Micro-Lesson: Two-Step Equations

Lesson Plan Subject: Math/Pre-Algebra

Grade: 7th

Topic of Study: Two-Step Equations with variables

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Reflection:

 I. Rationale & II. Overview Reflections: Assessing Prior Knowledge and Planning Instructions: 

• What do the students need to know prior to the lesson?
• The student needs to know how to solve one-step equations with variables using inverse operations. The student also needs to know how to use negative and positive numbers. 
• How will prior knowledge and experience be assessed? 
• I asked the student to share prior work. I had the student explain her work, she shared the steps she knows and the steps she makes mistakes with. 
• How will you use this information in the planning process?
• I used the student's strengths to build a foundation for her weaknesses. Because the student struggles with negative numbers, I added more equations with negative numbers to give her more practice.  
• When will the lesson be taught in the course of the school year? Why?
• She lives in Mexico, so she is learning it now; however, she is learning multi-step equations with variables in two weeks , so she needed to reinforce her knowledge to move to the next level. 

 III. Implementation Reflection: Designing Instructions: 

• How do the instructional methods align with what you know about best practices (think about your methods classes)?
• I chose to guide my lesson with the I do, we do, you do. The student observed how I was doing my work, and I was listening to me talking to myself out loud. Listening to the teacher self-talking it helps the student understand the steps better, by observing and listening. The whole lesson is also very interactive and allows the student to be as creative as they want. The student can use manipulatives (but chose not to use them) and use their native language to communicate when they can't understand what they are learning. 
• How are you engaging students in creative and higher-order thinking? 
• The student needs to show all their work in any way they want. The student used an iPad to replace the whiteboard and her notebook. By using the iPad instead of a whiteboard, she could move her work around to make sense of the problems, it help her think critically.  And by using the iPad to take notes. She could write keywords when doing her work, to later go back to her work by searching for those keywords. (She did not let me share her notes because she is not happy with her English or handwriting yet). 

 IV. Assessment Reflection: Planning Assessment:

• How does the assessment demonstrate that the students have been successful in learning the content?
• The evidence of mastery goal was "The student will find the missing variable in 9/10 equations correctly using different operations to solve each equation."  When the student did the worksheet, the student got 9/10 problems correctly, meeting the goal. They show all their work, showing every step needed to solve the equation. 
• On the sticky note pad, the student also showed all their work showing she understood all the steps needed to solve each equation. 
  
  
  
• How does the assessment demonstrate that the individual student needs were met? 
• The student was struggling figuring our which step to take first, and with negative numbers. After this lesson, the student understands which steps to take in order to solve the equation. 

V. Materials & Resources Reflection: 

• How does your lesson meet ISTE Standards?
• ISTE Standards for Educators (The technology standards you should meet as a teacher) 
• 2.1- Making this lesson allowed to continue to practice my lesson planning skills, and to practice how to integrate technology appropriately for the student to learn.
• 2.2- It allowed me to take initiative as a leader to come up with the lesson plan that boosts the students math skills.
• 2.3- I explained to the student how to appropriately use youtube and an iPad to work on this lesson.
• 2.4- I talked to a Mexican teacher that helped me determine if the lesson was appropriate based on the information I gathered from the student.
• 2.5- I designed the lesson from scratch based on the information I gathered from the student.
• 2.6- I observed the student use the technology needed for this lesson, and helped whenever the student needed tech or math help.
• 2.7- I based the lesson on the information gathered from the student's previous work.
• ISTE Standards for Students (The technology standards you should help your future students meet)
• 1.1- The student chose to learn how to use an iPad to take notes and solve problems to work on this lesson.
• 1.2- Student agreed to follow instructions on how to safely and correctly use youtube and an iPad for learning.
• 1.3 & 1.4- The student used the different tools in the iPad and notetaking app to be make her notes creative and to colorcode them. She also used the voice note feature to connect to keywords for future reference.
• 1.5- The student used the iPad to solve different problems in various ways side to side to later compare which method worked better for her.
• 1.6- Student used Technology in great ways that communicate that she understood the assignment and that she could use the technology correctly.
• 1.7- The student did not have the chance to collaborate with other students, however, she allowed me to make side notations on her notes that may help her for future reference.