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Teachingstandard 5
Teachingstandard 5
Fractionslesson1.1Seetab
Explainhowthedocumentrepresentswhatyouhavelearnedandhowitwillhelpyou
professionally.
Fractionscanbeadifficultconceptforyounglearnerstograspbecausetherulesstudentshave
learnedtoapplytowholeandnaturalnumbersdonotapplytofractions.Thefirstlessonin
discoveringfractionsusesconcretematerialsand3handsonactivitywhichhelplearners
developafoundationalunderstandingofwhatafractionrepresents.AsaneducatorIwillstrive
tomakeinstructionengagingandmeaningful.Theriskinchoosingtonotuseahandson
activitycouldresultintimelostinwhichstudentswouldneedfurtherinstructiononthebasics.
Thisposesaproblemforeducatorswhoareexpectedtomovethroughcurriculumatsetpace.
Engagementandunderstandingarekeygoalsinthislesson.
Artifact2:
Fractionslesson1.5Seetab
Explainhowthedocumentrepresentswhatyouhavelearnedandhowitwillhelpyou
professionally.
Engagementandlearningtakeplacewhenstudentsinterestsaretakenintoconsideration.The
studenttodayismorefamiliarwithusingtechnologytohelpthemlearnconceptsandideas.The
fifthlessoninfractionmakesuseofamathtechnologycalledIXL.IXLisamathematical
applicationinwhichstudentsareabletoselectgradelevelmathandconceptsforpractice.IXL
measurestimeandaccuracyincompletingproblems.Additionally,IXLoffersstudentswell
constructedanswerstoproblemssolvedincorrectly.Asaneducatoritwillbeofgreatvalueto
metoassignworkthroughmultiplemeasureincludingthroughtheuseoftechnology.
Artifact3:
FastFactsSeetab
Explainhowthedocumentrepresentswhatyouhavelearnedandhowitwillhelpyou
professionally.
Althoughrotememorizationhasabadrapintodayseducationalsphereofthinking,itdoes
serveapurposeandshouldnotbeoverlooked.Multiplicationfactsarekeyinsolvingmany
differentmathematicalproblems.Studentsshouldhavetheflexibility,confidence,speedand
accuracytofindproductsandfactorsinmultiplication.Thisskillensuresastudentsfuture
successinmath.Oftentimespracticingmultiplicationfactscanbemundane.Onewaytoensure
engagementinlearningthesefactsisbycreatingachallengearoundthefacts.Forinstance,
askingstudentstoanswerasmanyfactsastheycaneitherverballyorinwrittenformwithina
setamountoftimecreatesacompetitiveatmospherethatmoststudentsrespondpositivelyto.
Teachingstudentsmultiplicationfactswillhelpeducatorsmoveintomoreadvanced
mathematicswithoutdelay.