by Michael Nicoloff | Jul 3, 2018
Video of Lesson 2Watch the video and use your Video Observation Notes to discuss the following questions. The Summary of Video Excerpts (Lesson Series 1) may also be useful in jogging your memory of the lesson.The instructor takes considerable time to write on the...
by Michael Nicoloff | Jul 2, 2018
Models of Fractions Researcher: Which fraction is smaller, 6/4 or 6/5? Chris: 6/4. Because 4 takes longer to get to 6 than 5 does.1 Like Chris, many students reason about fractions in ways that work in certain situations but not in others. Chris may have an image of a...
by Michael Nicoloff | Jul 2, 2018
Mystery Strip ActivityCreate one strip of paper exactly 1 meter long and do not mark the strip in any way. See example below:Then create the blue mystery strip by downloading this PDF file, making sure to follow the sizing instructions discussed in the document. Do...
by Michael Nicoloff | Jul 2, 2018
Common Challenges with Fractions From solving the three different fraction tasks and considering student solutions, summarize your team’s insights so far about the question: What is difficult for students about fractions? The table “What’s Hard About Fraction Number...
by Michael Nicoloff | Jun 29, 2018
Fractions Task 2Task 2: Find two fractions between 1/2 and 1. Discussion Questions: How did you solve the problem, and how might students solve the problem? What understandings and misunderstandings about fractions might this problem reveal? Look at the student...
