriate grade range
d) Topic(s) that the task develops
e) Solution
f) Cite your source(s)