Connections, Concepts, and Clickers

Connections, Concepts, and Clickers : 

Connections, Concepts, and Clickers Elizabeth Hamman Cypress College ehamman@cypresscollege.edu http://mathfaery.blogspot.comhttp://twitter.com/mathfaery "Close connection - Verbundenheit“ http://www.flickr.com/photos/29487767@N02/2855271953 "Exploring an idea” http://www.flickr.com/photos/16985707@N00/112404324

How much do you know? : 

How much do you know? I have used clickers as a student. I have used clickers as an instructor. I have heard of clickers. What is a clicker? "Savage walk: don't ask, just go"http://www.flickr.com/photos/61787893@N00/275371357

Benefits? : 

Benefits?

Slide 8: 

“Cuz We All Love To Play Video Games” http://www.flickr.com/photos/saneboy/3605180954/

Slide 9: 

Microsoft Office clip art: search words “classroom” and “explaining”

Slide 10: 

Hidden Mystique http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaizat/3449680562/

Slide 11: 

Microsoft Office Clip Art: search word “data” Data gathering

Slide 12: 

"Easy Button"http://www.flickr.com/photos/91937331@N00/376781221

Would you like to see live results? : 

Yes No Would you like to see live results? "Savage walk: don't ask, just go"http://www.flickr.com/photos/61787893@N00/275371357

i<Clicker Classroom Sets: : 

i<Clicker Classroom Sets: $27 each clicker $185 receiver kit

Roster : 

Roster Create a text file prior to 1st use (last name, first name, student ID)

Roster : 

Roster Create a text file prior to 1st use (last name, first name, student ID) Roll call at 1st use will link clicker to student for that course

Roster : 

Roster Create a text file prior to 1st use (last name, first name, student ID) Roll call at 1st use will link clicker to student for that course Only needs to be done once

Slide 25: 

"Vintage purple 1970s twin bell Westclox alarm+clock"http://www.flickr.com/photos/10278395@N08/2460111952

Some Uses : 

Some Uses Syllabus quiz

Some Uses : 

Some Uses Syllabus quiz Reading or warm-up quiz

Some Uses : 

Some Uses Syllabus quiz Reading or warm-up quiz Review games

Some Uses : 

Some Uses Syllabus quiz Reading or warm-up quiz Review games Catch common misconceptions

Monty Hall—Stay(A) or Switch(B) : 

Monty Hall—Stay(A) or Switch(B)

Monty Hall—Stay(A) or Switch(B) : 

Monty Hall—Stay(A) or Switch(B)

Monty Hall—Stay(A) or Switch(B) : 

Monty Hall—Stay(A) or Switch(B)

Question Types : 

Question Types Conceptual Experiment Procedural Confidence level Monitoring

Conceptual : 

Conceptual

Slide 38: 

Suppose that the graph of a system of two linear equations consists of lines that have the same slope and different y-intercepts. How many solutions does the system have? Infinite number of solutions One solution No solution

Slide 39: 

A 95% confidence interval for the population mean of birth weights of babies born in the US in a 2005 was found to be (6.85, 7.61). (1) Is it correct to say that 95% of all birth weights will be between 6.85 and 7.61 pounds? (2) Is it correct to say that there’s a 95% chance that the population mean is between 6.85 and 7.61? Yes No http://derekbruff.com/teachingwithcrs/?p=135

Experimental : 

Experimental

Monty Hall Problem : 

Monty Hall Problem Is it a better strategy to switch doors or stay with the same door. Stay Switch

Procedural : 

Procedural

Slide 43: 

Starting from f(x); to graph of 7f(2x + 3) – 4 we should transform in this order: Down -4, vertical stretch by 7, left by 3 and horizontal shrink by 2. Left by three, horizontal shrink by 2, vertical stretch by 7, down 4. Horizontal shrink by 2, left by three, vertical stretch by 7, down by 4. It doesn't matter what order, just do all four transformations. http://mathquest.carroll.edu/libraries/GoodQuestionsForCA.pdf

Confidence Level : 

Confidence Level

Slide 45: 

If and g(x) = x + 2, then we can say the functions f and g are equal. True—high confidence True—low confidence False—low confidence False—high confidence http://mathquest.carroll.edu/libraries/GoodQuestionsForCA.pdf

Slide 46: 

If and g(x) = x + 2, then we can say the functions f and g are equal. True—high confidence True—low confidence False—low confidence False—high confidence I don’t know http://mathquest.carroll.edu/libraries/GoodQuestionsForCA.pdf

Monitoring : 

Monitoring

Slide 48: 

How much of the review packet have you completed? All of it More than half of it Half of it Less than half of it What review packet?

Slide 49: 

How well are you understanding the current topic? Got it, let’s move on. Doing okay, another example would be great, but okay to move on. Having some trouble, I need another example. I’m totally lost, help.

Slide 50: 

What grade did you think you would earn before starting the exam? A B C D F

Slide 51: 

After finishing the exam, what grade did you think you would earn? A B C D F

To grade or not to grade… : 

To grade or not to grade… No grade

To grade or not to grade… : 

To grade or not to grade… No grade Grade for participation

To grade or not to grade… : 

To grade or not to grade… No grade Grade for participation Grade for accuracy

To grade or not to grade… : 

To grade or not to grade… No grade Grade for participation Grade for accuracy Mixed grading

To grade or not to grade… : 

To grade or not to grade… No grade Grade for participation Grade for accuracy Mixed grading Extra credit

Grading and Results : 

Grading and Results

Finding Questions : 

Finding Questions Publisher provided question banks

Finding Questions : 

Finding Questions Publisher provided question banks Online—mostly available for transfer level courses(see resources for links)

Finding Questions : 

Finding Questions Publisher provided question banks Online—mostly available for transfer level courses(see resources for links) Project Math QUEST (Carroll College, Montana) Cornell GoodQuestions Project ConcepTests (Eric Mazur, Harvard University)

Finding Questions : 

Finding Questions Publisher provided question banks Online—mostly available for transfer level courses(see resources for links) Project Math QUEST (Carroll College, Montana) Cornell GoodQuestions Project ConcepTests (Eric Mazur, Harvard University) Working with colleagues

Derek Bruff : 

Derek Bruff Great resource for ideas Regularly adds ideas on his blog Follow him on Twitter for more: @derekbruff

How much did you learn today? : 

How much did you learn today? A lot! Some new ideas Not much "Savage walk: don't ask, just go"http://www.flickr.com/photos/61787893@N00/275371357

ResourcesFinding Questions : 

ResourcesFinding Questions Derek Bruff’s bloghttp://derekbruff.com/teachingwithcrs/ Project Math QUEST (Carroll College, Montana) http://mathquest.carroll.edu/ Cornell GoodQuestions Project http://www.math.cornell.edu/~GoodQuestions/index.html ConcepTests (Eric Mazur, Harvard University)http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/interactive/conctest.html

More ResourcesSome Clicker Vendors : 

More ResourcesSome Clicker Vendors i>Clicker http://www.iclicker.com eInstruction http://www.einstruction.com Qwizdom http://www.qwizdom.com Poll Everywhere http://www.polleverywhere.com

Connections, Concepts, and Clickers : 

Connections, Concepts, and Clickers Elizabeth Hamman Cypress College ehamman@cypresscollege.edu http://mathfaery.blogspot.comhttp://twitter.com/mathfaery "Close connection - Verbundenheit“ http://www.flickr.com/photos/29487767@N02/2855271953 "Exploring an idea” http://www.flickr.com/photos/16985707@N00/112404324