Hello, my name is Terrie Rauh. I am a mom of two teenagers and currently work as a bookkeeper and tax preparer. I have a bachelor's in accounting and am working towards my Alternative Certification and am currently studying for my Business OSAT which I will be taking in a few short weeks. I am not currently in the classroom but have substituted at my daughters’ school in the past, so my classroom experience is limited.
The ISTE Standard for students that I have chosen to look at is Creative Communicator 1.6.c Models and Visualizations. This standard has students learning to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively using digital platforms, tools, styles, formats, graphs, or models. (ISTE Standards: For Students) Students in sixth-grade mathematics could address standard 6.D.2.3 from the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics. Standard 6.D.2.3 has students demonstrate probability and compare the frequencies of anticipating the probability.(Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics 2022)
Students can demonstrate their understanding of probability by flipping a coin and determining the probability the coin would land on heads or tails. Students can work in groups of two students one records the results while the other flips the coin. Students could present their data and compare their data of coin flips to other groups. The students could use Google Slides to put together a slide presentation using the data they recorded from their coin flips and incorporate the comparison data from the other groups.
The Triple E Framework, engagement, enhancement, and extension, allows educators to determine which tools to use to meet the learning objectives for their students and helps with designing learning experiences so the tools being used have a positive impact on student success in and out of the classroom. The lesson above has students working together to gain a better understanding of probability by flipping a coin and comparing their data to their classmates. This activity allows the teacher to observe and monitor the students as they work through the activity in small groups. The students work together which allows them to visualize the data they are collecting from flipping the coin and recording the data for their presentation. The presentation the students present to their class regarding their coin-flipping probability allows students to share their findings aloud and express how their findings relate to real-world scenarios. (Kolb, 2020)
Referencs
ISTE Standards: For Students. ISTE. (n.d.). https://iste.org/standards/students
Kolb, L. (2020, December 9). Triple E framework. Triple E Framework. https://www.tripleeframework.com/
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Mathematics. Oklahoma State Department of Education. (2022, February). https://sde.ok.gov/oklahoma-academic-standards
Hello Terrie. It's nice to meet you. Being that it is tax season, you must be extremely busy. Creative Communicator is an excellent standard for probability and comparing frequencies. I would include Google Sheets and use that opportunity to teach formulas, charts, and pivot tables. Students could work in small groups comparing different coins from different years and see if there is a correlation between the outcomes of heads or tails. I am thinking about stealing this idea for my SPED math students who need data analysis and probability as their goals. What a great lesson idea! I look forward to reading more of your posts throughout this course!
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