Lesson Plan- KSP 667

ASSURE Lesson Plan
 

Teacher’s Name: Tara Boogerd                  Class Size: 23 students
Subject: Mathematics                                    Grade: 6^th Grade (11-12 years old)

About the Students: This class is mostly high-ability students. They are considered my “Advanced” math class.  Their basic math computation skills are average to high and their problem-solving skills are average to high.

Lesson Plan Topic/Brief Description:  This lesson is designed to introduce students to Unit Rates.  Students will watch a video while actively taking notes outside of class using a link set up on my school website.  They will bring their notes, examples, and any questions they have to class the following day.  This lesson will teach students how to find unit rate when given a variety of real-life situations.  They will apply this knowledge to respond to questions on how to find missing quantities and unit cost when given only group pricing.  The students will practice their understanding of rates by completing a textbook assignment in class. They will use this practice to prepare for a summative assessment at the end of the chapter.

Analyze Learners:  This lesson is created for 6^th grade Math class.  The class consists of twenty-three students, including 13 females and 10 males.  One student out of the 23 is NOT white.  There is also one Special Ed student.  The students participated in the online MCA III Mathematics test in Spring 2011.  Results showed 48% (11 students) Exceeded Standards, 48% (11 students) Met Standards, and 4% (1 Student) Partially Met Standards. No students failed to meet standards.

State Standards:
6.1.2.3  Students will determine the rate for ratios of quantities with different units.

6.1.2.4 Students will use reasoning about multiplication and division to solve ratio and rate problems.

Select Strategies, Technology, Media, and Materials:

§  A class set of Pearson Prentice Hall Mathematics Course 2 Textbooks

§  A computer with internet capabilities and downloading capabilities

§  Teacher computer with ActivBoard for class viewing

Utilize Technology, Media, and Materials:
Computer access in the school library is available for anyone who does not have internet capabilities at home.  Students each have a hard-copy textbook, along with a username and password to access the online textbook.  The teacher will use the ActivBoard software to create a series of short videos demonstrating how to find unit rates and apply them to various situations.  Students have been instructed on how to view the videos at home, and what to do in case there are any technical issues.  Students may use a calculator, but it is not required.

Require Learner Participation:

Students will prepare notes with examples from the videos to show the teacher.  Students will practice the skills using examples from the textbook. Students are seated in “pods”, therefore are able to ask one another for help, or ask the teacher.  Self-correcting is required by using the answer keys available.  Students must go back and correct any mistakes on the assignment before getting it checked off by the teacher.  All students are required to receive 100% on the daily homework assignments, using as many attempts as needed to accomplish this goal. The class also has a review day before the formal assessment, and then mastery checks periodically to ensure retention.

Evaluate and Revise:

Students will be evaluated using series of formative assessments in class (individual whiteboards, clickers, exit slips, etc.)  After reviewing, students will be given a summative assessment for the chapter.  Feedback will be given through communication between the teacher and student on how well they think they did, which parts they had “forgotten” and what they knew they had mastered going into the test.  The teacher will reflect on individual and class results, and revise the lesson as needed, allowing time for re-teaching if/when necessary.