Algebra+Year+Overview

Ideas for the Algebra Training Connections Understanding of computation to be able to make the leap to algebra. Common problems that students make.

=Day Overview= Looking at Process Standards & Habits of Mind What is Algebraic Thinking Problems with algebraic learning, common mistakes Activity--from book? Gathering data, creating data, connections Problem Solving Real questions Ways to develop vocabulary, writing, talking integrated with in the activity or problem
 * Relationships
 * pattern relationship

Lenny--I believe that we could focus on the algebra looking though the process standards, multiple representations, problem solving, connections, reasoning, and communication. De--The experiments I referred to are much like some of the activities that involve doing some activity, gathering data, and getting the function to describe the data. Although I have two books specifically called Algebra experiments, I know many of your activities and those from Math Vantage have that approach. De--*Reflection and overall organization through Driscoll's Algebraic Habits of Mind and the NE Process Standards Lenny > [] Upside down teaching GREAT Dan Meyer, math needs a make over. functions multiple representations, tables, charts, graphs Will students have more success in algebra I? What are the prerequisite skills to have success in algebra?
 * Algebraic thinking through problem solving (new material and some of Driscoll material not yet used and some NCTM Navigation Algebra both 6-8 and 9-12)
 * Algebraic thinking through experiments in algebra (I have several algebra experiment books from Addison Wesley but several other resources use this approach including Math Vantage material) *Algebraic thinking through reading and writing activities (Use activities from Algebra Out Loud 6-12 from Pat Mower and portions of Driscoll material that focus on student writing activities)
 * Algebra thinking using writing; possible using Algebra Out Loud book's activities and some from the Driscoll material
 * I like a lot of the materials in Algebra Out Loud
 * I do not have the Driscoll materials but it looks like I can get a copy from Deb
 * Use Geobra and Excel
 * How do we want to handle graphing calculators? I would like to encourage their use. We have some teachers who use them but not all teachers use them or are familiar with them. I would probably need to relearn how to use mine but maybe we could do problems at the same time with Excel, geobra, and calculator at the same time.
 * take a look at the video from Dan Meyer video on reshaping the math curriculum to make it more relevant and problem orientated.
 * I have some of the old addenda series that I will look through to see if there are some activities there.
 * I am going to look through the navigation series. With the quality of the probability and stats series I want to look at them better.