Greater Essex County District School Board – MYCI in Mathematics
Welcome to the second session of the 2014-15 Middle Years Collaborative Inquiry (MYCI) in Math Project from the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB). All session resources can be found below:
Session #4 Action Items
Here are a couple action items from MYCI Session #4:
- Revisit your previously identified urgent student learning need, inquiry question and theory of action,
- design your mid-way check-in assessment tool,
- submit your upcoming check-in data and post-survey data, where applicable.
Elementary & Non-Semestered Secondary Action Timeline:
Check-in Data
- June 16th, 2015 – Submit Final Check-in Data.
Student Attitudinal Survey Data
- June 16th, 2015 – POST-MYCI Student Survey due.
Semestered Secondary Action Timeline:
Check-in Data
- April 24th, 2014 – Submit Mid-way Check-in Data.
- June 16th, 2015 – Submit Final Check-in Data.
Student Attitudinal Survey Data
- June 16th, 2015 – POST-MYCI Student Survey due.
2014-15 MYCI Session #4 Slide Deck
Grab the slide deck in PDF form for annotating on your iPad in GoodNotes 4 or any other annotation app! Not loading below? Check it out here.
Collaborative Inquiry Planning Resources
Inside your team shared folders, you should find a Google Document that will allow your team to begin constructing your final report to be submitted at the end of the school year.
Pre-MYCI Student Attitudinal Survey Results & Previous Years Results
Access the Pre-MYCI Student Attitudinal Survey Results from 2014-15 as well as results from previous years in the project.
Monitoring Tool Data Submission
Here is a link to the monitoring tool data collection form for the diagnostic, mid-course check-in, and final course check-in. Remember, it is the same form for all data submissions!
Math Activities, Tasks, Videos, and Resources Shared
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Ignite Session by Michael Fenton
We watched this awesome Ignite talk by Michael Fenton to lead us into our Desmos Learning Journey:
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Or, jump straight into the Desmos Learning Journey here.
We also explored a couple other Desmos Learning Journey-style posts by Jon Orr and Michael Fenton.
Desmos Interactive Activities – Water Line
Dive into some great interactive Desmos activities that can be used on ANY DEVICE including iPad. At this session, we explored the Desmos Water Line Activity.
Ideas Are Ugly…
GE released a great commercial about new ideas…
Solving Linear Equations Involving Distribution and Measurement – Isolating Variables
We also explored some unique ways to help students visualize solving linear equations like this silent solution below:
2014-15 MYCI Session #4 Exit Survey
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