Talk:Learning Basic Number Behavior

Instructor comment on your instructional analysis and ICM -- Jz833665 22:08, 9 April 2010 (EDT)

Hi Patricia, I'm very pleased to see your catch-up! Your instructional analyses and instructional maps have been nicely worked out.

I have two questions for you: (a) I know that you're interested in using inquiry and project-based learning in teaching this topic. I cannot clearly see how inquiry and problem solving is used as reflected in your ICM (e.g., activities involved in each unit). I'm not suggesting that you use inquiry for everything; other methods can be used as appropriate. (b) Your course design involves extensive use of online components, such as presentations and assessments. Are you using other online learning systems in addition to this wiki space? Online assessment can be better supported using other tools such as http://hotpot.uvic.ca/

Re: Instructor comment on your instructional analysis and ICM -- Patricia Murphy 15:19, 10 April 2010 (EDT)

Thank you for your comments. I will probably be adding assessments that involve problem solving with the students articulating their thought process using the written word.

In doing research for this project, I have read a lot that convinces me that procedure and concepts go hand in hand. In order to include this new perception, I have reorganized my lessons to start with verbal information (such as definitions and procedure rules) that students can refer to while working through the inquiry process, which is the online activities. Although I have not given specific details on these activities, they will start with a question, include 'web quest' type activities and end with the students deciding through different activities such as discussion boards, research, and journal writing) (1) why we can list a particular property as a consistent behavior and (2) when and/or how to use each property to make "our lives easier" by simplifying expressions so they can be more easily solved.