Seeing with Bar Seeing with Bar GraphsGraphs

Unit Portfolio PresentationUnit Portfolio PresentationPat Collofello Pat Collofello

Unit SummaryUnit SummaryGet the big picture with bar graphsGet the big picture with bar graphsCollect, organize data, and display Collect, organize data, and display datadataPut into frequency tablesPut into frequency tablesConstruct graphs on the computerConstruct graphs on the computerMake a presentation where you Make a presentation where you interpret and analyze data interpret and analyze data

Curriculum-Framing QuestionsCurriculum-Framing Questions Essential Question Essential Question

How does recording information give you a picture of the How does recording information give you a picture of the world?world?

Unit QuestionsUnit Questions Can math give you a picture of the world?Can math give you a picture of the world? What story does your bar graph tell?What story does your bar graph tell? Content QuestionsContent Questions

Where do you put the labels on a bar graph?Where do you put the labels on a bar graph?What does the title tell you about the bar graph? What does the title tell you about the bar graph? What does the data on the bar graph mean? What does the data on the bar graph mean? What is the difference between the x and y axis on your bar What is the difference between the x and y axis on your bar graph?graph?

Seeing with Bar GraphsSeeing with Bar Graphs

This project will help my students develop 21This project will help my students develop 21stst century skills by:century skills by:

• Collaborating with peers.• Collecting, organizing, and analyzing data to

electronically construct bar graphs • Drawing conclusions to answer Unit Questions• Making a presentation using bar graphs

Gauging Student Needs Gauging Student Needs AssessmentAssessment

What I want to learn from my students?I want to find out what they already know about the Unit Questions.I want to find out what social skills they need help with to do cooperative learning.How the assessment information helps me and my students plan for upcoming activities in the unit?The assessment information will let me know if I need to add additional lessons. It will let me know how to meet the needs of the specific learners in my classroom. I can provide various resources. We will revisit this assessment throughout the unit for students to add their knowledge.Reflection: I need to work on more balanced assessment for my students

Gauging Needs Assessment

Learn more about project based learningLearn more about project based learning Practice writing a unit plan for project Practice writing a unit plan for project

based learningbased learning Increase my technology skillsIncrease my technology skills Share ideas with other teachersShare ideas with other teachers

My Goals for the My Goals for the CourseCourse

Goals for My Students Goals for My Students To become more active learnersTo become more active learners To learn to use technologyTo learn to use technology To see the big idea in their learningTo see the big idea in their learning To learn how to work cooperativelyTo learn how to work cooperatively

ReflectionReflection I need to teach to the big idea to increase I need to teach to the big idea to increase

higher thinking skill in my studentshigher thinking skill in my students Need more balanced assessmentNeed more balanced assessment It’s challenging to keep up with all the It’s challenging to keep up with all the

new technology and how to adapt it to new technology and how to adapt it to the needs of a young childthe needs of a young child