IPTS Standard 2 | Human Development and Learning
The competent teacher understands how individuals grow, develop, and learn and provides learning opportunities that support the intellectual, social, and personal development of all students.
Artifact:
Proportions Lesson
This artifact was specifically designed as an extension on ratios and proportions, and taught in a manner that promoted critical thinking and sharing of ideas among students, as well as catering to how the students in my classroom will grow and develop in their learning. The lesson was on ratios and proportions, but with an added twist. The lesson starts out with the students acting out a math legend with actual props and narration by the teacher. The students are then asked to talk in groups to figure out what they believe is the answer to the problem. After discussing in groups, we bring it back to a whole class discussion and have a debate. We talk about how math can sometimes be subjective, and we really need to use reasoning to work through specific problems, because there can be many right answers and many different ways of presenting data. I explained that politicians lawyers use data, specifically ratios and proportions, to their advantage when making a plight for themselves. I explained that the key is to choose the right data to compare, and it can make a big difference on the minds of the listeners. We then did a couple of examples solidifying this notion, and the students had many chances to come up with their own examples of data in this manner.
This lesson plan shows that I understand the major concepts, assumptions, debates, principles, and theories of the subject being taught, as well as the processes of inquiry central to this topic. I demonstrated how students develop their conceptual framework and made this lesson meaningful to the students, relating it to other content areas and career aspirations. I presented different sides of the debate of using ratios and proportions and made sure students thought of the topic in multiple ways. The students were given multiple representations and presentations of the topic to ensure that they captured the key concept of the lesson. Students were able to construct knowledge, develop reasoning skills, and use their developmental habits to look at proportions in a different way.
Lessons like this are so important for students learning because it promotes and caters to their natural growth and development. The students have different abilities and skills in mathematics learning and this activity allowed them to look at the material and reason in their own way. It challenged students who were not used to thinking in this way, and gave students a chance to be creative with the topic. Students will benefit from this lesson in terms of their future careers if they are dealing with data and presenting information.
Proportions Lesson
This artifact was specifically designed as an extension on ratios and proportions, and taught in a manner that promoted critical thinking and sharing of ideas among students, as well as catering to how the students in my classroom will grow and develop in their learning. The lesson was on ratios and proportions, but with an added twist. The lesson starts out with the students acting out a math legend with actual props and narration by the teacher. The students are then asked to talk in groups to figure out what they believe is the answer to the problem. After discussing in groups, we bring it back to a whole class discussion and have a debate. We talk about how math can sometimes be subjective, and we really need to use reasoning to work through specific problems, because there can be many right answers and many different ways of presenting data. I explained that politicians lawyers use data, specifically ratios and proportions, to their advantage when making a plight for themselves. I explained that the key is to choose the right data to compare, and it can make a big difference on the minds of the listeners. We then did a couple of examples solidifying this notion, and the students had many chances to come up with their own examples of data in this manner.
This lesson plan shows that I understand the major concepts, assumptions, debates, principles, and theories of the subject being taught, as well as the processes of inquiry central to this topic. I demonstrated how students develop their conceptual framework and made this lesson meaningful to the students, relating it to other content areas and career aspirations. I presented different sides of the debate of using ratios and proportions and made sure students thought of the topic in multiple ways. The students were given multiple representations and presentations of the topic to ensure that they captured the key concept of the lesson. Students were able to construct knowledge, develop reasoning skills, and use their developmental habits to look at proportions in a different way.
Lessons like this are so important for students learning because it promotes and caters to their natural growth and development. The students have different abilities and skills in mathematics learning and this activity allowed them to look at the material and reason in their own way. It challenged students who were not used to thinking in this way, and gave students a chance to be creative with the topic. Students will benefit from this lesson in terms of their future careers if they are dealing with data and presenting information.
