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Critical Ways to Teach Math

These are the three instructional strategies that I will need to teach math:

1) Lecture

2) Guided Practice

3) Group Learning

UbD Stage One

Introduction to Geometer’s Sketchpad for Teachers

Summary of Curricular Context: This learning experience is for teachers across one district. It is a professional development meeting on learning more about Geometer’s Sketchpad and also on how to implement the program in their lessons for their students. Geometer’s Sketchpad is a computer program where you can create and manipulate different geometric problems to lead to understanding theories and proofs in geometry classes. The learners vary in experience from novice teachers to very experienced teachers therefore the technology knowledge vary within this group. I anticipate that almost all learners will not know how to use Geometer’s Sketchpad but they do know how to use basic computer functions, such as email, internet, etc. I also know that since most of them are learning this program for the first time, they will need to know how to use the program to implement it into a lesson. Another topic they will also learn is how to teach their students how to use the program so the technology is a success in the classroom.

Objectives for Lesson: The objective of this lesson is to have educators be able to use and implement Geometer’s Sketchpad in the classroom.

Lesson Goal: There are two goals in this presentation. The first goal is for teachers to be able to use and understand basic functions of Geometer’s Sketchpad. The second goal is for teachers to be able to design a lesson that incorporates Geometer’s Sketchpad to enhance the students learning of geometry.

Stage 1

Enduring Understandings

1. What is Geometer’s Sketchpad?
2. In what ways will Geometer’s Sketchpad enhance my students learning?

Essential Questions

1. When proving similar triangles, how can I use Geometer’s Sketchpad to enhance students learning?
2. How much time should be spent teaching my students how to learn Geometer’s Sketchpad?
3. How does teaching proofs on Geometer’s Sketchpad differ from teaching proofs through lectures?

Knowledge & Skills

Knowledge	Skills
*Know basic functions of Geometer’s Sketchpad *Know how to use Geometer’s Sketchpad to construct geometric figures *Know how to use Geometer’s Sketchpad to manipulate shapes so you can solve geometric proofs	*Know why technology can benefit students learning in math. *Know how to incorporate technology into the classroom in an efficient way *Know when it is appropriate to use technology to teach proofs in geometry

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