Middle Math

diigo - math

Math Journal / Portfolio

portfolios post

• goals, requirements, scores, progress, charts, reflection, assessment - objective, subjective
• personal learning network - resources - videos, explanations, examples, self quizzes

For current grade level, testing, scores, areas of weakness

• step back, work on supporting material from "prior knowledge" for weak area

Learning paths

• series of "linked" tasks
• self-directed, goal, requirement
•  ? IXL - games, videos, related resources
• extra credit for recommending new resources

baseline

• student identifies areas of weakness - hard, don't understand, love, easy, share resourcess "I learned from that"
• based on testing, assessment, teacher evaluations, observation

progress

• accomplishments - completed, testing, assessment
• interests - discovery, quest, peer teaching, math in everyday / games / sports / food

• Coherence Map shows the connections between Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

• Volusia Math curriculum map

Motivation

• assess current level ? like reading
• students know where the stand - easy access to math profile, guided next-steps

goals, expectations - more than just assignments, do this

motivation

• extrinsic - rewards, recognition
• intrinsic - self-directed, goals, interests, curiosity, needs / wants
• usefulness ? what's in this for me

generate interest, engagement

• kahoot > ?

try this

• survey / assess - broad spectrum - weakness, strengths in math background
• challenges
• self-directed
• games, puzzles
• tracking > sharing with student

resources

• online services, monitoring, reporting, student feedback

Resources

Algebra

• Simple equations - Introduction to basic algebraic equations of the form Ax=B

• Introduction to Ratios - What a ratio is. Simple ratio problems.

• Introduction to the quadratic equation - Introduction to using the quadratic equation to solve 2nd degree polynomials