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In every lesson, I strive to find corresponding content that may be relevant to my students. I want students to be able to feel connected to the content in one way or another, and to see beyond the book!
I chose to showcase this particular unit because of the connections I was able to make. My favorite warm-up was via a trend graph of dislikes for Youtube Rewind. I asked my students what they noticed and wondered. My students easily got engaged and passionate about discussion, because of the cultural relevance! |
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Knowing that every student is unique in their own way, I have always strived for means of differentiation. I personally like how hint cards allow students to choose whether or not they would like support. I found that hint cards help to mitigate fear and encourage inquiry and self-regulation. In the example I provide, I wanted to build up the level of support. If the students wanted hints, they had to go in order. Often when I implemented hint cards, there was a designated group member who was allowed to see the hints and report back to their group. Prior to seeing the next hint, this group member had to check in with me and explain their current understanding. I liked that this served both as a means of differentiation and as a formative assessment. |
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Just as cultural relevance in lessons helps to motivate students, I believe that real world problems allow students to become more engaged with the material. In this unit, students have several opportunities to interact with real world problems. Among them include finding the rebound ratio for bouncy balls and the faces of my nuclear family among my many cousins. |
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In this lesson, teams of students collected data of the rebound heights of bouncy balls. This lesson allowed students to collaborate in their teams, experience hands-on learning, and see patterns for themselves. |
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Using Google Sheets, my students collectively created a model of a decreasing geometric sequence with their data. Later students were able to tie this to exponential decay with a Penny Lab. |
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I particularly love group huddles for formative assessments! I like the team-building, collaboration, and communication this strategy fosters. |
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