The purpose of this project is to give you an idea of some
of the things you need to think about when teaching high
school mathematics, and to learn to appropriately delegate
tasks and take responsiblity for a group project.
Each group will turn in one project.
Change in scope: (1) You only have to do one lesson plan, not two, as originally posted;
(2) Most groups will not have to make presentations; if time permits, some
groups may make presentations on the last week of class; (3)
The weight of the project has been reduced to 15% of you total grade to bring it
more in line with the midterm projects and homeworks; (4) Please make sure to turn in
a hard copy of your project on paper; (5) The paper is due on the last class session.
The Project: Each group will be assigned one of
the 22 requirements from the California Standards, and will
be responsible for developing a lesson plan for some topic
in each requirement. You don't have to teach the entire
subject, just pick out some aspect of it. For example, if
your group is given requirement 18:
18. Students know the definitions of the basic
trigonometric functions defined by the angles of a right
triangle. They also know and are able to use elementary
relationships between them. For example, tan(x) =
sin(x)/cos(x), (sin(x))2 + (cos(x)) 2 = 1.
You don't have to explain all of trigonometry; pick some
aspect of it. To get an idea of the scope of the project, click here to
see the sample lesson plan on diagonals.
The original
version of this lesson plan is at http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L655.
To see some additional lessons plans check out
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonsList.aspx?grade=4&standard=3
Parts of a Lesson Plan
- Learning Objectives: what you expect the students to
actually get out of this. This is probably two or three
bulleted items.
- NCTM Standards and Expectations: what NCTM standard
does this apply to?
- California Standards: Which California standard is
this applicable to?
- Textbook references: include a reference from our
textbook (if it is discussed in our textbook, which might
not be true); a reference from your high school textbook;
At least three additionl references which might be web
sites.
- Materials: a list of all the handouts and anything
else you need, like a computer, etc.
- Instructional Plan: explain what you are going to do
during the class, and in what order. This is the most
detailed part of the lesson plan. One to two pages
long.
- Questions for students: pose some questions that test
their knowledge of the subject, and give the answers.
Three to four questions and answers.
- Assessment: describe how you will determine what the
students have learned, against your stated learning
objectives. Three to four bullet points, each a short
paragraph.
- Extensions: extra credit assignments for students, or
additional material that you might like to cover if the
students seem really interested or you have time. Three
to four short paragraphs.
- Teacher Reflection: How will you assess your own
effectiveness at teaching? How might the students react
to your teaching methods? Pose three or four questions to
yourself.
Schedule:
| Tuesday March 17 - | Topic assignments in class |
| Thursday May 7 - |
Final Written Project DUE in class on PAPER.
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