Unit Portfolio Presentation Nicholette Moore WOW! Our first Extended Math Prompt!

Unit Summary This weeks first lesson will begin with an awesome ISAT test practice question involving a boy named Sam. Sam needs to figure out how much money he’ll need to buy his school lunch. I CAN DO THIS!

Curriculum-Framing Questions Essential Question How will Sam figure out how much money he’ll need to buy lunch? Unit Questions What does the total of 1 juice, 1 sandwich, and 1 fruit cost? Content Questions What math steps should I use to answer this question? How much does cents total? Will Sam have enough money to pay for this lunch? What is the total cost of this healthy lunch?

This project will help my students develop 21 st century skills by: Collaborating with peers. Analyzing data through use of ISAT web site: Use of inference skills & Prior knowledge Communicating with others through blogging Using calculators ISAT- TEST PREP QUESTION!

Gauging Student Needs Assessment Purpose of the Assessment To gather information about what students already know and what they wonder about answering ISAT math prompt. What I want to learn from my students? I want to find out what they already know about answering ISAT prompts. How I have tried to promote higher-order thinking? I ask students to find relationships and infer how Sam will buy lunch. How the assessment information helps me and my students plan for upcoming activities in the unit? If students have misconceptions about how to answer the prompt, I can provide scaffolds. If students have different levels of understanding about how to apply math concepts, I can provide various resources. We will revisit this assessment throughout the unit for students to add their knowledge. What feedback or additional ideas I’d like? I would like help on my assessment. I think I need to elicit more higher- order thinking, but I’m not sure how.

Find ways to get my students more interested in learning how to test better Learn about different kinds of technology my students and I can use Share ideas with other teachers My Goals for the Course

Goals for My Students To learn how to pass and score high on their ISAT- test. To become more independent learners

Request for Feedback Confer with other 3 rd grade teachers about other ideas for ISAT- test preparation. Ideas for helping students take more responsibility for their own learning