Topic for week of April 9, 2012:
Use of Brace Maps – Brace maps help to show the part of a whole. How have you utilized a brace map in your classroom this week? What was your Whole Object? How many "subparts" were your students able to describe? How many breakdowns were your students able to break down the Whole Object – more than 2? Remember to utilize The Frame of Reference to help understand how your students are coming to their conclusions.
Going a bit further – Give your students the subparts to see if they can figure out the Whole or Main Object. Also, you can take a Tree Map to give specific information about each subpart of the Main Object.
Please post your blog response to this topic by Friday, April 13, 2012.
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ReplyDeleteThis week, I used a brace map to break down filters which was the main topic of our latest unit. I broke filters into three parts: 1. Artistic, 2. Blur, and 3. Other. I then broke down the other categories with sub-points to further explain. I used class discussion, with the students telling me which parts to label, as a means to assess my students understanding of how a brace map works. To go a bit further, we discussed how they could use a brace map to analyze parts of an upcoming project and use the brace map as a "to-do" list to keep a project organized. Lastly, we discussed how to use a brace map to break down a writing prompt for the upcoming HSAP exam. Really good map.
ReplyDeleteWe are in a Taxes Unit in Personal Finance. We used the brace map this week to show how one's gross income is reduced by adjustments, deductions, and exemptions to calculate taxable income. We labeled parts of the map with different examples of each of the reductions. The brace map was not an exact fit for the topic. However, I believe the students will find it helpful, via a visual prompt, to remember the differences between the three types of reductions.
ReplyDeleteWe used a brace map to identify parts of links in Web Design. The subparts were internal and external. Then students broke those down into the specific types of links that we discussed in class.
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