Week+4+-+Exploring+Geometry+and+Trignometric+relationships+and+properties

**Week 4 Reflections** Very interesting lesson... lots of energy and engagement!

Once again, well done to the 5 groups presenting today. As Kirsten said, the bar is set pretty high for the next groups (week 6 and week 8). Because there were so many questions about the Activity with Curriculum Connections, I decided to revise the requirements as follows. (These have also been sent to you in a separate email.)
 * Activity Stations and** **Activity with Curriculum Connections **
 * 1) While you and your partner are free to write separate submissions, I am happy to accept a **joint submission** and you will both receive the same grade.
 * 2) You are free to use the feedback from your colleagues as you see fit and you are welcome to add a paragraph on your own and your colleagues' reflections. The most important thing is that you have asked your colleagues for feedback on what could make your activity more relevant, effective, engaging etc… However, it is your call if and how you use their feedback.
 * 3) Refer to the rubric on the website to see what I'm looking for. Remember that this is for your portfolio so the more you put in…
 * 4) Consider a 3 year and not 5 year span for the curriculum continuum.

Submitting:
 * 1) Electronic please no later than one week following your activity in the class.
 * 2) Please name your file "ActivityWithCC(xxx).doc" where "xxx" is your group mnemonic (e.g.: GT2, DMP1).
 * 3) On your front page, please indicate the names of both teacher candidates in your group.

 Many thanks for your feedback today. Your comments and suggestions are very important to me so I appreciate your candor. I'm pleased to report that almost all of you report being happy with what we are doing and how we are doing it. A common theme, though, is that we spend more time with each activity to discuss curriculum connections and pedagogical considerations. I'll make sure to build this into our subsequent courses.
 * Feedback**

I hope that you are able to use the dynamic geometry software (and some of the other titles) at home. We concentrated on the investigation of triangle properties using paper folding today so that we have this experience (albeit very brief) prior to working with GSP after the Math Trek next week. I shall arrange to have laptops for us to introduce us to the Geometer's Sketchpad software and connect it to the paper-folding activities. I will be interested to see how you feel about the order of the triangle investigations occured - concrete then computer/graphic.
 * Introduction to GSP**

Your Math Trek is next week so establish your groups of 4 now. Come prepare with the items on the website instructions: Ottawa map (if you feel you need one), measuring tape - 1 or 2 per group, paper and pencil (per person), calculator (2 per group)., and don't forget that someone will need to make a clinometer (1 per group) ahead of time.
 * Math Trek**

Instructions are on the website.

Until next time, Adrian