Due: As Assigned Below
You
will complete six projects during the course. Each project will be graded
separately. The projects constitute 65% of your grade since this is a hands-on
course.
Project
#1 (Your Own Web Site)
Due: March 25, 2002 (Last Day of Class)
I.
A
greeting at the beginning of your homepage
II.
A
picture of yourself on your home page
III.
Information
about yourself
a.
name
b.
two
other items of interest to you
IV.
Links
to
a.
two
organizations web sites links that are involved in K-12 mathematics
b.
Georgia
Southern University
c.
Two
other links of interest to you
d.
Geometer’s
SketchPad assignments you create
e.
Spreadsheet
assignments you create
f.
PowerPoint
assignments
g.
Software
you review
V.
A
description of your teaching philosophy
VI.
Any
other items as you desire
Presentation
at end of course - 20
points
Website
Development - 60
points
Development
of 3 other items besides assignments - 20 points
Georgia
Southern requires these statements at the bottom of your home page.
Page
disclaimer:
The
content of personal and other unofficial home pages is not sanctioned by
Georgia Southern University and does not represent official information or
opinions of the University. (Name and e-mail address) is solely responsible for
the contents of this page.
University
disclaimer:
One
of the many purposes of Georgia Southern University's presence on the World
Wide Web is to offer members of the campus community a creative outlet for
their ideas and interests, with all the rights of Constitutionally-guaranteed
freedom of speech and within the limits of state and federal law and University
policies.
The
University does not censor, police, nor endorse the contents of unofficial and
personal home pages created by faculty, staff, and students, or associated
links. Individual authors are solely responsible for the content of their
pages.
Project
#2 (Excel)
Due: February 18, 2002
You
are to design two spreadsheet activities that you can use in your class. One
activity is a teacher-led lesson where the use of a spreadsheet will enhance
student learning. The second activity is a student activity that teaches a
different topic. Each activity must be tied to teaching specific grade level
QCCs.
Teacher-led
lesson
A
lesson plan (objectives, introduction, procedures, closure, etc.) that
describes in detail a 50- minute lesson that incorporates a spreadsheet
demonstration to help teach a topic. For the spreadsheet component include the
steps you will use when demonstrating the spreadsheet to the class (i.e. What
formulas you intend to use and where; order of the steps; what the spreadsheet
will look like when completed)
Student-Based
Activity
A
lesson plan (objectives, introduction, procedures, closure, etc.) that
describes in detail a 50- minute lesson that teaches a topic via a
student-involved (non-teacher-led) spreadsheet activity . For the spreadsheet
component include all the information students will be given to solve the
problem, solution steps, anticipated solution and a grading scale.
Evaluation
for each lesson
Grade |
Criteria |
|
A (90-100) |
Lesson
Plan is easy to follow; All spreadsheet steps are included in lesson plan; No
grammatical errors; Incorporates several Excel features including
at least one advanced feature; Assessment is easy to follow |
|
B (80-89) |
Lesson
plan is easy to follow; All spreadsheet steps are included in lesson plan; No
grammatical errors; Incorporates several Excel features but does not
include any advanced features; Assessment is somewhat easy to follow |
|
C (70-79) |
Lesson
plan is difficult to follow; Some spreadsheet steps missing in lesson plan;
Some grammatical errors; Incorporates Excel features; Spreadsheet does not
work as described; Assessment is not easy to follow |
|
D or F |
Lesson
plan is incomplete; Many spreadsheet steps missing in lesson plan;
Grammatical errors; Excel spreadsheet does not work as described; Assessment
is difficult to follow |
Project
#3 (SketchPad)
Due: February 25, 2002
You
are to design two SketchPad activities that you can use in your class. One
activity is a teacher-led lesson where the use of SketchPad will enhance
student learning. The second activity is a student activity that teaches a
different topic. Each activity must be tied to teaching specific grade level
QCCs.
Teacher-led
lesson
A
lesson plan (objectives, introduction, procedures, closure, etc.) that
describes in detail a 50- minute lesson that incorporates a SketchPad
demonstration to help teach a topic. For the SketchPad component include the
steps you will use when demonstrating the SketchPad to the class.
Student-Based
Activity
A
lesson plan (objectives, introduction, procedures, closure, etc.) that
describes in detail a 50- minute lesson that teaches a topic via a
student-involved (non-teacher-led ) SketchPad activity. For the SketchPad
component include all the information students will be given to solve the
problem, solution steps, anticipated solution and a grading scale.
Evaluation
for each lesson
Grade |
Criteria |
|
A (90-100) |
Lesson
Plan is easy to follow; All SketchPad steps are included in lesson plan; No
grammatical errors; Incorporates several SketchPad features; Assessment is
easy to follow |
|
B (80-89) |
Lesson
plan is easy to follow; All SketchPad steps are included in lesson plan; No
grammatical errors; Incorporates several SketchPad features; Assessment is
somewhat easy to follow |
|
C (70-79) |
Lesson
plan is difficult to follow; Some SketchPad steps missing in lesson plan;
Some grammatical errors; Incorporates SketchPad features; SketchPad
construction does not work as described; Assessment is not easy to follow |
|
D or F |
Lesson
plan is incomplete; Many SketchPad steps missing in lesson plan; Grammatical
errors; SketchPad construction does not work as described; Assessment is
difficult to follow |
Project
#4 (PowerPoint)
Due: March 4, 2002
You
are to design either a Teacher-led or Student-Based Activity. The
activity must be tied to teaching specific grade level QCCs.
Teacher-led
lesson
A
lesson plan (objectives, introduction, procedures, closure, etc.) that
describes in detail a 50- minute lesson that incorporates a PowerPoint
demonstration to help teach a topic. For the PowerPoint component you are to
include the steps for demonstrating the PowerPoint presentation to the class.
Student-Based
Activity
A
lesson plan (objectives, introduction, procedures, closure, etc.) that
describes in detail a 50- minute lesson that teaches a topic via a
student-involved (non-teacher-led) PowerPoint activity. For the PowerPoint
component you are to include all the information students will be given to
solve the problem, solution steps, anticipated solution and a grading scale.
Evaluation
Grade |
Criteria |
|
A (90-100) |
Lesson
Plan is easy to follow; No grammatical errors; Incorporates several
PowerPoint features including at least two advanced features;
Assessment is easy to follow |
|
B (80-89) |
Lesson
plan is easy to follow; No grammatical errors; Incorporates several
PowerPoint features but does not include any advanced features;
Assessment is somewhat easy to follow |
|
C (70-79) |
Lesson
plan is difficult to follow; Some grammatical errors; Incorporates PowerPoint
features; PowerPoint does not work as described; Assessment is not easy to
follow |
|
D or F |
Lesson
plan is incomplete; Grammatical errors; PowerPoint spreadsheet does not work
as described; Assessment is difficult to follow |
Project
#5 (Spotlight on Algebra)
Due: March 18, 2002
You
are to complete the first three chapters on or before 3/18/02. While you are
completing the chapters I want you to keep a log of these things:
i.
How
well did the on-line instruction matched the quiz items (difficulty, cover all
the test items, etc.?
ii.
What
did you like about the chapter?
iii.
What
did you not like about the chapter?
iv.
What
would you add/delete from the chapter?
The
format for completing the three chapters is: