Distance Learning Term 4mrs. Colville's Math Class
- Distance Learning Term 4mrs. Colville's Math Classroom
- Distance Learning Term 4mrs. Colville's Math Classes
Bridges First Edition Lessons & Activities, Grade 4
Math – Place Value worksheet. Science – Use a dictionary or website to locate and write the meaning for these Matter words: Solid liquid gas matter property Check around your house for items that are a solid, liquid or gas. List 3 examples for each on the paper with your definitions. Problem 3 requires students to determine a distance before solving. The distance is a range of -70 to 180 for a total of 250. I expect students to see this as 110 feet. They may have ignored the fact that the first value is 70 feet BELOW sea level. Asking students to draw a vertical number line will help students see the distance covered.
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For fourth grade, 17 of 28 supplements sets are correlated to the Common Core State Standards. For two-way mapping of supplements to standards download the Grade 4 Correlations.
- Activity 1: Bowling for Equations
- Activity 2: Order of Operations
- Activity 3: Variables & Expressions
- Activity 4: Writing & Solving Equations
- Independent Worksheet 1: Bowling for Equations
- Independent Worksheet 2: Expressions, Variables & Situations
- Independent Worksheet 3: Solving & Writing Equations
- Activity 1: Farmer Worth’s Crops Extension
- Independent Worksheet 1: Multiplication Comparisons & Equations
- Independent Worksheet 2: Multiplicative Comparisons with Coins
- Activity 1: Introducing Virtual Spinners
- Activity 2: Another Virtual Spinner Experiment
- Independent Worksheet 1: The 6-4-2 Spinner
- Activity 1: Tile Toss Distance
- Activity 2: Endurance Run Results
- Activity 3: Water Consumption
- Independent Worksheet 1: Tile Toss Outcomes
- Independent Worksheet 2: Rope Climb Results
- Activity 1: Dots & Lines
- Independent Worksheet 1: Lines & Designs
- Independent Worksheet 2: Alphabet Lines
- Independent Worksheet 1: Analyzing Quadrilaterals & Drawing Figures
- Independent Worksheet 2: Quadrilaterals & Transformations
- Independent Worksheet 3: Nets & Quadrilaterals
- Independent Worksheet 4: Illustrating Paths & Angles
- Activity 1: Pattern Block Angles
- Activity 2: Human Angles
- Activity 3: Measuring Circles
- Activity 4: From Pattern Blocks to Protractors
- Activity 5: Drawing Stars
- Independent Worksheet 1: Measuring Interior Angles of Polygons
- Independent Worksheet 2: Angles in the Classroom
- Independent Worksheet 3: Drawing Polygons
- Independent Worksheet 4: Drawing Angles of Rotation
- Independent Worksheet 5: Drawing & Measuring Circles
- Independent Worksheet 6: Measuring Angles
- Activity 1: Start with a Point
- Activity 2: Classifying Triangles
- Activity 3: Measuring Circles
- Independent Worksheet 1: Points, Lines, Line Segments, Rays & Angles
- Independent Worksheet 2: Geometry Find & Measure
- Independent Worksheet 3: Name That Triangle!
- Independent Worksheet 4: More Geoboard Triangles
- Independent Worksheet 1: Coordinate Dot-to-Dot
- Independent Worksheet 2: Robot Programs
- Independent Worksheet 3: Pirate James & His Robot
- Independent Worksheet 4: Rosa’s Robot
- Activity 1: Converting Measurements
- Independent Worksheet 1: Equivalent Tables
- Independent Worksheet 2: Conversion Tables
- Activity 1: The Bread Dough Dilemma
- Activity 2: Estimate, Measure & Compare the Mass
- Activity 3: No Screamin’ over Ice Cream
- Activity 4: The Sack of Groceries
- Activity 5: Kitten & Cat Weights
- Activity 6: Line Them Up By Weight
- Activity 1: Estimate, Order & Measure: Ounces, Cups & Quarts
- Activity 2: Which Container is Best?
- Independent Worksheet 1: Just Enough Juice
- Activity 1: Estimate, Order & Measure: Milliliters & Liters
- Activity 2: Which Container is Best?
