D.E.V. Chloe, Becca, & Kaitlyn

D.E.V. project

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Becca's reflection:

I chose the concepts for my D.E.V. project by examining which units I did the best in this trimester.  I thought that since I understood these concepts the best, I could explain and execute these problems well.  I believe that these concepts helped me gain a deeper understanding of the work we learned later in the class.  When creating these problems, I tried to form questions that would first cover the basics of that unit, and then build up to complicated work that would engage the viewer and help them to learn the material in an interesting way.  I learned a few new details about rational graphs and domains during this project.  Although this project was good review on a few concepts, I believe our time would have been better spent on reviewing the entire course, not just a couple parts.  The D.E.V. project should, in future years, be introduced much earlier in the trimester because then students can get it done sooner and spend the last few weeks before the exam reviewing all of the course material.  In conclusion, the D.E.V. project is excellent review on a few select aspects of this class, however it does not cover the majority of what we learned, and therefore should be introduced to students at an earlier time.  This should allow students the last few weeks to review for the exam without having to worry about a huge project. 

Kaitlyn's Reflection:

For this project, I chose concepts that I knew I had struggled with throughout the trimester. O wanted to be able to solve and understand each concept from as many different angles as possible. I believed that this would be an excellent way for me to review for the exam which I am crazy nervous for. Because my problems did touch on at least two different units I could review more than I normally would by looking at a single concept. This also had put many problems in front of me I went about attempting to find problems in several different ways until I found one that suited the situation the best. I also learned how to check my work in different ways also. I believe that this project is a good idea, but the work load is difficult and sometimes group members do not know how to fix an answer or if the answer is even right. So finding time with another teacher is best but can be difficult but math labs always help. I did learn from this. Well at least I thought I did. I thought my problems were complicated and challenging and now I go back I see that I can problem solve a lot better and take more time on each problem to make sure it is correct. My only suggestion is put percents on the grading scale!! What range is a master grade?!

Chloe's reflection:

The problems I choose to create both had polynomials in them, which happened to be my favorite unit. Plus, polynomials take quite a bit of focus and skill, along with checking and rechecking to make sure that everything was done precisely.  Since that is so I believe that these problems represent a lot of what we learned this year, material wise, and life skill wise. My first problem showed my growth from the begging of the year because I had struggled so much with domain and x and y intercepts, and now I feel like I have a full grasp on the concept, while my second problem showed some of the concepts I understood very well and showed very well. I really did not learn anything new mathematically, but i started working with a few new pieces of technology ( at least they are new to me!). I found an app called explain everything and it showed to be quite useful. You video tape and explain a concept at the same time and has many other useful features. I also learned how to use youtube! I'm not very good at using it yet, but it is actually quite useful for school projects. This project would be better if it didn't all have to be online or if there could be an in class presentation. this makes it so people who may not have the best technology or are very tech savvy chances to be more successful in doing this project. although in class presentations take longer, it gives students an opportunity to show off their work!