1. JEREMY RICH COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY EDAD 689 Inquiry Based Math Curriculum

2. What is Inquiry Based Math Curriculum? Student centered Student driven Student’s are the ones doing the work  Teachers are just facilitators.  Keep the students on task by asking the necessary questions to keep them thinking critically.  Essentially, the students are teaching the math to themselves with the guidance of the teacher and their peers.

3. Project Based Learning Shows gains in students’ critical thinking and communication skills. 7 essential elements for meaningful projects  1. Driving question  2. Meaningful to the student  3. Students need a voice or choice in the project  4. Opportunity to build 21 st century skills and to use technology that will be useful to them in life and the workplace.

4. Project Based Learning  5. Enable students to conduct real inquiry.  6. Students should receive feedback to use in revision.  7. Students should publicly present their work.

5. Example Projects Inquiry Based Learning Project  Tracking hurricanes using Google earth. Area and Perimeter Project

6. References http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/Typh oon_Project.html http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/Typh oon_Project.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cydcnQf0usg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLVTV- vXJBg&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLVTV- vXJBg&feature=related http://www.ct4me.net/math_projects.htm