Journal+Club+2011+Fall

Meetings this fall are Mondays 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. ENGR 401.

Themes of interest: Classroom tested projects, and aligning those with the Common Core Curriculum. Statistics topics and the teaching of statistics. Effective technology use in the classroom. The Utah Common Core Standards and their implementation. Problem-based learning and interdisciplinary science/biology/mathematics modeling.

Monday, August 29 Organizational meeting. Discussion of two science education articles: Brynja made slides for our first discussion...enjoy.
 * Brynja Kohler**
 * Chin, C., & Chia, L.-G. (2005). Problem-based learning: Using ill-structured problems in biology project work. //Science Education//, //90//(1), 44–67. doi:10.1002/sce.20097
 * Barak, M., & Dori, Y. J. (2004). Enhancing undergraduate students' chemistry understanding through project-based learning in an IT environment. //Science Education//, //89//(1), 117–139. doi:10.1002/sce.20027

September 12 The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics - High School Standards (pp.57-84) The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics - Grades 6-8 (pp.)
 * Jennifer Loveland**
 * Lynnette Checketts**

September 19 Lynette will continue her presentation of the grade 6-8 standards. Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Content Specifications for Mathematics Assessment
 * Mike Spencer** will lead our discussion of

SBAC is soliciting feedback on these content specifications, and that feedback is due September 19. The specific documents are below, but for more information see the website @http://www.k12.wa.us/SMARTER/Resources.aspx

September 26 The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics - Appendix A Utah's Secondary course sequence - The International Model - Prepare to share tasks you have used for Secondary I. - We will discuss the structure of the integrated curriculum as set forth by the CCSSM authors. - We will also examine other resources for integrated instruction in mathematics. Links to Standards-Based Curricula: Core Plus Mathematics Math Connections Interactive Mathematics Program SIMMS UCSMP [|today's date.doc] [|Secondary Math I Pattern Test the real one.doc] [|PATTERN ASS.doc] [|Anatomy of a polynomial.doc] [|Alien RTI Math RTI Math RTI Math RTI Math RTI Math RTI Math RTI Math RTI Math RTI Math.doc] [|Alien Behavior Patterns.docx]
 * Brynja Kohler**
 * Jet Warr**'s tasks:

October 3 GAISE: Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education--College Report [] [] [] []
 * Jennifer Loveland**

October 10 Arithmetic and Algebra in Early Mathematics Education: Proposed research evidence that young students use algebraic ideas and representation.
 * Birgit Hertel-Wulff**

[|JRME2006-03-87a.pdf]

October 17 Meeting cancelled!

October 24 iPad Apps for Math Class [|Apps for Math Teaching.pdf]
 * Brynja Kohler**

October 31 Differentiated Mathematics Instruction for the Common Core 1. How can we transform accessible information into useable knowledge for ALL of our students? 2. How can we maximize transfer and generalization so that the learning that takes place in our classroom is not about individual-isolated facts? The attached articles which will provide the background for our discussion. They are: "Making the Most of Universal Design for Learning," in October 2011's Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, by Jessica H. Hunt and Janet B. Andreasen. Vol. 17, No. 3, pages 167-172. [|mtms2011-10-166a.pdf] and "Differentiated Instruction and Implications for UDL Implementation," a report by Tracey Hall, Nicole Strangman, and Anne Meyer published in 2003 by the National Center on Assessing the General Curriculum and CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology). [|DI_UDL.1.14.11.pdf]
 * Jet Warr**

November 7 Associate Professor of English Co-Editor, Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures
 * Christine Cooper-Rompato**

This talk will explore popular numeracy in England during the Middle Ages. How did medieval peasants and merchants learn to perform basic arithmetic? How were popular religious practices shaped around number? During the talk we'll consider a variety of medieval sources, including eighth-century finger counting techniques, early ninth-century story problems, and a fifteenth-century mathematical poem in Middle English.
 * Basic Medieval Math Education**

November 14 Tasks and Tests Come to this meeting and play around with improving a mediocre textbook math question into something worthy of exploration and deeper thinking. More into multiple choice? We'll talk about designing good multiple choice test items as well. Readings: "No Child Left Unchallenged" by Darin Beigie in //Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School// Vol. 17, No. 4 pp. 215-221 [|Lightbulb Questions.pdf] "Writing Good Multiple-Choice Exams" by Dawn M. Zimmaro, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved on November 9, 2011 from: http://ctl.utexas.edu/assets/Evaluation--Assessment/Writing-Good-Multiple-Choice-Exams-04-28-10.pdf [|Writing-Good-Multiple-Choice-Exams-04-28-10.pdf]
 * Brynja Kohler**

November 21

November 28 Teaching with a Flipped Classroom
 * Camille Fairbourn**

Course evaluations.

December 5 Geometry in the CCSSM [|regular polygons.docx] [|PROJECT TESSELATION.doc] A Teaching experiment in Calculus II [|hufferd-ackles2004.pdf] [|Orchestrating Discussions.pdf]
 * Jet Warr**
 * and**
 * Janice Bodily**