- Independent Worksheet 1: Capacity in Daily Life
- Activity 1: Measuring Area: U.S. Customary Units
- Activity 2: Rainbow Rectangles
- Independent Worksheet 1: Estimating & Measuring Area in Square Inches
- Activity 1: Metric Rectangles
- Activity 2: Ladybug Dream House
- Independent Worksheet 1: Measuring Area in Metric Units
- Activity 1: Measuring Area
- Activity 2: Measuring Perimeter
- Activity 3: The Ladybugs’ Garden
- Activity 4: Hexarights Independent Worksheet 1:
- Area & Perimeter Review
- Independent Worksheet 2: Measuring Rectangles
- Independent Worksheet 1: Building for a Bug
- Independent Worksheet 2: Fabulous Flea Circus!
- Independent Worksheet 3: Find the Volume
- Activity 1: What’s the Temperature?
- Activity 2: How Does the Temperature Change During the Day?
- Activity 3: Forecast & Actual Temperatures on a Thermometer
- Activity 1: Area of Parallelograms, Part 1
- Activity 2: Area of Parallelograms, Part 2
- Activity 3: Area of Right Triangles
- Activity 4: Polygons to Order
- Independent Worksheet 1: Geoboard Polygons
- Independent Worksheet 2: Finding Perimeter & Area of Quadrilaterals
- Independent Worksheet 3: Finding the Area of Right Triangles
- Independent Worksheet 4: Rectangles, Parallelograms & Right Triangles
- Activity 1: Multiplying Fractions on the Geoboard
- Activity 2: Quick Sketches & Fraction Arrays
- Activity 3: Fraction Word Problems & Arrays
- Independent Worksheet 1: Pizza Party Planning
- Independent Worksheet 2: Brownie Dessert
- Independent Worksheet 3: Multiplying Fractions with Arrays
- Independent Worksheet 4: Company’s Coming!
- Activity 1: Introducing Negative Numbers on a Thermometer
- Activity 2: Number Line Tug O’ War
- Activity 3: The Lemonade Stand
- Independent Worksheet 1: Negative & Positive Temperatures
- Independent Worksheet 2: Golf Scores
- Independent Worksheet 1: Fourth Grade Puzzler
- Independent Worksheet 2: In These United States
- Independent Worksheet 3: Skill Practice
Distance Learning Term 4mrs. Colville's Math Classroom
- Activity 1: 100th Day, How Many?
- Independent Worksheet 1: An Array of Fact Families Independent Worksheet 2: Fact Family Triangles
- Independent Worksheet 3: Fact Families for the Tens
- Independent Worksheet 4: Multiplying by One Hundred
- Activity 1: Target 5
- Activity 2: Charting One Million
- Activity 3: Millions of Sport Spectators
- Independent Worksheet 1: The Dodgers & The Yankees
- Independent Worksheet 2: Big Numbers
- Independent Worksheet 3: Another Look at Big Numbers
- Independent Worksheet 1: Using Compatible Numbers
- Independent Worksheet 2: More Compatible Numbers
- Independent Worksheet 3: Reasonable Estimates
- Activity 1: Multi-Digit Multiplication Pre-Assessment
- Activity 2: Multiplying by 10, 100, & 1000
- Activity 3: Multiplying Single Digits by Multiples of Ten
- Activity 4: Single-Digit Multiplication with Pictures & Numbers
- Activity 5: Introducing the Standard Multiplication Algorithm
- Activity 6: Think before You Multiply
- Activity 7: Splat!
