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Learning and Teaching Linear Functions
Video Cases for Mathematics Professional Development, 6-10, Facilitator's Package

Resource Type: Multimedia

Developed under a National Science Foundation grant, these video-based resources help math teachers in grades 6-10 address some of the "problems of practice" associated with the issues and challenges of teaching linear functions. Based on videos of real classroom teaching, these materials better equip teachers to prepare and implement lessons that will help students develop conceptual understanding of linear functions. Teachers' own understanding of the subject will be deepened as they teach.

The Facilitator's Package includes a 44-page Facilitator's Guide, a CD of facilitation resources, and a participant's CD with video clips and resources. The package includes one foundation module consisting of eight three-hour sessions and four extension modules, each composed of two or three three-hour sessions. The modules cover

  • conceptualizing and representing linear relationships;
  • launching a lesson or task;
  • interpreting and responding to unexpected student methods;
  • making use of student ideas during discussion; and
  • examining equivalence and generalization.
Each module is constructed as a series of interrelated cases, designed in a sequence that builds toward specific learning goals. Each case includes
  • mathematics tasks;
  • one or two short video clips from lessons filmed in real classrooms;
  • discussion topics;
  • readings; and
  • tasks designed as a bridge to teachers' practice.
Facilitation resources for each session include
  • facilitation notes;
  • agendas;
  • lesson graphs;
  • video analyses;
  • mathematics tasks analyses;
  • PowerPoint® slides; and
  • video transcripts.

System Requirements for CD-ROMs

Windows/PC
Pentium Processor
266Mhz (or higher)
Windows 98 (or higher)
64MB RAM (more recommended)
SVGA Color Display (or better)
8X CD-ROM Drive (or faster)
SOUND CARD Sound Card
16-bit Flash™ Player and Acrobat Reader®

Macintosh
PowerPC Processor
G3/233Mhz (or higher)
System 8.5.5 (or higher)
64MB RAM (more recommended)
SVGA Color Display (or better)
8X CD-ROM Drive (or faster)
16-bit Flash™ Player and Acrobat Reader®

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Publisher: Heinemann, 2004
Order #: MATH-04-01
Price: $150

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