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I taught a lesson that went really well today. I taught it after writing a lesson plan for the other ELL course I'm taking (Foundations & Methods of Content Instruction).
1. AP Calculus AB
This lesson teaches students to calculate the volume of solids by plane slicing. It's a difficult concept to teach because students have trouble visualizing the solids that are formed by rotating a function around a line. Over the weekend, I required students to pre-read the notes and watch a short video on Khan Academy. I wanted students to have idea of the objectives before class so that the 3-D visualization wouldn't seem so brand new to them. In my lesson, I created 3-D drawings, used Geometer Sketchpad to record videos of solids being created, and brought in a watermelon to demonstrate slicing a solid into disks! I also brought in those 3-D paper party favors to demonstrate the concept of creating a solid from rotation. You can see images of all of these items below.
After students understood the concept, we talked about how to use a definite integral (previously learned) to find the volume. Students also loved eating the watermelon after I was done with the demonstration.
2. This lesson was great for ELL students because of the variety of visuals I provided. I also required students to preview the material which gives ELL students an opportunity to preview vocabulary and watch an example before class starts.
3. I wish I did some sort of Exit Ticket at the end of class. I think that is one thing that I would do differently the next time I teach this. Students have a written quiz on Wednesday that will incorporate this material and it will later appear on the chapter test.