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Math in the Library…or… the Library in Math!

Math in the Library…or… the Library in Math!. Sarah Applegate, NBCTeacher Librarian, River Ridge High School George Christoph, Math Teacher, River Ridge High School. Rationale. Need (here and abroad) Opportunity for global citizenship Deepening math understanding Library (LIT) connection

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Math in the Library…or… the Library in Math!

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  1. Math in the Library…or… the Library in Math! Sarah Applegate, NBCTeacher Librarian, River Ridge High School George Christoph, Math Teacher, River Ridge High School

  2. Rationale Need (here and abroad) Opportunity for global citizenship Deepening math understanding Library (LIT) connection National Boards evidence

  3. Proposal(George came to Sarah and things started rolling…) Students will create a mini-pre-calculus textbook for students in Zanzibar Students will learn about book production including technical writing, copy editing Students will work collaboratively Students will deepen their knowledge of pre-calculus

  4. Grant • NTPS Multicultural Grant • $500 grant from the NTPS Multicultural Awareness Committee

  5. Steps 1

  6. Zanzibar background • Where is Zanzibar, anyway? • Video • Web searching • Basic book information • Blogs and email • Skype… • Great research opportunity! • Creates an authentic reason for project

  7. How to read a textbook Group activity: Jigsaw:

  8. How to write technically • Mousetraps

  9. Roles and Logistics- issues to consider How to incorporate into daily instruction? Teacher/Teacher-Librarian negotiation of roles Importance of cooperative work (Kagan strategies) Production Timeline

  10. Process As much planning as we did, we still underestimated the time we needed to get it all done. Creative processes take time!

  11. Results Product show and tell Publication Celebration Importance of surveying students

  12. Results…here

  13. And here

  14. and there

  15. Audiences Students in Zanzibar Administrators Students at RRHS Parents Community Members

  16. Recipients

  17. Reflection Was this a good use of classtime? Did it change student understanding of Math? Of the world? Did student gain cooperative skills? Did students gain technical writing skills?

  18. Planning Guide What are YOU going to do?

  19. Thank you! Do you want to try this? We want to help! sapplegate@nthurston.k12.wa.us gchrisoph@nthurston.k12.wa.us

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