Course Portfolio

Taking everything you have learned in this course, and consolidate it into a meaningful portfolio that you can use as a resource in your classroom. Your portfolio will include the following:
1. Your mythography from the first week.
2. How has your mathography changed as a result of this course?
3. One page explaining what you have learned in terms of algebra, probability, and data analysis.
4. Be sure to include examples from your readings over the past four weeks.
5. One page explaining how you are going to change the way you teach algebra, probability, and data analysis based on what you have learned.
6. Be sure to include strategies and ideas that you gained from your readings over the past four weeks.
7. A list of activities, strategies, and online resources that you will use in your classroom –
8. Be sure to include a brief description of each and include activities for each concept (algebra, probability, and data analysis).
9. If appropriate, include examples of student work illustrating the use of activities, strategies, and websites.
Be sure to follow APA format and cite all of your sources.
Support your statements with evidence from the required studies and your research.
Reference Material:
Aspinwall, L., & Shaw, K. (2000). Enriching students’ mathematical intuitions with probability games and tree diagrams. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. 6(4), 214-220.
Masse, L. (2001). The possibility of perfection. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. 6(9), 500-506.
Quinn, R. (2001). Using attribute blocks to develop conceptual understanding of probability. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 6(5), 290-294.
Simon, C. (2008). One grain of rice lesson plan. Retrieved from:
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L713.
Van de Walle, J. A., Karp, K. S., & Bay-Williams, J. M. (2013). Elementary and middle school mathematics:
Teaching developmentally. (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
McKellar, D. (2009). Kiss my math. (1st ed.). New York, NY: Penguin Group.
Van de Walle, J. A., Karp, K. S., & Bay-Williams, J. M. (2013). Elementary and middle school
mathematics: Teaching developmentally. (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.