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QUESTION:
How does the implementation of active learning, with an emphasis on cooperative group work in math, affect students’ academic performance and motivation?
TIMELINE:
September - The focus of class will be on building community and how to work cooperatively. We will use the active learning themes DESCA (dignity, energy, self-management, community, awareness) as a guide and base point. I will provide opportunities to model these, and incorporate these themes into our daily curriculum. Active/cooperative group work will be modeled with use of a reading literature circle unit. The students will take the NWEA assessment, and math will be taught as whole group as a way of finding students performance levels for data. This data will be used to place students in future cooperative groups.
October/November - DESCA themes will continue in daily routine. Math will now be taught with minimal whole group instruction. The students will work in cooperative/active learning groups during math and follow a station rotation.
Data Collection Tools - Student reflection journal, group work student self-assessment, teacher daily record of active learning opportunities, teacher observation/reflection, NWEA data, unit summative assessments in math.
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