MacDonald_portfolio_mathlesson


 * Math Lesson:** [|macdonald math lesson plan.docx]


 * Math Lesson Assessment:** [|get your roses.docx]


 * Math Lesson Rubric:** [|assessment.docx]

1. **Grade Level: 2 Content: Math lesson on combinations of money 2. Objectives:** The student will: demonstrate their ability to communicate with mathematical language by providing a written explanation of their solution. demonstrate counting techniques to problem solve by finding multiple combinations to solve the problem. demonstrate their ability to use charts at a problem solving strategy by completing the problem at hand. demonstrate their ability to work with others by working in groups to complete the assignment.

3. **Assessment Criteria and instrument:** The students were assessed with a rubric provided for their work on the word problem which was solved independently ("A Bag of Popcorn.") 4. **Analysis of the data:** Most students completed the chart for the word problem completely and accurately. There were five combinations, and the students were able to find all five solutions. The student under low performance, therefore, was not truly low performing. They had trouble filling out one column of the chart, most likely due to miscommunication. The content understanding, however, was there. 5. **Sample of student work** high [|mac_math_high.jpg] low [|mac_math_low.jpg] 6. **Recommendations for future instruction for the entire class:** STudents could work with more difficult combinations of money in their word problem, because all students were able to find the combinations for the problem on which they were assessed. They also could be assessed more on their written explanation, to show that they not only could find the combinations, but can explain how they arrived at these answers.
 * 7. Recommendations for future instruction for sampled students:** All students did well on this exercise. The student who was high performing could try to write a more detailed written explanation of her solution, to better show that she understands the content of combinations with money. The low performing student could double check his work to be sure that he filled it in correctly. The value column for the nickels was first filled out incorrectly, but as he found more combinations, he filled it in correctly. Checking one's work would guarantee that he did it correctly.