This week was
the final week of presentations and the final class! I know, it’s so sad! This week we got to observe mini lessons on
topics that could be used at the locally developed levels. This includes grades 9 and 10 locally
developed, as well as 11 and 12 workplace.
I definitely appreciated the different approaches that my peers took and
can definitely think of ways to integrate these new methods into my future
teaching!
The first
presenter’s topic focused on financial literacy at the grade 11 workplace and
everyday life level. Students got to
decide whether they wanted to plan a Friday night out to the movies or out
bowling. We decided to go to the
movies. The activity was divided into
six sections. First we were to pick a
budget. How much were we willing to
spend on this night out? The second step
was to determine our destination. This
included picking a theatre and finding its address. Step three focused on transportation. We were to calculate the distance from school
to the theatre and pick two different methods of transportation and find out
the cost to take each method. After
comparing the two costs, we had to weigh the pros and cons of each and pick the
method that worked best for us. Step
four and five focused on the movie itself.
Which movie were we going to see?
How much did tickets cost? Are we
going to eat there? What are we getting? How much is it going to cost for food and drink? The final step had us adding up our different
costs to determine the total cost of the entire trip. After finding the cost, we were to compare it
to our budget. Thankfully, we had a
bunch of movie passes and gift cards so our total only came to $1.42 for the
round trip car ride! I really enjoyed
this activity, especially for this level of class. This is math that students are going to use
in their life when they make plans with their friends, exactly like this
activity did! The only minor tweak I
would make to this activity is giving students access to technology – given,
most students will have their phones on them, however, not all do. This activity requires some research in
sections, so by making sure technology is available to all, it’s guaranteed
that everyone can participate.
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The second presenter also did an activity about planning a trip; however, this was intended for the grade 10 locally developed level. Groups of two were given small piles of different departure and arrival times. The first part of the activity was to randomly select one from each pile and calculate the duration of the trip three times. The second part of the activity was to pick the travel time that we liked the best and plan a trip using the different transportations provided (we were given bus, plane, and train schedules). That was it! Such a simple idea, but it really helps student develop these necessary real world skills while letting them be creative at the same time! The one thing I didn’t really like was that it was almost too much free reign (not to contradict myself). My group and I got confused a couple of times. Was the duration that we were given to plan the trip, was it for the entire trip? Or just a one-way travel? For example, we initially picked a duration of 3 hours, knowing that that was a plane ride to Cuba, however, it didn’t include driving to the airport and resort. We tried with a different duration of 11 hours. This time we planned on taking a bus to the GO train, taking the train to Toronto, and walking from the station to our destination. We then planned our activities for the day and the return transportation. We weren’t sure which was technically correct. Therefore, I really enjoyed the idea of this activity, I’m just not sure how I would tweak it if I were to use it in the future.
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Overall, I really enjoyed the topics
this week! I cannot wait to incorporate
these ideas, and all of the ideas from the previous weeks, in the future!
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