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STEM Goal: 4Cs - Improve students' communication and collaboration skills.       Fractions and Partner Work 

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STEM Goal: 4Cs - Improve students' communication and collaboration skills.       Fractions and Partner Work 

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Tiffany had been working on students use RACE to explain math problems. I modeled a partner writing strategy to increase student engagement and build in multiply opportunities for students to see, hear, draw and explain their thinking before writing it down. Tiffany taught her other 2 classes using the same model.
Students' written explanations dramatically improved. Some students' writing increased from 2 lines to multiple, coherent sentences with 3 to 4 steps. At fist students were not able to repeat what another student had said by the end of the lesson, all students were able to repeat a comment made during whole group conversations. This was evidence of dramatic increase in student engagement.
Focus was collaboration, communication and critical thinking.

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Meet Ms. Tiffany Brown's 4th Grade - Dec. 4, 2018

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Use your existing Discovery Education username and password.

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Improve students' communication and collaboration skills by using a Timed Pair/Share activity.

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STEM Focus: 4Cs, Real World Problems and Standards Fractions/Dividing Fractions Area to Number Lind

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STEM Focus: 4Cs, Real World Problems and Standards Fractions/Dividing Fractions Area to Number Lind

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1/2 divided into 3 equal parts.
The first step was to create the fraction with the number bars. Then they used an overlay on top of the fraction bars, traced and labeled with correct fractions. Students then erased the access lines and realized the remaining line dividing the fractions was a number line.
Students engaged in all 4Cs.

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Tiffany wanted to challenge her advanced students. These students were given the problem of 233 + 122 in base 4. They played with the concept of base 4 and eventually were able to +,-, and X correctly.
Critical Thinking was key. They also communicated and collaborated to solve the problems.

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Date: Feb. 6, 2019

Planning:

Goals
Planning -Find ways to teach fractions and division using manipulative.
2nd period - I will model the lesson
Debrief | Discuss possible adjustments
3rd period - Tiffany teaches the lesson

Post Summary:

Planning | We had an hour and a half conversation about dividing fractions. First we discussed the math behind dividing fractions. Then we discussed  the theory and applying it to the pragmatics of teaching.One of the main concepts we talked about to limit the different methods of showing fractions divided. As a result we went back and looked at student work to find the strategy they seemed to understand the most which was  illustrating the fractions in an area and dividing the area. We had student start with this strategy and then had them erase the outside lines of the area which left them with a number line. Throughout the lessons we continued to observe and discuss the process.Take Away- The on-going conversation during the lessons were extremely powerful.

Team Teaching - We team taught the new lesson. We were surprised at how quickly the students understood and completed the activity.After the lesson we talked about how we could give the students even less information and see if they could create more ideas on their own.Take Away - Students are confused when showed too many different ways strategies. It was better to stay with 2 and then use the most understood strategy to generalize to another.
Introducing Bases -During the last class, Tiffany wanted to challenge some of her advanced students. I taught the group Base 4. They use DE to find a 100’s chart and then created a 100’s chart in Base 4. The students were able to +, -, and X by the end of the lesson. They made connections between the bases and fractions. Then they taught Tiffany Base 4. The interesting part of the challenge was the student that was considered the most advanced was the last to understand the concept. She even said it was the first time she had been stumped. We celebrated stumping her. Another student worked with her and she was able to understanding after a few minutes.Take Away - Students need opportunities to practice being STUMPED

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Tiffany Sunset April 3, 2019, Volume Lesson copy

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T. Brown- April 4, 2019 -STEM 5 Essential Elements -Lesson Plan

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STEM Goal: Increase critical thinking in a real world problem

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STEM Goal: Increase critical thinking in a real world problem

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Tiffany and I team taught a math lesson with fractions and division.

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During Yolanda's administration Coaching Day, she and I met with each grade level and reviewed the resources available through DE.
1st

Some of the teachers were already using DE but were not aware of all the resources besides videos. The discussed creating a Board. I quickly reviewed Board Builder.

2nd

Some of the teachers were already using DE. We focused on Professional Learning component of DE, so they would explore on their own. They said they would like to learn about Board Builder/Studio. I showed them boards that used Pause and Play Strategy and Half a Picture Strategy.

3rd

This team was very experienced in DE, but were primarily using it for videos. We looked at the other elements and focused on Boards already created.

4th/5th

Some of the teachers had used DE but primarily for videos. We looked at the other elements available. We also discussed SOS strategies and the organization of the strategies into major thinking skills. Several thought they would try the SOS.

1st PLC

I met with 1st grade again and showed them how to create a Board. They were all studying Jobs and Services.

Jobs and Services