Wichita State University  --  College of Education  --  Curriculum and Instruction Department        

July 2 - July 20, 7:30 - 10:30   Room 156C

 

Dr. Mara Alagic
Office: 205 Corbin   Phone:(316) 978 6974    e-mail: mara@math.twsu.edu

Syllabus

 

CLASS SCHEDULE WITH MAJOR TOPICS
AND
ASSIGNMENTS

WEEKS 1 AND  2 CALENDAR IS NOW ON A SEPARATE PAGE

DAY 11

DAY 12

DAY 13

DAY 14

DAY 15

 During this last week, let's focus together to summarize which MATHEMATICS CONCEPTS we can teach using and/or integrating  IC technology  :)

 

Spreadsheet Mathematics;
EXAMPLES

 

Interactive Spreadsheets

 

Discussion: Presentations; 

"St. Ives"; ...

Math or technology?

Calculators or not?

 

7:30 Teaching & Learning: Teaching for Understanding

 

8:30 YOUR CHOICE:

(report in your reflection)

Geometer's
Sketchpad;

Kidspiration;

Spreadsheets

MicroWorlds Pro; Terrapin Logo; ...

 

9:30 Digital camera & mathemtics

(Mental) representations

 

Translation between representations

 

Pedagogical   content knowledge

 

Presentations:

 

9:20 Jan: Travel WebQuest

9:40 Carrie: Origami WebQuest

10:00 Rae: Liner Functions with TI Interactive

How to fit everything into the students'/teachers' day?

(Thanks Carrie  :)

 

Presentations:

 

8:00 Richard: Linear Equations

8:20 Amy: Working with Multiplication 

8:40 Nancy: Sort-Classify-Graph

9:00 Jill&Sherri: Fractions

9:20 Lisa&Lora: Linear Equations 

 

Presentations:

 

8:00 Staycey: My Web pages

8:20 Ron: Volumes

8:40 Dave: Programming to solve Equations 

9:00 Tony & Aaron: Inequalities

 

 

Math-Tech Log:

(a) Prepare one  spreadsheet problem for the grade level that you will be teaching in the Fall.  

(b) Why do you consider that problem appropriate one for your class?

Math-Tech Log:

(a) If in the Fall you had everything you wanted in IC technology to enhance teaching mathematics, what would be your major obstacle?

(b) HOW people learn?

 Math-Tech Log: 

(a) What would you do different in this presentation?

(b) What would be the same?

(c) Select one mathematics concept  that you learned something new about. How does your representation of that concept look like. 

 Math-Tech Log:

(a) What would you do different in this presentation?

(b) What would be the same?

(c) Select one mathematics concept  that you learned something new about. How does your representation of that concept look like. 

(d) How are you planning to differentiate instruction in your classroom as a result of experiences in this class?

 Math-Tech Log:

(a) What would you do different in this presentation?

(b) What would be the same?

(c) Select one mathematics concept  that you learned something new about. How does your representation of that concept look like. 

DAILY e-mail REFLECTION

TERM-PROJECT: 

  1. Select focus from the course topics and incorporate learning into an instructional unit integrating computer technology, OR 

  2. Design and begin implementation of an action plan to integrate computer technology into the mathematics curriculum

  3. Share (a) focus or plan (July 6) and (b) final product (July 18, 19) with classmates using computer technology

  4. Your term projects will be posted on the web site within Web pages for this course

Syllabus

Student Information Form

Portfolio

Term-Projects

Links

 

July  12, 2001

  1. Are you e-mailing me your daily reflections?

  2. Are you either e-mailing or "dragging" into your folder daily Math-Tech Log?

  3. Are you checking regularly your progress with the portfolio requirements?

  4. Are you asking for help, if necessary?

  5. Did you e-mail your first-week evaluation?

  6. Are you going to be ready on time for your presentation?

  7. When do you plan to have your portfolio ready for grading?

  8. Is there any specific technology tool, software or concept that you would like to see addressed in this course?

  9. It might be a good idea to touch on all these questions in this week self-evaluation.

 

 

Mara's homepage

 

QUESTIONS? 


Updated July 12, 2001

Maintained by:  Mara Alagic

                                                                  

 

Mathematics Education

Curriculum & Instruction Department

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas  67260-0028