by Michael Nicoloff | Jun 29, 2018
What Will I Do in this Course? In this course, you will: Conduct a Lesson Study cycle on fractions Plan a fractions unit and teach at least one lesson within it as a research lesson Solve fractions tasks in order to anticipate student thinking Examine fractions...
by Michael Nicoloff | Jun 29, 2018
Introduction Welcome to the online course Conduct a Lesson Study Cycle on Fractions. This course is designed for teams of educators who would like to dive deeply into elementary fractions content as part of a Lesson Study cycle....
by millscollege_sorigin | Jun 29, 2018
Proceed with Conduct a Cycle Tools The remainder of the course follows “Conduct a Cycle,” starting with Plan Step 6, Teach a Mock-up Lesson. If time is short, you can omit the mock-up...
by millscollege_sorigin | Jun 29, 2018
Step 3: Curriculum Exploration This step allows you to examine curriculum materials and fraction models. It provides fuel for thinking about items 2-5 of the unit plan for fractions that you have been working on. Researcher: Which fraction is smaller? 64 or 65...
by millscollege_sorigin | Jun 29, 2018
Step 2: Math Content There’s something weird about fractions. If the numerator, which is the top, is the same, the bigger the denominator the smaller the fraction. – Student from Grade 5 research lesson Like Jordan, many students feel that “there’s something...