- Activity 8: Sketching Arrays & Partial Products
- Activity 9: Double-Digit Multiplication with Pictures & Numbers
- Activity 10: Multiplication Menus
- Activity 11: Introducing a Two-Part Area Model
- Activity 12: Extending the Standard Multiplication Algorithm
- Activity 13: Reviewing & Evaluating Multiplication Strategies
- Activity 14: Multi-Digit Multiplication Post-Assessment
- Independent Worksheet 1: More Practice Multiplying by 10, 100, & 1000
- Independent Worksheet 2: More Tens, Hundreds, & Thousand
- Independent Worksheet 3: Double-Digit by Single-Digit Multiplication
- Independent Worksheet 4: Using the Standard Algorithm for Two-Digit by One-Digit Multiplication
- Independent Worksheet 5: Choose Your Strategy
- Independent Worksheet 6: Multiplying Multiples of Ten & More
- Independent Worksheet 7: Using Four Partial Products to Multiply Two-Digit Numbers
- Independent Worksheet 8: More Multiplication Menus
- Independent Worksheet 9: Pine Cones & School Supplies
- Activity 1: Fractions & Mixed Numbers
- Activity 2: Simplify & Compare
- Independent Worksheet 1: Tons of Rice
- Independent Worksheet 2: Inches to the Moon & Other Very Large Numbers
- Independent Worksheet 3: More Very Large Numbers
- Activity 1: The Commutative, Associative, & Distributive Properties
- Independent Worksheet 1: Properties Make It Easier
- Independent Worksheet 2: C is for Commutative, A is for Associative, D is for Distributive
- Activity 1: Last Equation Wins!
- Independent Worksheet 1: Fractions through the School Day
- Independent Worksheet 2: Fractions on the Trail
- Independent Worksheet 3: Adding & Subtracting Fractions
A Teacher's Guide to Distance Learning
Distance learning applications in higher education and industry are growing at a rapid pace. It is now possible to obtain a college degree without physically attending a traditional class. Likewise, numerous companies are using distance learning technologies to distribute training courses to employees on a worldwide basis.
Although distance learning in K-12 education is not as prevalent as it is in the adult world, there are many forms of distance learning that are becoming increasingly common in schools throughout the world. In fact, 'Online learning - for students and for teachers - is one of the fastest growing trends in educational uses of technology' (Means, Toyama, Murphy, Bakia, & Jones, 2009, p. xi). The National Center for Education Statistics (2008) estimated that the number of K-12 public school students enrolling in a technology-based distance education course grew by 65 percent in the two years from 2002-03 to 2004-05. A survey conducted by Picciano and Seaman (2009) reported an additional increase of 47% between 2005-06 and 2007-08. They estimated that more than a million K–12 students took online courses in the 2007–08 school year .
The K-12 applications for distance learning include:
- Instruction for Homeschooled Students
- Virtual High Schools
- Instruction for Distributed Classes
- Interactions with Outside Experts
- Mentoring and Tutoring of Distant Students
- Collaborative Projects
- Access to Remote Resources
- Staff Development Programs
Instruction for Homeschooled Students
Over 1.5 million children in the United States were homeschooled in 2007 (Planty, Hussar, Snyder, Kena, KewalRamani, Kemp, Bianco & Dinkes, 2009) for reasons related to school environments, religion, special needs, etc.. Distance learning technologies offer a variety of options for these students and parents. There are many options for meeting the needs of the homeschooled students. For example, Internet connections can provide access to online resources, virtual schools, and videoconferencing with others. T.Example:
Ms. Lila Jones decided to homeschool her two children and was amazed at the amount of resources that were available. In particular, she::
- immediately joined an online forum targeted at homeschooling, where parents shared ideas and online resources..
- enrolled in an online academy for homeschooling that provided lesson plans, recommendations for textbooks, and benchmarks for each grade and subject area..
- contacted the local school district to investigate the virtual schooling and distance learning options for specific subject areas.
Virtual High Schools
Students do not have to be homebound or homeschooled to benefit from distance learning technologies. Some high schools are offering credit courses for students who are home schooled, those who have previously dropped out of high school, those in juvenile detention institutions, and those who need the flexibility to 'attend' school at times other than 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. Virtual high schools can offer the flexibility that appeals to certain students in specific circumstances, while maintaining high standards for education.Example:
Paul needed to re-take American History so that he could graduate from High School with his classmates. The problem was that he also had to report to work at 4:00 each afternoon; there was no time during the school day to take the course. His counselor suggested that he connect to the Internet and check out the Florida High School at http://www.flvs.net. The 'virtual' school curriculum includes content such as Chemistry, Algebra, Basic, Pascal, SAT Preparation, Economics, and American History. Each course is taught by an accredited teacher who communicates with the students via the Internet and telephone to complete the curriculum.
