Grade 7 SeminarExtended Content

Session

Lindsay Kelley & Charlene Linkous9:00-12:10Room 609

Welcome and Introductions

Participants will: Engage in tasks/training focused around

new curriculum Become aware of content curriculum,

available resources, and updates related to Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

Engage in collaborative planning

Outcomes

Math Seminars are a study hall/tutorial class for students.

Math Seminars are opportunities for students to do a lot of skill and practice each day.

Math Seminars offer students opportunities to make connections to the real world.

Math Seminars are designed a prep for the MSA.

Students should get the same grade for their math class and Math Seminar.

Warm-Up: True or False

The course will be engaging and is designed for hands-on activities and real-world connections

This is not a period of “study hall” Opportunities for skill review are embedded,

but most of the learning will be in context of meaningful problems

Natural opportunities for disciplinary literacy are also built in

Course Expectations

For Grade 7 Seminar:

5 instructional (thematic) units Units complement the first instruction Each unit has a culminating project Weekly opportunities for skill review Weekly guide for instruction

Curriculum Development

Unit Theme/Project Number of Days/Weeks

1 Designing a Scale Model 25 (5 weeks)

2 Feeding the Hungry (2012-2013 only)

55 (11 weeks)

3 Profit and Loss 35 (7 weeks)

4 TBD 30 (6 weeks)

5 Designing a Carnival Game 25 (5 weeks)

Curricular Units

On each unit page:◦ Curriculum Overview◦ Downloadable Unit Plan◦ Common Core Content Standards◦ Unit Guide (Weekly Summary)◦ Facilitator’s Notes for each Week

Skill Review Items in Bold are downloadable resource files found

at end of weekly facilitators notes

Structure of the Webpages

Understanding our Platforms

In Edmodo: Get access to presentation files Get access to formative assessment items

(coming soon!) Share your great ideas with other teachers

and get their ideas/resources too!

Building a Collaborative

Go to http://hcpss.edmodo.com Sign-in (if you have an account) or Sign-up

as a teacher.◦ Enter your school code.◦ Select a username and password.◦ Sign up

Edmodo: Sign-In or Sign-Up

Group Code: p3b8fe

Unit 1: Designing a Scale Model Culminating Project: Select an object to

design a scale model (either larger or smaller than original). Create the model to scale.

Math Standards: Ratios & Proportional Relationships

Activity 1: Exploring Unit 1

Open the Unit 1 Page and begin to look through the plans for the week. As you work, consider:

◦ What do you like about the unit?◦ What questions do you have?◦ What planning will you need to do for this unit?

Activity 1: Examining Unit 1

In your table groups, brainstorm as many potential objects, emblems, characters, mascots, etc. that students may want to select as the design of a scale drawing.

Be prepared to share ideas with the entire group.

Activity 2: Selecting a Design

Select a recorder. The recorder should download the “Scale Drawing Research” file from Edmodo group. At the top type the object your group selected.

Each team will have 20 minutes to research relevant information on the Internet.

When finished, publish your “Scale Drawing Research” to Edmodo group.

Activity 2: Selecting a Design

Download the files from the other groups to see what information was generated.

How might you use an activity like this in the classroom?

Activity 2: Selecting a Design

Short Break

Activity 3: What is UDL?

Universal Design for Learningis a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn.

UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone--not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs.

Brain Networks

Overview of UDL

Available: http://udlwheel.mdonlinegrants.org/

How to Give Feedback

Fall CPD Offerings

Opportunities to collaborate with other teachers, receive “Just in Time” PD, and attend learning labs to watch tasks implemented with actual students.

Will be held one Wednesday a month. Individuals who register in advance and

attend at least 2 hours will be paid workshop wages! (Registration link in Edmodo)!

Math Gatherings

Wednesday, September 12th @Dunloggin MS Wednesday, October 10th @Wilde Lake HS Wednesday, November 14th

Wednesday, December 12th

Wednesday, January 9th

Wednesday, February 20th

Wednesday, March 13th

Thursday, April 25th (afternoon of Spring PD Day)

Wednesday, May 8th

Math Gatherings--Dates

Begin to examine the available curricular resources.

Unit 1 (Designing a Scale Model) is expected to take about 25 days.

With your table partners, begin to think about what your first few weeks of class will look like.

◦ What are the most important math concepts/skills students need to develop in this unit?

◦ How will you pre-assess students for background knowledge?

◦ What are some strategies for differentiating when students are struggling?

Activity 4: Beginning to Plan

How should Math Seminars be graded?

Activity 5: Grading Discussion

Questions?

Thank You!!!