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Welcome to the 11-12 grade wing of our
virtual classroom. To the left, you will
see links for students, to lessons, and
for the plan that we used to complete this
project. For teachers, the lessons section
will most likely be the most helpful. It
includes not only lessons, but links that
are pertinent to those lessons.
As you peruse the sight, it will be
helpful to know how we have organized the
lessons. They are organized into two
strands:
- Functions--This strand
focuses on developing the idea of
functions, especially as they pertain
to the "input-output" concept. Students
often enter calculus with a very weak
concept of what a function is and this
hampers their learning.
- Derivatives--In this strand
we idea the concept of a derivative.
Students learn both how to find
derivatives, but just as important,
what a derivative is. We ask students
to think about derivatives conceptually
and experience them in "real-world"
contexts (i.e. velocity and
acceleration).
You will notice that many of these
lessons are inquiry-based. They will
challenge your students, and you may need
more than one day for several of the
lessons. This is by design as mathematics
in the real world is less about
self-contained lessons than it is
"story-shell" units.
Please keep in mind that this piece of
curriculum was developed with NCTM and
Illinois Learning Standards. At the end of
each lesson, relevant standards are
listed. Feedback is welcome at
lg-allen@uiuc.edu
or msacks@uiuc.edu
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