ADEPT Conceptual Algebra
Course Overview:
Course meets: 1/week (Summer: 1/day)
Length: 75mins + break + 75mins
Materials:
Instructor's handouts, activities, photocopies of articles, etc,
supplemented by: Fostering Algebraic Thinking,
A Guide for Teachers Grades 6-10, by Mark Driscoll.
Main Course components:
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Attendance/Participation:
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10%
| Weekly mathematical expositions:
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| Selected problem-solving writeups:
| 10%
| Modified Lesson Plans Portfolio:
| 20%
| Final Oral Presentation:
| 10%
| Final Course Portfolio:
| 30%
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Problem-solving, Modeling, Patterns, "Algebrization" (Patterns
→ Formulas), "Mathematical Grammar", Linear
vs Proportional, Linear Functions, Quadratics, Exponential functions,
"Picture Proofs," Graphical Interpretation,
"Hands On Equations", Applets, ...