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Another way to help the students learn Algebra is to show them real-world problems where they can see what the purposes are for learning Algebra and how they would use Algebra. One of the ways to do this would be bring in parents or other adults that use Algebra in their day-to-day careers or jobs. They could explain why they used Algebra and how they used Algebra.
A learning objective for this subject would be "the student will use mean, median, mode and range in a set of ten problems and get seven to eight of the problems correct." The student will be able to explain or demonstrate how they arrived at their answers. They may use calculators, but still must show the steps used to find the answers.
One example that could be used in the classroom is to have each student take their pulse rate and write it down. After the entire class has listed the pulse rate of the each student in the classroom, they would list them from least to greatest and then put them in order. After they have the list, they will find the mean, median, mode and range of pulse rates. Since they are using themselves as subjects, it will keep their attention and focus more than writing down numbers from a random list in a textbook.
In order to assess how much they understood, I would give the class an informal assessment. For example, utilizing the above example of the pulse rates of the entire class, I would give them an assessment looking for the same information using pulse rates of the same number of people, either from a textbook...
If they could still come up with the correct mean, median, mode and range, then I would think I might be able to move onto another part of the Algebra curriculum. I know that mean, median, mode and range are things that are tested on the standardized tests that the school districts give students every year, so that would be another assessment of their skills and knowledge.
I would communicate with the parents(s) or guardians at least once a month, to let them know how their students are doing in my classroom. I would probably use a newsletter format or a letter and I would have it written in both Spanish and English, so that the parents that speak little to no English would not feel left out. I would make sure that I could communicate with my parents at parent-teacher conferences and open houses, even if I had to get a student to translate for me.
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