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 * Subjects ** :
 * 1) Geometry
 * 2) Indicators and objectives
 * 3) ActivInspire resources
 * 4) Drag and drop activity


 * Prerequisite knowledge ** : Layering techniques; using containers; using graphic organizers in ActivInspire


 * Content ** : Participants will access their grade-level math indicators and objectives related to geometry. Participants will select one indicator and/or objective to explore for today’s session. Next, participants will be guided through ActivInspire’s resource library to analyze which resources can be used most effectively for teaching the chosen indicator and/or objective. The instructor will demonstrate how to use the drag and drop technique in various formats, and participants will be given independent work time to practice this strategy and create a flipchart for their chosen indicator and/or objective using this particular interactive technique. Lastly, participants will blog about their learning to promote metacognition and reflective thinking about best practices using interactive features of ActivInspire. Participants will also post completed flipcharts to their blog to promote interactivity and valuable feedback among participants.

**Objectives for this lesson**: By the end of today’s training session, participants will be able to…


 * 1) …identify indicators and objectives related to geometry
 * 2) …identify resources within ActivInspire that can aide with instruction related to geometry
 * 3) …create a drag-and-drop activity utilizing ActivInspire resources to promote effective instruction and learning in geometry
 * 4) ...reflect on new insight related to use of ActivInspire for geometry


 * Lesson sequence ** :

8:00-8:10- Welcome and reminder of previous day’s learning; sharing of today’s objectives.

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8:10-8:20- Time for accessing grade level indicators and objectives related to today’s math strand, geometry.

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8:20- 8:45- Guided exploration of resource library for resources related to today’s math strand, followed by independent experimentation with the resources.

View the videos below to see how to access geometry resources in ActivInspire. After each video, please feel free to experiment with each activity or tool; otherwise, there is time set aside after the videos for you to practice with each one.

Video 1: Accessing two-dimensional and three-dimensional figures
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Video 2: Accessing Tangram activities in ActivInspire
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Video 3: Accessing nets for three-dimensional figures in ActivInspire
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Video 4: Accessing and using geoboards within ActivInspire
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Video 5: Accessing and using pentominoes within ActivInspire
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Video 6: Creating shapes using ActivInspire
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9:30-10:00- Demonstrations and guided practice with utilization of drag-and-drop strategy, building upon what was already taught on Day 3 of the workshop. Additional instruction will be based on utilizing graphic organizers and containers with the drag-and-drop technique. The instructor will use screencasts of demonstrations for instructional purposes and share sample flipcharts incorporating the strategy. Participants will be encouraged to begin thinking about how to utilize the drag-and-drop strategy for a specific indicator and/or objective selected earlier this morning.

Video 1: Introduction to Venn Diagram in ActivInspire; basic drag-and-drop
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Please take a few minutes to practice this strategy now.

Video 2: Using containers so answers "bounce back" if they are incorrect
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Video 3: Using a grid and squares with area and perimeter
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Video 4: Creating a fill-in-the-blank activity for vocabulary purposes
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Video 5: Labeling using drag-and-drop features
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Please take a few minutes to practice this strategy now.

Here is the Flipchart I have created through creating these demonstrations. Feel free to explore the Flipchart to see how each page was made if you need to look at it more closely. Remember that your final flipchart should be considered to be one lesson, targeted toward one objective or indicator. This is just an ensemble of sample pages.



10:00-10:15- Break

10:15- 11:15- Independent practice/ work on final flipchart to submit, integrating interactive all major interactive techniques & resources with math objective. Review rubric in @Workshop syllabus for a reminder about how this will be evaluated.

Keep in mind this word of advice about rigor in your flipcharts:

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11:15-11:35- Engage in reflective blog activity, explaining what was learned today and how the participant can use it back in the classroom when creating interactive flipcharts for instruction and student use. Post completed work from the day to the blog post. If time, visit other participants' blogs and provide feedback to them.

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 * Additional materials and how the instructor will use them: **
 * Instructor-created or teacher-created flipcharts demonstrating the drag-and-drop technique in various formats
 * Screencasts of instructor’s demonstrations saved onto workshop support wiki for future reference by workshop participants
 * Workshop support wiki for posting participant blog web addresses, Screencasts, and other directions
 * Directions for how to create a drag-and-drop activity for participants to access
 * Blogger.com for participants’ reflective blogs to synthesize daily learning


 * Evaluation strategies ** :
 * Progress in use of interactive techniques will be assessed using a checklist and anecdotal records.
 * Blogs will be evaluated for degree of synthesis of learned techniques and application to teaching, based on rubric in syllabus.
 * Final flipchart will be evaluated for degree of effectiveness of use of interactive techniques utilized, based on rubric in syllabus.