MATH

Final Assignment Instructions

Depending on your interest, select

1

question from either the elementary choices or middle and

secondary choices.

You

will write a 4

–

6

-

page response to the question (title and reference pages are not

part of the page requi

rement; they are in addition). Research will be involved.

Elementary Choices

1.

Assume you are teaching a grade that expects mastery of facts (grade 2 for addition and

subtraction or grade 4 for

multiplication and division).

How will you design fact mastery

across

the semester or year? Include timing, strategy development, involvement of families

,

and so

forth.

2.

We have heard the expression that practice makes perfect. Discuss the role of rote practice of

skills in the mathematics classroom. Is there a place

for the traditional worksheet in a classroom

that emphasizes inquiry and an inductive approach to teaching?

3.

“Flipping” the classroom by having students complete the teacher instruction by video for

homework and completing the traditional homework practice

problems during class is a new

trend.

Discuss some of the advantages

and disadvantages of

a “flipped” math classroom.

Here are the particulars for this paper:

1.

You will need to use at least

5

scholarly resources

.

Y

our textbook does not count.

If you have

questions about your sources, contact your instructor.

2.

The paper

must be 4

–

6 pages, typed, double

-

spaced, and have

1

-

inch margins.

3.

At the top of the first page

,

copy, paste, and bold the entire question selected.

Do not

place this

in the heade

r.

4.

You must follow

current

APA format

. Use the

Concise Rules of APA Style

as your style guide.

5.

Your paper

must

include a

title page and a reference page (these pages do not count toward

the

page count).

6.

You will be graded on the basis of clarity, content,

style, and how well you incorporate your

resources and support your conclusions. Spelling, grammar, and overall neatness will also be

taken into account for your final grade.

7.

Keep a copy of your paper in the event something happens to the one you submit.

Submit your Final Assignment

by 11:59 p.m. (ET)

Friday

of Module/Week 8.

Final Assignment Instructions

Depending on your interest, select 1 question from either the elementary choices or middle and

secondary choices. You will write a 4–6-page response to the question (title and reference pages are not

part of the page requirement; they are in addition). Research will be involved.

Elementary Choices

1. Assume you are teaching a grade that expects mastery of facts (grade 2 for addition and

subtraction or grade 4 for multiplication and division). How will you design fact mastery across

the semester or year? Include timing, strategy development, involvement of families, and so

forth.

2. We have heard the expression that practice makes perfect. Discuss the role of rote practice of

skills in the mathematics classroom. Is there a place for the traditional worksheet in a classroom

that emphasizes inquiry and an inductive approach to teaching?

3. “Flipping” the classroom by having students complete the teacher instruction by video for

homework and completing the traditional homework practice problems during class is a new

trend. Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of a “flipped” math classroom.

Here are the particulars for this paper:

1. You will need to use at least 5 scholarly resources. Your textbook does not count. If you have

questions about your sources, contact your instructor.

2. The paper must be 4–6 pages, typed, double-spaced, and have 1-inch margins.

3. At the top of the first page, copy, paste, and bold the entire question selected. Do not place this

in the header.

4. You must follow current APA format. Use the Concise Rules of APA Style as your style guide.

5. Your paper must include a title page and a reference page (these pages do not count toward the

page count).

6. You will be graded on the basis of clarity, content, style, and how well you incorporate your

resources and support your conclusions. Spelling, grammar, and overall neatness will also be

taken into account for your final grade.

7. Keep a copy of your paper in the event something happens to the one you submit.

Submit your Final Assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) Friday of Module/Week 8.