Experiments in Learning by Doing
We want every learner in our care to be able to say
I can attend to precision.
(CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP6)
But what if I can’t attend to precision yet? What if I need help? How might we make a pathway for success?
Level 4:
I can distinguish between necessary and sufficient conditions for definitions, conjectures, and conclusions.
Level 3:
I can attend to precision.
Level 2:
I can communicate my reasoning using proper mathematical vocabulary and symbols, and I can express my solution with units.
Level 1:
I can write in complete mathematical sentences using equality and inequality signs appropriately and consistently.
How many times have you seen a misused equals sign? Or mathematical statements that are fragments?
A student was writing the equation of a tangent line to linearize a curve at the point (2,-4). He had written: y+4=3(x-2)
And then he wrote:
He absolutely knows what he…
View original post 157 more words