1. Go to nctm.org and log in. Under the heading NCTM Standards you will see Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (with the logo). Click on more. This is the updated (2000) version of the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics that you read and wrote about previously. Read Chapters 1 and 2 and the first electronic page of Chapter 3. You will need to know the 6 principles in addition to the familiar 10 standards. You may have this book and not need to go to the website. In addition:
a. Read Chapter 6, p. 211 – 255 (the pages are found in the left margin). These pages describe the content standards and expectations for Grades 6-8 and illustrate the standards through discussions of many mathematical problems.
b. As you read the Number and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis and Probability sections, take time to work on problems with pencil and paper in hand. The problems involve more than you might expect in a grade 6-8 classroom and represent the vision of where we want our 6-8 grade students to be. Select three problems that you find particularly interesting and be prepared to discuss/present these on Tuesday.
2.
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS) was conducted in 1995. It involved 41 countries and half
a
million
students. As a part of the study, three countries were selected
for
video
taping of lessons and analysis of those lessons. The results were
released in
several documents as well as several sample lessons from each
country.
The
sample lessons were selected because they typify what was seen in the
many classrooms
videotaped within each country. You can view these sample lessons
at
the
following link. http://ceure.buffalostate.edu/%7Edltl/TIMSS/index.html Select the second U.S. lesson on
angles. Watch each part and reflect on the things we've discussed
thus
far and the
level of engagement of the students. Be prepared to discuss your
observations
on Tuesday.