Project-Based Learning in Math 516

It is of great importance to me that I am able to allow my students continuous opportunities to express themselves through their creativity and critical thinking skills. A key teaching practice that I wish to inspire in future learners is the ability to create a teaching environment that not only encourages and supports expression through creativity and critical thinking, but also showcases their ability to master knowledge, skills, and characteristics throughout every subject being taught. My goal is that my students understand that the concepts and skills they are learning are intertwined with the real world and situations that frequently require this knowledge. In this course, I learned how to break down the California Common Core Standards and how to incorporate them in to lesson plans such as this project-based plan. This knowledge allowed me the ability to create an interactive project-based lesson plan that reflects the standards, as well as integrates several subjects together, to allow students to utilize skills they possess and effectively learn the skills being taught. 

TPE 1: 

Element 3: Connect subject matter to real-life contexts and provide active learning experiences to engage student interest, support student motivation, and allow students to extend their learning.

Element 5: Promote students' critical and creative thinking and analysis through activities that provide opportunities for inquiry, problem solving, responding to and framing meaningful questions, and reflection.


TPE 3:

Element 1: Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter, including the adopted California State Standards and curriculum frameworks.

Element 5: Adapt subject matter curriculum, organization, and planning to support the acquisition and use of academic language within learning activities to promote the subject matter knowledge of all students, including the full range of English learners, Standard English learners, students with disabilities, and students with other learning needs in the least restrictive environment.

TPE 4:

Element 3: Design and implement instruction and assessment that reflects the interconnectedness of academic content areas and related student skills development in literacy, mathematics, science, and other disciplines across the curriculum, as applicable to the subject area of instruction.