Week 14 - Grade 11 Functions and Applications

I was intrigued for this week's class because I was curious to see how close the mixed course would be to the university course. In high school I only took the university level courses so this year I have been interested in looking at the other courses in order to get a more rounded view of the math curriculum. The graphing activity was particularly interesting because it physically involved the students in their own learning. This activity is a good assessment as learning activity because the students are able to see what they are doing right and what needs to be improved right away and are given the chance to correct their mistakes.

Even though this activity is geared towards the mixed course, I believe it would also be useful in the university course. The more the students are involved in their own learning, the more they learn. This activity challenges the students' knowledge of domain and range through graphical representations of data. Student involvement in learning also helps with creating a growth mindset in the classroom. This activity shows the students that it is okay to make mistakes because we can correct them and learn from them. I believe students learn more from making a mistake than they do from getting it right the first time. When I have a math classroom (hopefully) I would like to involve the students as much as possible in their own learning.