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MPM2D Gr 10 Course Redesign
Lindsay KuehSheri Hill
(Adrian Rawle)
Make It Stick &
Increase Perseverance
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We will give all of our materials at the end of the presentation.
Link to materials:
tiny.cc/10courseredesign
* We will give permission to view files
after the presentation
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Frustration!● Poor numeracy skills● Poor retention for next year● Weak problem solving skills● Low perseverance● ALSO any gaps from COVID-19
Improving these became our GOALS!
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Academic goals● The students should have basic skills they can take with
them - numeracy, algebra, etc. (fill in gaps from last year)
● We want students to be able to perform the skills we teach them, any time that it is asked, and anytime it is useful.
● Students shouldn’t find the final exam frightening.
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Atmosphere/Community goals
● The students should feel safe (physically and intellectually) in class - it’s ok to be vulnerable. (Brene Brown)○ “Not yet” and “Celebrating mistakes”
● Enjoyable - exploration - desire to learn
● Student focused - teacher is NOT source of all knowledge
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Evidence Based!● We want evidence based solutions!
○ Make it Stick by Peter C. Brown
○ The Interleaving Effect: Mixing It Up Boosts Learning By Steven C. Pan
● Disclaimer: what we’re going to discuss is not a way to teach - it’s a way to plan a course!
https://www.amazon.ca/Make-Stick-Science-Successful-Learning/dp/0674729013https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-interleaving-effect-mixing-it-up-boosts-learning/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-interleaving-effect-mixing-it-up-boosts-learning/
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Types of Practice! - How you practice matters!
● Massed/Blocked Practice (AAABBBCCC) vs Mixed Practice/Interleaving. (ABCDBCDB)
● Spaced Practice○ Improves long-term retention
*** Important! This doesn’t feel good
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What we did
● Removed Unit Tests○ Cumulative Weekly quizzes○ Problem Solving Days
● Interleaved Homework
● Fast Fours, Fun Fridays
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Our Weekly ScheduleMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Fast FourLesson
LessonQuiz
Fast FourLesson
Problem Solving Fast FourFun Friday
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Our Weekly Covid Schedule
Weekly3 Lessons3 Fast FoursQuiz
In Person Time/If time allows onlineProblem Solving DayFun Math Day
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Freed Up Time!
● No unit tests meant that we had review days and unit test days free to do other activities
○ Quizzes take half the period
● Removed homework time from class
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Lessons● No major changes to lessons (you can use yours!)
● Lessons taught were the main skills, and not as much “Application lessons”
● Complete all skills a month before exams (practiced applications)
● Time to a variety of different summatives
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Major Takeaway Point● After covering a topic or skill, continually revisit it
throughout the course.
● Remove the idea of only testing a Unit
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Why Fast Fours!!
U Waterloo’s article on the curve of forgetting.
https://uwaterloo.ca/campus-wellness/curve-forgetting
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Our Initial Goals for Fast Fours● Review concepts from lessons.● Increase basic skills.● Spaced and Mixed Practice.
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Fast Fours!! Covers all Material to date
Formative Assessment Only
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● Math talk!!● Non threatening testing.● Immediate feedback.
Does this look like learning?
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What we saw:
● Can do > 1 question.● Peer- teaching.● Math arguments. ● Passionate Math
chat.
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What we loved!
● Celebrate incorrect answers○ Student get to see a range of
common mistakes.○ Perseverance.○ Failing forward!!
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What Students Thought
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Additional Bonuses ● Helps create growth mindset
○ Students start to believe they can get better at ____.
● Time to circulate the room○ 1 on 1 time.
● Provides productive class time○ Time for us to set up○ Answer students concerns
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Similar Outcomes Online ??● Jamboard/Explain Everything (or some other platform)
where small groups can solve and discuss questions
● Keep dialog up
● Constant feedback
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Why did we change homework?
● Increase retention (spaced and mixed practice)
● Set the amount of homework to what is necessary to Check Your Understanding (CYU) and practice various concepts/skills
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Growth Mindset● Normally, you see the topic once in
the lesson, once on a test, and once on the exam.
● If you don’t know it, once the unit is over, students are free to forget the material or never learn it!
● We emphasize that NO topic will disappear.
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Homework Outline - Schedule Guide
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i25-rM5HUTO-0xjMQo53ryjL7gcZF0MPNKRQcJDh57A/edit?usp=sharing
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Homework● Pre-practice● Mandatory Questions
○ 5 from the lesson○ 5 from previous material
● Challenge
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Why Check Homework?
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Homework Checks
*** Homework is critical in our redesign!
How do we check?● Online Homework Checks
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Weekly Quizzes
What does it do?
● Allow Mixed & Spaced practice● Reduce Cramming - skill is
expected● No expiry date on skills ● Importance of Basic skills● Low stakes = less stress
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Weekly QuizzesWhat does it look like?
