Week+8+Review+Questions

A website that my master teacher presented to me has many games and just helpful applications for various math topics. It is the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html) and my master teacher has used “Factor Tree” in her classroom on the Smartboard. A game that I will be using is the Circle 0 game.
 * Give examples of instructional games that you might use in your teaching context. List at least one game along with where it can be found that could be used in your classroom. **

I would make the following change:  ·  “Scientifically researched” would be “mathematically researched” for point A.  ·   “Scientific knowledge” would be “mathematic knowledge” for point D.  ·   Points B, C, and E would not change for me.
 * What are the modifications that you have made to the inquiry rubric so that it could be used in your classroom? **

**What ideas and examples do you have regarding assessment in your classroom and mastery learning and/or criterion-referenced examination? How might you differentiate assessment in your classroom to meet student needs, and how might you assess learning in an inquiry activity specific to your teaching context?** A lot of my assessment will be solve a problem and write an answer, I will take the process that students go through to get the answer into account, but as with the nature of math a lot will be answer oriented. In some cases I will have projects, one such assignment that could link history and math is to have students work in groups to research a famous mathematician and let students have a choice of how they would like to present their findings, for example in a written report, presentation, poster, etc.

There are many real-life situations that use mathematics to solve them, especially in a geometry setting, so using a case-study approach can be used to bring together many geometric concepts to solve a problem or help learn or reinforce topics.
 * How might the case-study approach be used in your classroom context? Give examples. Find at least one example of case study for your classroom. **

I found a "Trip to the Big Apple" WebQuest (http://www.webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/14325-060312202119/) that could be used to help students with money and keeping a budget. This WebQuest can be used online and face-to-face.
 * What ideas and examples might you have regarding WebQuests as an inquiry approach for your classroom. Give at least one example of a WebQuests activity that could be used in your classroom (online and face-to-face). **

I have not yet decided on what my inquiry presentation will be on, but I have looked at http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/ and http://teachers.net/ for a few ideas. I may end up tweaking an activity I find to better suit my style, but as of now I am still looking and trying to decide what to do.
 * What inquiry activity are you planning to present and what journal(s) and/or educational resources were/will be used to create the activity? **