Innovative 5E Middle School Math Lessons to Engage and Interest

Students

Maria Benzonmbbenzon@uh.edu

T3 International ConferenceLas Vegas, NVMarch 7, 2014

Session ObjectivesCHALLENGES Participants will be able to…

INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE

Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Implement inquiry-based, 5E lessons that promote deep thinking and conceptual understanding

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE

Math Content Knowledge

Focus on middle school topics*Exponential Growth and Decay (Zombies)*Dilations: Enlargements & Reductions (Superheroes)*Rate of Change (Toy Story)

INTEGRATING TI TECHNOLOGY

Technology Knowledge

Evaluate scaffolding of questions for conceptual understanding and rigorous thinking

Learn about other TI resources

Agenda

I. Introductions (10 min)II. E1

• The 5E Model + “Tracked” Activities (5 min)

III. E2• Zombies – Exponential Growth & Decay (15 min)• Superheroes – Dilations (15 min)• Toy Story – Slope & Rate of Change (15 min)

IV. E3• Likes, Wishes & Wonders

V. E4• Generate Engaging and Interesting Lessons from Media

VI. Q&A

Introductions

1. Name2. School/Organization3. Grade Level & Subject4. What you do to de-

stress

What are the 5Es?

Explore

Extend

Enumerate

Ethics

Erase

Emulate

Engage

Elaborate

Evaluate

Explain

Entertain Elevate

Evolve

Excite

Energize

The 5E Model + “Tracked” Activities

• Engage• Explore• Explain• Elaborate

– Struggling– Regular– Advanced– NOT: More

practice

• Struggling– More hands-on experiences– Connecting concrete to

abstract

• Regular– Good follow-up activity to

deepen the conceptual understanding

• Advanced– High School– More complex

Likes, Wishes and Wonders

Generating IdeasMath Topics Movies + Connections Other Real

World Connections

Fractions (all things)

Math Properties (distributive)

Slope intercept form

Dividing by decimals

Area/Formulas of 2D shapes

Multistep Equations

Cross sections – 3D Figures

Pythagorean Theorem

Stand & Deliver, Pizza Share, Hotel for Dog (amount sharing)

Dumb & Dumber

Planes, Cars & Automobiles, Roller Coaster Rides,

Bones, CIA, Home Improvement

Bones, CIA, Die Hard, Heist, Italian Job, Entrapment

Claymation, lego movie

Romeo & Juliet, Die Hard?

Objects

NUMBERS

education.ti.com/calculators/mathnspired

Middle Grades Math

Sample Lessons

•Interrogating Data by Random Sampling•One Year Makes a Differences•Long Run•One and One Equals Win•Exploring Bivariate Data•Lines of Fit•Say It with a Survey•Linear Modeling

Student Activity (DOC or PDF)Teacher Notes (PDF)Nspire Activity (TNS)

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