Assignments

=__**Assignments**__=

10% 2 centers (one in each placement) **Due November 15** 10% Apple problem (first placement) **Due September 27** 15% Problem based lesson plan **Due October 18** 20% Problem based lesson analysis and assessment (second placement) **Due November 22** 15% Quizzes (No absences = 100% on quizzes) **September 6, 20 and November 8** 15% Content Presentations **November 1-29** 15% Attendance (One absence no penalty. Two absences -5%. Three absences -10%. Four absences -15%)
 * Please note that arriving late or leaving early will also result in loss of attendance points.***

__Centers/Games:__ Plan and present a center or game in each placement. The center or game should focus on developing number sense. In no more than one page please give a brief explanation of the center/game and answer these questions: 1 - What did the students learn? 2 - What did I do well? 3 - What will I do next time?

__Apple problem:__ Present the problem based apple task in your classroom using the teaching model we discussed in class. You can teach all three phases in one math session or you may want to break the task up (e.g. Before and During phases on Wednesday and the After phase on Thursday or Before and During phase in the morning After phase in the afternoon, it is up to you). Collect student samples and bring them on September 27 where you will complete a short assessment during class.

__Problem based lesson plan:__ You will teach your problem based lesson during your second placement. The lesson plan is due before you move to your second placement so be sure to meet with your site teacher and discuss ideas for theme/topic/content. You will be required to write a problem based lesson plan using the teaching model we discussed in class (Before/During/After). The lesson objective must deal with number sense. Your lesson plan must include the task you will ask your students to complete as well as any supporting documents required to teach the task (e.g. worksheet, vocabulary, rubric, materials list). Be very specific about questions you will ask students in each phase. You must predict how students will solve the problem and predict what stumbling blocks they will have. Include those ideas in your lesson plans and be thoughtful about what your role as a teacher will be to help them overcome struggles. Your lesson plan must be approved before you teach it in the classroom.

__Problem based lesson analysis and assessment:__ After teaching your approved lesson plan, assess student work using criteria discussed in class. Please turn in examples of three students' work (high, medium, low) and any other assessment documents used, such as rubrics, diagnostic analysis forms, etc. Pay close attention to your prescription of student work. (What specifically will you do next to help each individual student progress in their understanding). Write a 3-5 page reflection of your teaching and assessment experience. Your grade for your analysis is not dependent upon the success/failure of your lesson, but rather upon your analysis of your teaching successes/failures and the analysis of student successes/weaknesses.

__Content Presentations:__ Using a chapter from the Van de Walle text you and a your group will present the key elements of the chapter, the crucial ideas for the concept, and a simple center that class participants will be able to interact with and explore. The presentation should last between 20 and 30 minutes. It does not need to be grade level specific, but it should be appropriate for K-3.