Running head: ARTIFACTS FOR DOMAIN C

Artifacts for Domain C

Brittini Wade

National University

June 20, 2019

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Rationale for choosing artifacts for Domain C

There are many artifacts that could represent this domain. Engaging and supporting

students in learning is something that teachers do everyday. The first artifact I chose is an article

review of an article titled, Empowering Mathematicians through Modeling. Using the modeling

approach within the mathematics classroom is a great way to make content accessible while

keeping the students engaged. This instructional strategy helps students improve their problem

solving performance and enhance their skills. It is a great way to support students in their

learning.

The second artifact I chose to include is a picture of my students during our Pythagorean

theorem investigations unit. The day before, we had read a book titled, “What’s your angle

Pythagoras?” My students saw that if they built a square on the legs of the triangle they could use

that same number of squares on the longest side. I had given groups of students different types of

triangles to see when this would work. They came to the conclusion that this theorem only

worked with a right triangle. They loved doing this activity as a team.

The third artifact I chose is something that my students really love to do. When learning

the different algebraic rules and how to solve problems, I set up equations on a large poster

paper. I separate the students into groups and they write the first step. Then they rotate to another

poster and have to write the step of the previous group and then complete the second step. This is

a great way to keep them engaged throughout their practice of solving algebraic problems and it

helps them to really think about the different laws of algebra. Sometimes their first step doesn’t

match another groups. It is great for them to see more than one way to solve a problem.
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The last artifact I included is a description on The Nurtured Heart Approach. This is an

approach we take with our students since most of them exhibit challenging behavior. It follows

the idea that negative behaviors should be given no energy and the positive behaviors should be

reinforced. There is a set way of doing this that is included in the powerpoint. Having clear limits

helps to keep the students engaged throughout the learning time.