What's up?? A note from Mrs. Charles

The 7th grade Pre-Ap students are in the Research/Work phase of our new Project Based Learning model. In the spirit of the Holidays, we are joining forces with the NJH Food Drive for the Brazos County Food Bank.  We are creating proportional relationships based off of the most common family sizes to the amount of servings needed daily for either fruits, vegetables or meats.  We are also investigating non-proportional relationships in this project along with many other math concepts.

Research/Work is the most important phase of the learning model.  Students have the opportunity to learn in a variety of ways that suits their needs.  As a teacher, I am seeing a deep understanding of proportionality and how to apply it.  Students are also learning what a non-proportional relationship is.  This concept ties into understanding slope in Algebra and rate of change, along with others.  We are building a foundation for future success!

It is satisfying to see light bulbs go off and students understanding what a constant of proportionality is.  It's even more exciting to see an equation generated and we can find any value given that same situation.

WE are doing that.  OUR students are meeting goals set for them and goals they set for themselves.  It is through this intimate learning model that I can see who is fully understanding and who needs extra help. When a student can turnaround and teach another student what they know is nothing more than amazing.  If you can teach it, you know it, right?  I sure hope so.  :)

I look forward to my students applying their research about proportions to our real-life project of creating proportional relationships of the amount of food each recipient should receive.  This project has more math concepts tied into it and we will be working on it until Thanksgiving Break.

If you have any questions about the project or would be interested in donating canned goods, please email me at charless@navasotaisd.org.  Our project is based around our collections, so the more the merrier!!!

Mrs. Charles