Coaching InstituteSummer 2012

Day 3

5/6 Content & PedagogyTracy Sola & Mariana Alwell

Today’s Agenda

AM Session Human Number Line Case Study United We Solve Number Talk

PM Session Formative Assessment Lesson:

Interpreting Fractions – 5th Grade Pre-Assessment – Leapfrog Fractions Fraction Card Sort

Human Number Line

What is the value of your card?

Find the person in your color group that has a card valued just below yours.

Find the person in your color group that has a card valued just above yours.

Stand between those two people.

We will create a human number line!

Each group has 9 cards

Number Talk for Case Study

On your own, draw a picture where you take 1/3 of 1 1/3.

Hint: Start with a picture of 1 1/3.

Case Study

Read the case study

Discuss at your table:How does the language of the

problem support or inhibit student understanding?

United We Solve

Distribute the cards evenly at your table.

Each person is in charge of their own cards’ clues.

Take turns reading your clues to your group.

Use all of your clues to cooperatively solve the problem.

United We Solve Debrief

How did your group work together to solve the problem?

How did you divide the work?

Did each group member have an equitable role?

How can we set up this activity with students so that all group members are equally involved in problem-solving?

Number Talk

Fractional Space

What Percent of the Whole Does Each Numbered Section

Represent?

What Percent of the Whole Does Each Numbered Section

Represent?

What Percent of the Whole Does Each Numbered Section

Represent?

Formative Assessment Lessons

Immerses a student in an idea.

Authentic learning informs teachers’ next steps.

Content Specific

Formative Assessment Lesson Design Features

Begin with a pre-assessment – usually a MARS task

Proceed with learning activities

Mid-lesson formative task

Longer learning activity- usually a Problem of the Month or an in-depth investigation

Final assessment task

Re-engagement suggestions

FAL 5: Interpreting Fractions

Leapfrog Fractions – Formative Task

Whole group whiteboard activity

Card sort – content building investigation

Whole group discussion

Revisit formative assessment task

Fraction Card Sort

Before beginning this task, please do the following:1. With a felt pen put a red dot in the upper left

hand corner of all of the “B” cards.

2. Put a blue dot on all of the “C” cards.

3. Put a yellow dot on all of the “D” cards.

4. Put a purple dot on all of the “E” cards.

5. Cut apart the cards and put into sets by color.

Fraction Card Sort

Take turns at your table to choose an expression and the area model to match it. (A & B)

Place them side by side on the table and explain how you know they match.

If you can not find a match please make the missing card on a post-it note and attach to a blank card.

When you have completed this first match, add in each additional set: C, D, E in turn.