Week 3 - Group Project: The Search for 3D Solids!

This week started our group projects.  I'm lucky to be in a group of hardworking ladies!  We all began discussing our project last Monday, and decided on creating a unit introduction video for an audience of third grade students about to begin learning Geometry, specifically 3D Solids.  Our TEK focused on the students being able to identify and describe the 3D solids according to their attributes.  Our team works efficiently together, and I am looking forward to the next two weeks!

Listed below is a link to my google site, where the 5 assignments for Week 3 are housed.  These documents are living and breathing, and will be edited and changed throughout the next 2 weeks while our group continues to work on our video project.
Click Here to Access Week 3 Assignment Documents!

I have also listed the TEK and ISTE Standards that our video project is based around.

TEKS and ISTE Standards Covered: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Grade 3: TEK: Third Grade Mathematics: (3.8) Geometry and spatial reasoning. The student uses formal geometric vocabulary.   The student is expected to identify, classify, and describe three-dimensional geometric figures by their attributes. ISTE – National Educational Technology Standards (for teachers): TF I - Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. TF I-A:  promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness. TF I-B:  engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources. TF I-C:  promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes. TF I-D:  model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments. TF II- Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS-S. TF II-A: design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. TF III- Model Digital-Age Work and Learning Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. TF III-D: model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning. ISTE – National Educational Technology Standards (for students): I- Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. I-A:  apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. III- Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. III-C: evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.