Submitted by: Kate Poprik
School: Elko Middle
Summary
There is a need for more reliable reference resources for students to use when learning about the topic of inequalities. To help fill the void, the students are tasked with researching inequalities with a partner of their choice, planning a lesson for the class, and developing a digital tool to support the lesson. They research inequalities, the types of symbols found in this particular type of problem, how inequalities are used in real life, and create examples to demonstrate how to solve inequalities. Once the lesson is developed, a digital learning tool is created and presented to the class. A rubric is used to evaluate the lesson and the most organized and informative lesson is uploaded to the teacher’s website.
TIPC Ratings
Target: Throughout the lesson, the teacher supported the students as they ran into problems and facilitated the acquisition and evaluation of information as the students applied their research to the completion of an authentic task. Students constructed questions or guidelines to support and guide their research on inequalities and to determine how to assemble the problem in order to create the appropriate digital teaching tool. The teacher supported the students and facilitated a learning environment where they were engaged in research that demonstrated information fluency.
Target: Students worked in pairs and utilized roles to complete the task. They selected and created a digital tool to communicate their lesson to their peers regardless of their physical presence during the lesson in class. At the end of the process, they reflected on their collaboration and made suggestions on how to improve for the next task.
Approaching: The teacher designed opportunities for students to synthesize research, communicate/collaborate, apply critical thinking skills to address an authentic task. Students had to think about what they learned through the research and apply it in a manner that would make sense and engage the audience, requiring them to utilize their higher order thinking skills.
Approaching: Students created a learning tool and integrated technology to generate a new product. They summarized their knowledge on inequalities using digital tools and created meaningful,
original work within the assignment parameters.
Student Artifact
Student Created Lesson on Inequalities
(Power Point)
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Contents:
- Lesson Plan
Rubric
- Student Sample
