Facilitator
Resources for Classroom Activities
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Resources
for the facilitator include :
Each activity has several options for delivery, Activity
Options. A particular option
might be chosen because of educational/grade level, level of expertise,
or limitations of time or resources. For example, one option may
require an hour to complete, and another option may require two
hours. Or one option may require proficiency in certain skills,
while another delivery option may not. The Facilitator
Overview helps
the facilitator understand the various options within an activity.
Facilitator Notes for
each activity provide guidance for facilitating the activity and
are divided into 11 sections:
- Overview of Activity (short overview describing the activity)
- Goal of Activity (discusses the algebraic concepts being taught in the
activity)
- Equipment
Needed (minimum equipment and programs required to do the activity)
- Pre-Activity
Set-Up (instructions for setting up the activity before participants
arrive)
- Pre-Activity
Discussion (class discussion motivating the activity)
- Facilitating
the Activity (step by step instructions on how to facilitate the
activity)
- Group
Activity Questions (answered questions from Activity)
- Post-Activity
Discussion (class discussion at the end of the activity)
- Individual
Assessment (answered questions in Individual Assessment file)
- Extending
the Activity (ideas for adding additional challenges to the activity)
- Troubleshooting (help when problems arise with equipment and programs)
Calculator
Program(s) are provided to
be loaded onto calculators along with software from the TI Programs
folder.
The Individual
Assessment Handout is an assessment instrument
for individual students.
Additional
Resources that could be helpful in facilitating
the activity may or may not be included.
From
the participant's point of view, there are 4 main sections
to each activity:
- Overview
of the Activity (short overview describing the activity)
- Instructions
(guide participants through activity)
- Group
Activity Questions (questions in the activity to be answered
by the group)
- Assessment
(using the Individual Assessment Handout)
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