My class is a Kindergarten class in which students receive instruction on only Reading, Writing, and Math concepts. For my final project, I plan to write a lesson focusing on sorting objects into groups and comparing the size of the groups.
Students will be introduced to the concept of sorting objects by their properties by listening to a read-aloud of the book Sort It Out! by Barbara Mariconda. Then they will have the opportunity to sort objects as a class using the interactive SmartBoard. Next, students will work with a partner to sort objects into two separate groups. Lastly, students will work on their own to use their iPads to take pictures of objects around the school. The teacher will collect the pictures of the objects and print out copies for individual students to sort. Students will work independently to sort picture cards of objects into groups on their tabletops and compare the groups to figure out if the groups have more, less, or the same number of objects. Once students have sorted the objects on their tabletops, they will use their iPads to take a video of themselves with their sorted collections explaining how they sorted the objects on their tabletop and defending how they know if each group has more, less or the same number of objects as the other groups. Here are some possible resources that I found that might work for my lesson: From a resource portal: Name/Title of the resource: Sorting Smartboard Interactive URL: http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=e91da7fd-60b0-45d0-b9c0-c404ac1f78de http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=5ec37786-bb14-4c1b-aaee-c6570aac5106 How I found it: I found this interactive on Smart Exchange. I used the “Standards-aligned” search feature to find an interactive that matched the standards for my lesson. How I might use it in my final project: I would use this in my final project as a whole-group activity to encourage my students to think about different rules you could follow for sorting objects. I would also have my students count the objects after we sort them to get them to practice counting sets of objects. What standards does the resource address?: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.B.3 Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count. From my PLN: Name/Title of the resource: Sorting Activities URL: http://mrsriccaskindergarten.blogspot.com/2012/09/sorting- activities.html?m=1 How you found it: I found this resource on a blog “Mrs. Ricca’s Kindergarten” that I recently added to my PLN. How I might use it in my final project: I really like the idea of sorting with a common object like shoes. It would be really interesting to do this as a whole group to discuss the different observed properties of the shoes, and it would also be interesting to discuss how to decide to sort a shoe that has many different properties. What standards does the resource address?: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.B.3 Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count. From a google search: Name/Title of the resource: Sorting Materials Sorting with Hampshire URL: http://www.education.com/game/sorting-objects-materials/ http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/sort-game.html How I found it: I found this resource on google using the keywords “object sort interactive.” How I might use it in my final project: I would have students play these games individually on their iPads or chromebooks during math centers to get individual practice with sorting objects by their properties. What standards does the resource address: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.B.3 Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
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What Are we seeing with this trend?What we are seeing with the trend of virtual schooling is that many schools are implementing online learning into their curriculum, and there are also an increasing number of on-line only schools across the country. The internet is a vast source of knowledge, and through the implementation of virtual schools and online learning programs, students and teachers alike have access to more resources online than they would in an actual classroom. The goal for online learning is that students can receive a more personalized education that can be tailored to meet their individual needs, whether those needs be a more rigorous curriculum, flexibility for a busy schedule, or a feeling of safety that the student may not feel that he/she is getting from his/her traditional school. For some students, online schooling is a better option than traditional schooling, since they can learn at their own pace and have access to more opportunities for learning online. Another trend with online learning is that more and more traditional schools are implementing online learning opportunities in conjunction with traditional classroom instruction, so these schools are using virtual schooling more as an addendum to traditional learning. My Perspective on Virtual Schooling:I am skeptical of the virtual schooling trend especially because of the implications it has for teaching mathematics. Mathematics has a stigma of not being very collaborative. Many people see math as an independent activity, when in fact math can be very collaborative when it is taught effectively. In math, students learn more when they have the opportunity to share their problem-solving with their peers and have the opportunity to construct arguments to defend their ideas and critique the reasoning of others. Though it is possible to foster collaboration in an online classroom format, it is much more difficult to do so than to collaborate in an actual classroom. I fear that teaching mathematics in an online format can make learning math even more isolating that it is already viewed as being.
Though you may learn the same things content-wise in a virtual school and an actual school, the way you interact others is very different. I think that one downfall of virtual schooling is that you don’t get the opportunity for in-person social interaction that you get in an actual school. When you attend school online, there is an obstacle of both physical and literal distance between every other person in your class, since you don’t meet face-to-face with your class or your instructor. In the younger grades especially, human social interaction is so important in the development of social skills. Another drawback of virtual schooling is that low-income families might not always have the option to attend a virtual school, as they don’t have access to a computer or some other device with internet access at home. While I agree that there is so much information available online that you can learn using a virtual schooling format, there is also a lot that you can learn in an actual classroom setting. For this reason, I favor traditional school over a virtual school setting. I think that virtual school is the best option for students in certain situations, but it is not ideal for everyone. Since I am skeptical of virtual schooling, I am interested in learning more about the benefits of virtual schooling. I am especially interested in how a proponent of virtual schooling would defend the critique that virtual schooling can inhibit social interaction. |
About This Blog:I am a student at Grand Valley studying Elementary Ed and Math. This blog is a collection of my reflections on topics in EDT 370. Archives
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