● Every Tuesday● Approx. 40 minutes● Front = mix/interleaving, ● Back = previous week
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Embracing Mistakes
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Students Thoughts
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Why Problem Solving Days
● Increase Perseverance
(More time)
● Change attitude towards problem solving
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Problem Solving DaysWhat we do:
● Every Thursday we solve problems… all period
● Math toolkit (gr 11 used the following year)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lr63q2IlpXX9WjhztMHse_tPkP5t4Q9A/view?usp=sharing
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Benefits of Problem Solving Days
● Gives time to attack a problem with different strategies
● Allows for extended group work (but also did individual tasks)
● Explicitly makes problem solving a focus
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Problem Solving Days● Problem Sets - Application and Thinking marks
● Problems could be from any lessons taught, including previous units
● Focus at end of year
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Problem Solving Days● VNPS (vertical non-permanent surfaces)
● Jamboard/Explain Everything
● Student made questions
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Problem Solving Days● Video Explanation
● Help each other by posting solutions
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Problem Solving Days● Coding - Check Out Lkueh.wordpress.com
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Levelled Problems
● Real challenges
● Weaker students can still be successful
● Students can sometimes attempt extra problems
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Challenges ● Mark Inflation from Problem Solving Days?
○ Group work allowed for better learning, more math talk but it also inflated marks for some students
○ Individual in-class seemed more accurate, but sometimes felt less rich
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Same But Different
● Different questions of the same concepts/processes
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Why Fun Fridays?
● Excitement & Smiles ● Teamwork & collaboration● ‘Buy In’ that math does exist
outside the classroom.● Focus & Interest.
Our Goal!
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Quadratic Modeling
Making connections to real life.
Car Launching
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Speed Dating! Community Building
“More Than One Story” Cards
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Puzzle it up with Tarsia
Tarsia Puzzle Maker
Math as a Game
http://www.mmlsoft.com/index.php/products/tarsia
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Rated as one of the top Fun Friday activities by students!
Links to making jeopardy- Factile - Flippity
https://www.playfactile.com/https://www.flippity.net/
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Trigonometry with Clinometers
Real life application
Fun & Connections
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Pixar in a box
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Teacher.Desmos.com
● Marbleslides
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Teacher.Desmos.com
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Being Creative in Desmos
Creativity and Addiction
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Students Thoughts
● It gives us a break from testing and hard problem solving
● It allows our brain to process and relax
● Time to relax and have fun after working hard all week.
● Helps us build relationships with other people in the class, which is important.
● It’s great when it’s applicable but the cups activities
was a ridiculous waste of time.
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Challenges
● Very time consuming!
○ We met 80 hours (10 days) over the summer to design the course structure and develop the first 2 units
○ Different objectives among teachers
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Challenges ● Booklet/Schedule could get thrown off
○ Homework could get thrown off with an assembly/snow day
○ Thurs/Fri allows a day to catch up if necessary
● Each period felt tight on time (Teacher Feedback)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayFast FourLesson
LessonQuiz
Fast FourLesson
Problem Solving
Fast FourFun Friday
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Possible Improvements
● Quiz
○ Focus explicitly on students correcting their own mistakes on quizzes - resubmissions
○ Standards Based Grading*
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Possible Improvements ● Homework
○ More Challenge Problems
○ Include more repetition for practice (extra links)
○ Show connections between homework/effort and results!
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Secret on HOW to learn.
1) Importance of struggling.
Builds problem solving circuits.
2) Embracing my Mistakes.
3) Teach each other.
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Revisit Goals
1) Numeracy and Basic Skills○ Fast fours○ Quizzes - first few questions
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Revisit Goals
2) Retention○ Mixed & spaced practice - homework, quizzes (low
stakes & frequent, testing effect), fast fours○ All topics are fair game - students knew that topics
would return○ Limited exam review - retention was amazing
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Revisit Goals
3) Problem solving○ Time permitted the opportunity to try different strategies.○ Various tools - peers, toolkit booklets
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Revisit Goals
4) Perseverance○ Topics don’t go away - Growth Mindset○ Opportunities to try different strategies on PS days○ Making mistakes is ok, even great if you learn from
them!!
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● Mixed homework practice feels like they learn less than than doing one skill over and over (massed practice)
○ Exam results demonstrate their learning
● Students weren’t fazed by jumping topics day to day
Interesting Findings
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● Homework completion had a larger impact on success in our course
● Students selected courses for next year better
Interesting Findings
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Teacher Collaboration● Compromise, adjust, and listen● Challenging to do on your own
(massive amount of work)● Inspired each other● Department Head supported us
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Where to Start
1) Fast Fours
2) Fun Fridays
3) Problem Solving Days
4) Cumulative Quizzes & Homework
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Take AwayLink to course material:
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tiny.cc/homeworktrackerpd
Emails:
[email protected] - Sheri Hill
[email protected] - Lindsay Kueh
[email protected] - Adrian Rawle
Lkueh.wordpress.com
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