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**Standard 1** ** Teachers know the subjects they are teaching. **  The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines she or he teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils


 * Evidence1:** Data About Us Unit Project - Survey Collection

While I taught 6th grade mathematics, I tried to find several ways to incorporate technology into the lessons. One of the lessons that I and another math teacher created together involved the math concepts of central tendencies (mean, median, mode, and range) and graphing and Microsoft Excel. The students received instruction and had practice regarding the math concepts for several weeks prior to this project. For the project in this lesson the students had to take their knowledge of the math concepts and collecting sufficient data to conduct a survey. We then took a day to go to the computer lab to graph the data that the students had collected using Microsoft Excel. The students needed to have all the correct labels on their graphs as well as all the central tendencies.
 * Rationale 1:**


 * KSD:**
 * 1.K.3 The teacher relates his/her disciplinary knowledge to other subject areas.**

This unit project takes the math concepts of central tendencies, data collection, and graphing and applies them to skills the students also learn in their computer classes. The students use the data that they collect from conducting surveys and then enter it in to Microsoft Excel and create graphs. Knowledge of the math concepts is essential and then a basic knowledge of Excel is added.


 * 1.S.6 The teacher creates an interdisciplinary learning experience, that encourages students to integrate knowledge, skills, and methods of inquiry from several subject areas.**

The students are encouraged to integrate their knowledge of graphing using Microsoft Excel from their computer classes as well as their 6th grade Science class. In their Science class, the students learn the basics of using Excel for graphing. They are expected to take this knowledge and apply it as well as advance it as they graph their data for this project. They are expected to advance it by manipulating their graphs to include the central tendencies. The students are also encouraged to advance their graphs by editing the formatting and color schemes of their graphs.


 * 1.D.3 The teacher has enthusiasm for the discipline(s) s/he teaches and sees connections to everyday life.**

My colleague and I took our enthusiasm for math and wanted to show our students that math is found everywhere and can be applied to other areas. We used the survey as a way to show the students that statistics can be calculated from all types of data including what people choose as their favorite candy bar. We then used Microsoft Excel to show the student that there are pieces of technology created to assist certain math concepts.