Instruction for Distributed Classes
A number of school districts, particularly in less-populated areas, are using distance learning technologies to share teachers among several schools. For example, if only a few students in each school need a course, they can comprise a single class large enough to justify the cost of a teacher.Example:
Ms. Susan Williamson is teaching a Calculus lesson from her studio in Alaska and beaming it up to a satellite. Her students are scattered all over the Northwest in over 100 schools. Through satellite downlinks at each school, they can see and hear their teacher. If they have immediate questions, they can call her during the class period. Otherwise, they can send individual questions to Susan through e-mail or fax. Proctors and teacher's aides supervise the students in the remote classrooms, distribute learning materials, and administer tests.
Interactions with Outside Experts
Technologies such as videoconferences and podcasts allow teachers to bring into the classroom a guest who would normally be unable to visit. Long distances, difficult travel conditions, or busy schedules make it impractical for many individuals to visit school classrooms as guest speakers. Prominent persons are usually more willing to take 15 minutes to talk with a class by telephone or videoconference than they are to spend a couple of hours traveling to and from the school. In addition, there are numerous Web sites that offer access to experts.Example:
Mr. Sandwich's students were just embarking on a unit related to science fiction when he learned that a well-known author lived in a nearby town. The author was very interested in education, and agreed to hold an audioconference with the student authors to help them develop story ideas.
Mentoring and Tutoring of Distant Students
Some school systems have implemented distance learning technologies to provide students access to tutors during the early evening hours or on weekends. Depending on the system, the tutors can work at their own homes or at a central location, such as the school, to mentor the remote students. Cross-age mentoring is also possible with older students helping younger students by means of distance learning.Example:
Anita had always dreamed of becoming an astronaut, and thanks to a distance learning project, she now knows how to make her dream come true. When an astronaut visited her school district, the local educational channel arranged for an interactive, live broadcast to area classrooms. Through the broadcast, Anita learned about the astronaut training program.
Students, including Anita, faxed, e-mailed, and called in questions to the TV studio for the astronaut to answer. After the broadcast, the teacher accessed NASA's Web site to find out more about the astronaut program. When the students thought of more questions, they began an on-going electronic dialogue with their new mentor by e-mailing him at NASA.
Collaborative Projects
Distance learning can also be used to enhance collaboration between students in remote classrooms. There are many projects on the Web that promote problem solving, multicultural education, and community involvement. In most cases, one teacher or organization serves as facilitator for a project. As the data is collected from the remote schools, the facilitator compiles it and disseminates or posts the results.Distance Learning Term 4mrs. Colville's Math Classes
Example:
Ms. Romero's class was beginning a unit on conservation and the environment. In order to make the lesson more authentic, she decided to participate in a Save the Beaches project she had seen on the Internet. Through this project, her students would collaborate with students all over the world as they explored their environment. Specifically, they would visit local beaches, collect the data, then analyze it and share the data with the other students.
Access to Remote Resources
K-12 schools are often isolated from other learning environments, such as universities, museums, and libraries. Through distance learning technologies, these resources can become available for students in both urban and rural areas.
Example:
Town High School's art classes learned that the city was redesigning and updating the local art museum. The students had plenty of ideas of their own, but they needed more information on how to contribute their ideas to the remodeling project. Some of the students accessed the city government Web pages to learn about the schedule and procedure for providing input about the museum. Another group found websites for museums including the Louvre, Prado, National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art. This group did comparisons and evaluations of the virtual art museums, which became a guide to use in making recommendations to the city. A third group contacted other schools and cities to ask about art museums around the country. Finally, the students at Town High addressed the city council with their findings, and offered to help create a website for the newly designed museum.
Staff Development Program
At the end of long days in the classroom, it is difficult for teachers to drive to a university or other facility for inservice credit or to pursue an advanced degree. Through distance learning technologies, the staff development programs can be delivered to the teachers' school or home. Some universities offer entire Master's and Doctoral programs via distance learning technologies.Example:
Ms. Brown enjoyed her position as a third grade teacher, and her 'job' as a mother of two small children. Through the distance learning program at a state university, she was also able to attend college and work on her Master's degree. The courses were offered through the Internet, and she was able to work at the time, place, and space that was best for her.
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