Guided quiz
So one of my goals this semester is to differentiate all of my quizzes. Through classwork and other pre-assessments, I determine which students are still struggling with the concept and which students have mastered the topic. This way I can see if the child understands the concept or parts of the concept. I want to know exactly where they went wrong.
Normal quiz ( the 100s on this one gave me some comfort that it had been taught)
I need to re-work my multi-step equations quiz. After multiple low grades on the last quiz, I have been racking my brain on how to improve the quiz/their learning. So instead I figured I would open it up for suggestions. I knew that some students were struggling to grasp what was being distributed in the problem, so I have covered distribution yet again. I even gave points for highlighting like terms correctly, but I still think it may need to be a bit more guided. What would you suggest?
So my students will need tons of practice on this section. Previous to our quiz today, I had the students walk around the class and answer each question of the set of 8. Once they have solve a problem, they find the card matching the solution. They should complete all 8 problems. If they didn't solve all 8, then they need to revisit their work. If they can't find their answer, they need to revisit their work.
I send them in groups of three or four depending on the size of the class, so there isn't a pile up. If class all end up at the same equation, I may sit them down in groups and allow them a "runner" to get the next equation. I'll post an update on it later today, since I didn't share any goodies yesterday.
(Original)
Are you teaching Algebra 1? Then you must check out Henrico county's Algebra 1 module site! I love their cutouts and class activities and if I am running low on time, they have the BEST jeopardy! I feel like I am abusing my exclamation points, but when I was a first year teacher, I was thrilled to come across this site. Especially being a lateral entry teacher, I had not seen Algebra 1 since my 8th grade year. It's a great refresher if nothing else.
(Final product)
Today we used one of the graduation puzzles. It took almost 40 minutes for the kids to complete the puzzle, but I love that they were all engaged. It may have been because I bribed them with tickets as well. Some gave up, so I would help them find four pieces to encourage the to keep trying. It was interesting to see the different methods the kids used to solve the puzzle.
