{"id":35483,"date":"2024-03-27T16:35:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/?page_id=35483"},"modified":"2024-03-27T16:35:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:35:37","slug":"algebra-b","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/mathematics-inquiries\/algebra-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Math Classroom Environment that Promotes Independent Learning and Perseverance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2c604d6b\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Toolkit Overview<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2024\/02\/30687668151_64ecfe7852_z-edited-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Woman gesturing in front of two presentation boards. She is in front of a group of people\" class=\"wp-image-35469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2024\/02\/30687668151_64ecfe7852_z-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2024\/02\/30687668151_64ecfe7852_z-edited.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our toolkit is designed to help facilitate a student-centered classroom in which students view themselves as capable, independent learners. We wanted our students to take ownership of their own learning and view the instructor as a resource rather than a \u201cdispenser of knowledge.\u201d In our toolkit you will find a rubric intended to grade processes more than answers, several tasks that we used in our classrooms, and some articles we used to get students thinking about mindset. Together these tools provide a framework for creating a new classroom culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When students strengthen their ability to persist, to clearly communicate their thinking, and to work together in a setting that fosters collaboration, they develop qualities that are valued in both academic and career settings. When students understand that they have the ability to solve challenging problems in mathematics, they become successful learners across the curriculum. They will be more successful in all their classes as they have developed the skills to succeed in life as well as in math class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ANNG7G3wCdg?si=BpPvjrMqblpFPO3N\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Resources Used to Inform this Toolkit<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of our research was focused on ways to support deep conceptual understanding of mathematics.&nbsp; We included work by Jackie Lubin, Dvora Pewretz, and Peter Rillera and Helen Padgett.&nbsp; We also used Jo Boaler and Carol Dweck\u2019s work on community building and the \u201cWeek of Inspirational Math\u201d.&nbsp; Doyle provided&nbsp; the \u201cLevels of Cognitive Demand\u201d article which we used to help students differentiate between memorizing math and doing math.&nbsp; Angela Duckworth\u2019s work on Grit was used as one of our measurement tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Key Lessons Learned&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do believe that the interventions we made are positively changing our classrooms; students seem to be developing more confidence and independence, but the formal data is inconclusive. One of our challenges to measuring this particular change included questioning whether our assessment tools were measuring what we wanted: perception about perseverance vs actual ability to persevere. We also questioned the impact of other factors such as attendance, academic history, etc. We hope to survey students after the course is over to see if their perceptions change once the stress of grades, final exams, and the end of the term is reduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Comprehensive Guide to Utilizing Our Tool in Your Classroom<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/mathematics-inquiries\/algebra-b\/meet-our-cohort\/\">Meet Our Cohort<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/mathematics-inquiries\/algebra-b\/601-2\/\">Our Problem of Practice and Common Core State Standards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/mathematics-inquiries\/algebra-b\/literature-review\/\">Literature Review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/mathematics-inquiries\/algebra-b\/intervention\/\">Our Intervention<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/mathematics-inquiries\/algebra-b\/results\/\">Results<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/mathematics-inquiries\/algebra-b\/what-we-learned\/\">What We Learned<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/mathematics-inquiries\/algebra-b\/references\/\">References<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/mathematics-inquiries\/algebra-b\/our-tools\/\">Our Tools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.ewu.edu\/successfultransitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2017\/01\/Download-Complete-Report.pdf\">Download Complete Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toolkit Overview Our toolkit is designed to help facilitate a student-centered classroom in which students view themselves as capable, independent learners. 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