Form 7: Learning Process

Complete the following form and upload to the Dropbox. Do this for one module (2-4 competencies). Each competency or objective should be addressed.

Janice Fenniman June 30, 2012 Course Name: Module Name: Algebra IA Module 3: Tools of Algebra

Competency (and possible major point): 3.1 Use the Order of Operations to simplify expressions How will I know if a student knows this? Student will explain why the order of operations is important, and what to do at each step of the Order of Operations. Student will explain what happens when a problem has a parenthesis within a parenthesis. This will be done in a discussion forum and student will be expected to give examples.

Best ways for a student to learn this: Experiences: Synchronous Lesson working through discovery of solving a multi step problem in different orders (left to right, right to left, etc.) Live discussion on what is correct and why. People to see: N/A N/A

Place to go (may be virtual): Thing to read: Thing to talk about: order of Operations.

Assigned pages for Module 3.1 from Textbook Memory devices to help remember the correct

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Course Name: Module Name:

Algebra IA Module 3: Tools of Algebra

Competency (and possible major point): 3.2 Use the Commutative and Associative Property How will I know if a student knows this? Student will provide examples of the Commutative Property of Addition and the Commutative Property of Multiplication and explain or give examples demonstrating that subtraction and division are not commutative. Student will provide examples of the Associative Property of Addition and the Associative Property of Multiplication and explain or give examples demonstrating that subtraction and division are not associative.

Best ways for a student to learn this: Experiences: Synchronous Lesson working through discovery of the Commutative and Associative properties. People to see: N/A N/A

Place to go (may be virtual): Thing to read:

Assigned pages for Module 3.2 from Textbook

Thing to talk about: How can you re-write a subtraction problem so that you can use the Commutative and Associative Properties?

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Course Name: Module Name:

Algebra IA Module 3: Tools of Algebra-

Competency (and possible major point): 3.3 Use the Distributive Property How will I know if a student knows this? Student will simplify expressions, including algebraic expressions, by correctly using the distributive property.

Best ways for a student to learn this: Experiences: Synchronous Lesson working through discovery of the Distributive Property. People to see: N/A N/A

Place to go (may be virtual): Thing to read: Textbook Thing to talk about: Order of Operations? Course Name: Module Name:

Assigned pages for module 3.3 from the How does the distributive property relate to the

Algebra IA Module 3: Tools of Algebra

Competency (and possible major point): 3.4 Identify and Combine Like terms How will I know if a student knows this? Student will identify like terms on a worksheet and accurately combine like terms.

Best ways for a student to learn this: Experiences: of Like Terms. People to see: Synchronous Lesson working through discovery N/A N/A

Place to go (may be virtual):

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Thing to read: Textbook Thing to talk about:

Assigned pages for module 3.4 from the Where have you seen like terms in earlier math?

Course Name: Module Name:

Algebra IA Module 3: Tools of Algebra

Competency (and possible major point): 3.4 Graph ordered pairs in the coordinate plane How will I know if a student knows this? Student will correctly plot ordered pairs on a graph paper connecting the points as instructed to discover what they have drawn.

Best ways for a student to learn this: Experiences: Synchronous Lesson working through discovery of the Distributive Property. People to see: N/A

Place to go (may be virtual): National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Drawing with Ordered Pairs Assigned pages for module 3.4 from the

Thing to read: Textbook

Thing to talk about: What are the properties of ordered pairs in each quadrant: (+,+), (-,+), (-,-), (+,-)

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Course Name: Module Name:

Algebra IA Module 3: Tools of Algebra

Competency (and possible major point): 3.5 Graph functions from ordered pairs How will I know if a student knows this? Student will correctly plot ordered pairs using Geogebra and connect points for a linear function.

Best ways for a student to learn this: Experiences: People to see: Synchronous lesson working with Geogebra. N/A www.geogebra.org

Place to go (may be virtual): Thing to read: Textbook

Assigned pages for module 3.5 from the

Thing to talk about: Observations about what the graph of a function looks like. What other tools are available to help you graph?

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.