Secondary+Mathematics+DE

Melvin D. Riddick Assignment #3 Draft Building a Secondary Mathematics DE Course EDT 635, Summer 2009 Building a Secondary Mathematics Course (Initial thoughts and Plans)

- face to face meetings for specific # of cycles per year -cycles consist of nine days -cycles rotate students from academic schedule/courses to shop schedule/courses - distance in DE instruction will be minimal in face to face meetings  -  Message board present on CSDE server  -  TI 83IIs Calculators available in class sets  -  MS office products on CSDE server  -  Geometers Sketchpad software is available on server  -  Internet access is available on server  -  Automated assessment applications created by CSDE that delivers, grades and stores assessment data ** III. Analysis of needed software **  -  30 Workstations for in class student use of:  - MS Office products  - daily or as needed internet usage  - concept podcasts  - webliography and webquest research activities  - collaborative messaging and discussion of mathematical concepts between students and instructor  - collaboration of students and instructor when students are not in academics  - access to class assignments, assessments and course requirements form anywhere students can access the web(great for students who need extra help, time, parental progress checks  -  dealing with absenteeism  -  provides record of class activities and students’ accomplishments <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -   collaborative assessments <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  collaborative learning and dialogue <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  student centered approach to all activities
 * I. Analysis of Course DE Structure **
 * II. Analysis of available Technologies **
 * IV. Research in Designing DE courses **
 * V. Constructivist Theory Applications **

- Curriculum and classroom activities must be consistent with: i. Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) Mathematics standards and District-Wide Trimester Assessments ii. State of Connecticut Aptitude Performance Test (CAPT) Standardized Mathematics strands iii. Approved textbooks provided by CSDE
 * VI. Design of Activities and Assessments **

- must be fair in Providing all students time and accessibility to course activities

1.) Lesson Delivery -Podcasts: Video, audio - Animated text of mathematics lessons - automated practice exams - automated exams and data collection
 * How to build a Mathematics DE course: **

2.) Lesson and Practice collaboration <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  Wiki and Web board usage for student collaboration on facilitator directed problem solving and theoretical discussion  <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -   Student centered classroom discussions and practice <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -   // experiment with varied deadlines for posting and content // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  // automated assessments // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  // record keeping of all student data // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  // parental and administrative retrieval of assessment and student progress data // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  // student podcasts for community usage explaining topics learned // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin;"> 3.)  e- portfolio <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -   // Compilation of mathematics concepts taught // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -   // e-files compiled of Individual student assessment data to all curricula activities  // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin;"> 4.)   Technology requirements <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  // What is needed to successfully facilitate good Mathematics DE. // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore; msobidithemefont: minor-latin;"> 5.)  // A platform where all these goals maybe tied together into a seamless delivery model // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -   // Google // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -   // Wikipedia // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -   // WEbBoard // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -  // MS Office 2007(with an emphasis on Mathematics word processing in MS Word Equation editor  // <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> -   // Maybe the following summer courses: Web pages and Servers and Middle School Technologywill help with the building process. But, we have to make it out of 635! // Moving past these equipment difficulties I believe that a facilitator should almost be seamless in a good online course. My book finally arrived and I now can say from my reading I was thinking facilitation is a huge job and maybe best shared. Maybe students should take on different roles says the text. I guess the facilitator should decide what works best for them. However, the responsibility for discipline and motivation falls on the instructor/facilitator. Motivation by way of writing is a very interesting idea and seems to be a difficult task to m, in good or bad writing. I try to motivate young learners every day face to face and experience difficulties. I truly feel that all teachers must strive to obtain some level of DE in their teaching just because it is environmentally responsible. I am thinking of this because with the right tools I would be able to facilitate mathematical responses online and store them as //e// portfolios for parental and administrative review. By the way I have come to believe that this is where my slowness in reading comes from! A Chapter in a mathematics text maybe five pages but may take you a week to read. You must read it over and over again. Anyway, back to the how students would respond Not very easy to do and for that reason to begin I may deal with getting lectures, assessments and collaboration