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As the final project for EDTE 281- Tools and the Curriculum, our group chose to develop a fun and engaging lesson plan for 5th grade mathematics, focusing in on identifying patterns involving fractions. Students are challenged to identify relationships, distinguish relevant from irrelevant information, sequencing and prioritizing information, and observing patterns.
Our strategy was to use graphic organizers in problem solving math. Our technology tool was using an interactive online computer game with a supporting website to reinforce learning. This website provides total support for the instructor with the lesson plan, all necessary and supporting documents, standards, links, contacts, and our research supported with a complete annotated bibliography.
Group members:
Shauna Krantz, Trina Ledesma, Mela Bennett, and Tom Cappelletti.
Peer Feedback
From Leslie Reeves:
What an incredibly fun and stunning site – and it’s educational to boot! The site navigation is clear and so are the expectations of the students. The zip file of PDFs for the instructors is a great addition so that they have all of the resources they need to present the materials to their own classes. Finally, the video embedded in the activity page is engaging and speaks to 5th graders’ at their level.
From Ana McNulty:
The level of skill that went into creating this website is incredible, and I know kids would have fun learning fractions using your online game. The website provided many valuable resources and downloads for instructors to utilize. The “lesson” page was a little text-heavy, which made it somewhat difficult to follow, but still provided step-by-step directions on how to use the online games to teach fractions. The use of images throughout the website provided helpful visual cues for what was being explained in each section.
Faculty Feedback
From Joyce Dibble:
Enthusiastic presenters utilized theme repetition with the inclusion of the ‘bunny hats’ – a nice touch. It was a little unclear as to how to use this resource in the classroom. Background music provided a good introduction, consider a plan for lowering the volume of the music while presenters speak. Group gave a good discussion of how this project could be expanded and used in the college curriculum. Citations missing in handout however, the addition of full text copies of the reference articles used was useful as participants would not have to search for the articles on their own. The lesson is age appropriate and well aligned with the chosen standards. Nice job.
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Reflections
As the final project for EDTE 281- Tools and the Curriculum, our group chose to develop a fun and engaging lesson plan for 5th grade mathematics, focusing in on identifying patterns involving fractions. Students are challenged to identify relationships, distinguish relevant from irrelevant information, sequencing and prioritizing information, and observing patterns.
Our strategy was to use graphic organizers in problem solving math. Our technology tool was using an interactive online computer game with a supporting website to reinforce learning. This website provides total support for the instructor with the lesson plan, all necessary and supporting documents, standards, links, contacts, and our research supported with a complete annotated bibliography.
Group members:
Shauna Krantz, Trina Ledesma, Mela Bennett, and Tom Cappelletti.
Peer Feedback
From Leslie Reeves:
What an incredibly fun and stunning site – and it’s educational to boot! The site navigation is clear and so are the expectations of the students. The zip file of PDFs for the instructors is a great addition so that they have all of the resources they need to present the materials to their own classes. Finally, the video embedded in the activity page is engaging and speaks to 5th graders’ at their level.
From Ana McNulty:
The level of skill that went into creating this website is incredible, and I know kids would have fun learning fractions using your online game. The website provided many valuable resources and downloads for instructors to utilize. The “lesson” page was a little text-heavy, which made it somewhat difficult to follow, but still provided step-by-step directions on how to use the online games to teach fractions. The use of images throughout the website provided helpful visual cues for what was being explained in each section.
Faculty Feedback
From Joyce Dibble:
Enthusiastic presenters utilized theme repetition with the inclusion of the ‘bunny hats’ – a nice touch. It was a little unclear as to how to use this resource in the classroom. Background music provided a good introduction, consider a plan for lowering the volume of the music while presenters speak. Group gave a good discussion of how this project could be expanded and used in the college curriculum. Citations missing in handout however, the addition of full text copies of the reference articles used was useful as participants would not have to search for the articles on their own. The lesson is age appropriate and well aligned with the chosen standards. Nice job.
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