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

AgendaI. 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

Introductions1. Name2. School/Organization3. Grade Level & Subject4. What you do to de-

stress

What are the 5Es?

Explore

ExtendEnumerate

EthicsErase

Emulate

Engage

Elaborate

Evaluate

Explain

Entertain Elevate

Evolve

ExciteEnergize

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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