An Overview of most awesome, An Overview of most awesome, great, great, encompassing, encompassing, thoughtfulthoughtful, ,

funnyfunny amusing,amusing, delightful, delightful, colorfulcolorful, , technologicaltechnological, , easyeasy, , beautfulbeautful….….

Do students see how muchDo students see how much homework affects their grades? …… homework affects their grades? ……

An Overview of most awesome, An Overview of most awesome, great, great, encompassing, encompassing, thoughtfulthoughtful, ,

funnyfunny amusing,amusing, delightful, delightful, colorfulcolorful, , technologicaltechnological, , easyeasy, , beautfulbeautful….….

Do students see how muchDo students see how much homework affects their grades? …… homework affects their grades? ……

MATH• Learn basic probability

and statistics knowledge • Apply this knowledge to

the real world• Communicate this

knowledge to the real world, verbally and visually.

• Judge the best way to represent their data

• Synthesize their knowledge and hypothesize to form theories about their grades.

• Learn to have fun with math and technology and feel proud of their hard work

TECHNOLOGY• Use word to display

their notes neatly• Use the web to

research mathematics and copy visual examples

• Decide which graphical representation of data is best and use excel to display it.

• Cut out some of the mundane adding and subtracting and have excel calculate some statistics

• Learn to communicate to the world and present their theories etc. via PowerPoint.

It’s Time for Students to Reflect  How does homework affect their final average? How does their homework grade affect all other

grades?  Explain. What happens to their grades over time? What are

the possible reasons for a large change in their grade?

What are some of their goals after they review their data?

What can you, the student do to improve your grades?

What can I the teacher do to improve your grade?

Math and Technology

Students start off easy using excel and the web to complete the introductory notes. They relearn the basics but learn to apply it.

I used and abused Excel, until it turned colors. They will have to enter formulas and trouble shoot.

Students will synthesize their information and import it into PowerPoint. Oh to see students make conclusions, what a feeling.

The DesignThe Design I have a simple design so it should be easy to I have a simple design so it should be easy to

follow. follow. I have an index page where all the necessary I have an index page where all the necessary

stages of the lesson are laid out with links. stages of the lesson are laid out with links. Everything goes back to this page.Everything goes back to this page.

The lesson plan page has bookmarks, so you The lesson plan page has bookmarks, so you can easily skip to portions of the lesson.can easily skip to portions of the lesson.

I have excel directions and examples for ease I have excel directions and examples for ease of instruction. Great for multiple intelligences.of instruction. Great for multiple intelligences.

I have also asked students to do a PowerPoint I have also asked students to do a PowerPoint presentation and I make a presentation with the presentation and I make a presentation with the questions imbedded in them.questions imbedded in them. This is to give them a head start on the presentationThis is to give them a head start on the presentation It is also easier to work when less windows are open It is also easier to work when less windows are open

according to the research I did previously for ETAP according to the research I did previously for ETAP 650650

Diving In: I begin with the end.Diving In: I begin with the end.

The most detailed portion of this project is The most detailed portion of this project is the rubric. the rubric.

I have divided it into approximately 3 large I have divided it into approximately 3 large sections: sections: Notes in Word, Notes in Word, Grade determination Grade determination

and analysis in Exceland analysis in Excel Project Presentation in PowerPointProject Presentation in PowerPoint

THE Rubric

So what did you think of that?So what did you think of that?

A rubric that helps keep kids on taskA rubric that helps keep kids on taskA rubric that can be printed or linkedA rubric that can be printed or linkedA rubric that calculates the grade for A rubric that calculates the grade for

youyouThat’s clutch!That’s clutch!

Ever heard of ADD?

Did you know that I mean Oh Did you see that flyShoot why don’t we just go look up Miss

Trevisani on Rate my Teacher.com…….

Working Hard but how about a break.

Any Questions?

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nights again!