Waugh+Project

= Lure of the Labyrinth =
 * =Objectives/Goals =
 * 7.1.1 Develop, analyze, and apply models (including everyday contexts), strategies, and procedures to compute with integers, with an emphasis on negative integers.
 * 7.2.2: Apply ratio and proportionality to solve problems, including percent and simple probability.
 * Students will be able to:
 * create a thought diary to express their thought process and evaluate their thinking.
 * stay calm and focused on the game.
 * problem solve with minimal instruction.
 * complete a homework assignment, which relates to the game played in class.
 * contribute to a group discussion following game play and homework.
 * Leaning Principles
 * Probing Principle – By using the diary students will be able to reflect on their learning as they are learning. When they get to the worksheet and the discussion they will be able to refer to the diary in order to better reflect and re probe their understanding.
 * Discovery Principle - The thought diary and the game are very discovery based. As a teacher we are trying to promote discovery and less just lecture based teaching.
 * Explicit Information On-Demand and Just-In-Time Principle – The game will give students information just-in-time, right before they get too frustrated. The teacher will also make sure this is the case.
 * =Materials =
 * SMARTboard to project directions [[file:LofLTD.doc]]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You will need to set up a class list before playing. []
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Each student needs:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Computer with internet access
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Thought diary (notebook)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pencil or pen
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[file:LotLWS.doc]]
 * =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Procedure =
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 1
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anticipatory Set
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Entice students by telling them that they are going to be playing a video game. Explain that you will not be giving instructions on how to play, but rather that it will be their responsibility to explore and discover it for themselves.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teaching
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discuss video games in general – ask for their opinions, ask for their opinion on “educational” video games.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Let them know that they are going to get to go play one and the only thing that you ask is that they keep a running diary.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Compare the expectations of a running diary with math – following directions, showing your work, etc.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Show an example of a written thought process.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Take the class to the computer lab.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Put directions on the SMARTboard for the students that explain how to access and begin Lure of the Labyrinth.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">While they are playing the game walk around your classroom and observing your students at work. Ask individual students to tell you about what they're doing in the game ... and what they're thinking. Make sure they are writing down their thinking process. This can be an extremely helpful assessment tool that can inform your formal teaching following puzzle play. Again, resist the temptation to offer answers to your students, but be there to provide support. It's best to let your students have as much control of this part of the process as possible.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Help students who really need help with the puzzles by asking open-ended questions that help them hone in on the root of their confusion.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Independent Application
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Have the students start the game and diary.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">They should continue to play (and write down their thought process) until the end of the class period.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Closure
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Give students the final two minutes of class to read over their diary and add any information that was missing.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 2
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anticipatory Set
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discuss the events of Day 1 – review the expectations of the diary, compare what their discussion is in the class to the details of the diary...do they match? Should they be writing more in their diary?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teaching
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Take students to the lab and have them get started on the program.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The teacher should be circulating around the room, asking questions and looking over students' diaries to make sure they are providing enough detail.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From the Lure of the Labyrinth website:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What to say
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">There's no pressure here. If something isn't working out for you on a particular puzzle, you can always reload and try again with different numbers."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">"Just play as much as you can. It doesn't matter if you completely solve the puzzle. We'll talk about it later."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">"I really want to know how you solved the puzzle. Try to remember all the strategies you use."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">"I may be the expert on a lot of things, but not in playing games. What can we do as a class if someone gets stuck?"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">"Enjoy!"
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What not to say
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Today, I've got a special game for you to play and you're going to love it."
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"This is a math game and you are supposed to ... (fill in the blank)"
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Go to the URL I've given you and get busy."
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"I'll be grading you on this."
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Independent Application
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will explore the Lure of the Labyrinth website and play the games.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will keep a detailed diary of their thought processes.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Closure
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Give students the final two minutes of class to read over their diary and add any information that was missing.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 3, 4
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teaching
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Take students to the lab and have them get started on the program.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The teacher should be circulating around the room, asking questions and looking over students' diaries to make sure they are providing enough detail.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Independent Application
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will explore the Lure of the Labyrinth website and play the games.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will keep a detailed diary of their thought processes.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Closure
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Give students the final two minutes of class to read over their diary and add any information that was missing.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 5
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anticipatory Set
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Begin with a discussion about the game – tell me about it. What did you think? How does this game relate to math?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teaching
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Talk about the math used in the activities.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Independent Application
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Begin working on the worksheets (anything unfinished will be homework).
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Closure
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Review expectations that the homework be finished by the next day and answer any remaining question.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Day 6
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anticipatory Set
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Review and discuss homework.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teaching
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Class discussion about how the game and their diary helped with the worksheets.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discussion about how the project was laid out – is it better to play the game first to discover the ideas and then apply them to the worksheet or would it be better to do the worksheet first to gain an understanding of the subject and then play the game a reward?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Independent Application / Closure
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Within their thinking diary, students will write a narrative about this lesson and their learning.
 * =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Assessment =
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students' completion of their thought diary.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Completing a thought diary based on their game-play experiences.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Completion of worksheets.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Being able to work on the worksheets using the lessons learned from the game.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Participation in discussions.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Active participation in the discussions giving their thoughts and feedback to the learning cycle involved.
 * =<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Supplemental Materials =
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-style: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Graphic Organizers of the games within the game: []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Lesson Plans from the game creators: []