Re: [IAEP] Calculate and SocialCalc Lesson ideas?

2009-10-26 Thread Martin Dengler
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 09:11:35PM -0400, Gerald Ardito wrote: I can recommend [an example lesson plan's] flow: [...] Hope this helps. Thanks - I added your suggestions to the template: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Lesson_plan_template/Wiki_Version#Instructional_Procedures Gerald Martin

Re: [IAEP] Calculate and SocialCalc Lesson ideas?

2009-10-24 Thread Caroline Meeks
Thanks Edward, this is a good suggestion. I like the use of sports as a topic. I am aiming this training at elementary school teachers in low performing schools. Teachers who feel they are struggling to get their students to grade level in math. I'd like to focus on using powerful tools like

[IAEP] Calculate and SocialCalc Lesson ideas?

2009-10-23 Thread Caroline Meeks
Hi, I am working on curriculum for a professional development class for Sugar for elementary school teachers for a class project. The format would be a one-day hands on session followed by online session that are done over the a week or two remotely. For one of the online segments I'd like to

Re: [IAEP] Calculate and SocialCalc Lesson ideas?

2009-10-23 Thread Edward Cherlin
I can provide a spreadsheet that I use for monitoring my blood sugar, because of my (relatively mild) diabetes. I recommend that we think about a sequence of lessons on elementary probability and statistics based on soccer (except possibly in countries where baseball or cricket are the prime

Re: [IAEP] Calculate and SocialCalc Lesson ideas?

2009-10-23 Thread Gerald Ardito
Caroline, Edward's suggestions seem good. Having done this type of sequence with other activities, I can recommend a flow: - Brief overview of what might be possible with each Activity - Introduction of one or two key functions - Exploration time -- encourage sharing between participants,