About

Hi! My name is Elizabeth Wan, and this is my Engaging Students with Text assignment. Here, you will find supplementary materials for Ms. Hernandez's Algebra One class.

The Facts

Field School: Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools- Los Angeles High School of the Arts
Guiding Teacher: Mrs. Wendy Hernandez
Class: Algebra One
Core Text: Illustrative Mathematics, Algebra One, Unit One (One Variable Statistics)

The Common Core Standards

CCSS.S-ID.1, CCSS.S-ID.2, CCSS.S-ID.3 (Page 68)

Image Courtesy of the California State Board of Education (2013)

Depth of Knowledge Levels

Image Courtesy of the Wisconsin Center of Educational Research

Learning Theories

Behaviorist: Learning is defined as a change in behavior
Developmental: Learning occurs through assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration (resolution of cognitive dissonance)
Cognitive: Meaning is constructed by the learner, and influenced by prior knowledge and beliefs
Social Cognitive: People and their environments naturally influence each other
Constructivism: Learning is a process of knowledge construction, not knowledge recording or absorption
Sociocultural: Complex mental processes begin as social activities but are later used independently

Why I Made This

By researching and providing my students with supplementary texts, I hope to broaden their knowledge of statistics and gain a better understanding of how the abstract concepts in class can be applied to real world data.

Engaging Students with Text

Created by Elizabeth Wan for Dr. Kathy Stowe's 676 Class