by Leslee Addington | May 29, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Mathematics, Personal Authenticity, Uncategorized
POP: How might I engage students in authentic real-world projects while balancing content and skills? Displayed package designs – left side Maximizes Volume and right side Minimizes Volume Background: My original POP focused on the balance between...
by Leslee Addington | Mar 15, 2019 | Mathematics, Personal Authenticity
Background: I was recently inspired to restructure my Final Geometry project based on a conversation I had with a Project Based Learning professor from University of Pennsylvania. I mentioned to Wallace during my midyear meetings that I wished my projects were more...
by Leslee Addington | Jan 9, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity Strands, Mathematics, Personal Authenticity, Solutions
Background: I have been teaching Geometry for a few years now and LOVE teaching proofs. Students are asked to identify appropriate evidence that supports a claim, use logic and deductive reasoning, construct accurate mathematical representations, use...
by Leslee Addington | Oct 17, 2018 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Mathematics
Background: The first semester of Geometry focuses on formal two-column and paragraph proofs. Students tend to struggle understanding the importance and value of doing proofs in a Geometry class. They aren’t able to answer the question, ‘Why...