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D3.1. Reflecting on one's experience as learner: "Walk down memory lane" activity	list of materials
D3.2. Reflecting on participants' learning differences	list of materials
D3.3. Reflecting on the goals of an inquiry experience	list of materials
D3.4. Reflecting on the teaching practices modeled in the experience	list of materials

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D3.1. Reflecting on one's experience as learner: "Walk down memory lane" activity

List of materials available about the "Walk down memory lane" activity:

• Logistics and scheduling information (In-service program/ Methods course)
• Facilitator's plans:
  • reflecting on the tessellation inquiry experience (In-service program/ Methods course)
  • reflecting on the area inquiry experience (Methods course)
• Instructional materials:
  • hand-out to structure the in-class writing -- Tessellation experience (In-service program)
  • text of written homeworks assignment -- Tessellation experience (Methods course)
  • text of written homeworks assignment -- Area experience (Methods course)
• Participants' work:
  • newsprint recording the large group discussion on the Tessellation experience (In-service program)
  • newsprint recording the large group discussion on the Area experience (Methods course)
  • sample of participants' written "walk down memory lane" on Tessellation experience (Methods course)
• Participants' feedback (In-service program / Methods course)

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D3.2. Reflecting on participants' learning differences

List of materials available about "Reflecting on participants' learning differences":

• Logistics and scheduling information (In-service program / Methods course)
• Facilitator's plans (In-service program)
• Instructional materials:
  • text of "focused" journal assignment (In-service program)
  • list of observed behaviours during the "experience as learners" prepared by the facilitator (In-service program)
• Participants' work:
  • participants' reflective journals (In-service program)
  • No large group discussion newsprint from inservice.
• Participants' feedback (In-service program)

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D3.3. Reflecting on the goals of an inquiry experience

List of materials available about "Reflecting on the goals of an inquiry experience":

• Logistics and scheduling information. (In-service program / Methods course)
• Facilitator's plans:
  • reflecting on the area inquiry experience (In-service program / Methods course)
  • reflecting on the tessellation inquiry experience (Methods course)
• Instructional materials:
  • readings on the mathematics of the topic:
    • "On the mathematics of area" (Borasi, 1994) -- background reading on the mathematical concept of area available in hard copy ONLY in the booklet "Suggested readings for participants"
    • "Mathematical topics that can be explored through the study of tessellations" (Rose, 1994) -- background reading on the mathematics embedded in tessellations available in hard copy ONLY in the booklet "Investigating tessellations to learn geometry: supporting materials for teachers"
  • readings on the goals of the inquiry unit for students:
    • middle school illustrative inquiry unit on Area
    • middle school illustrative inquiry unit on Tessellations
  • directions for reflective writing on goals of teaching area (In-service program)
  • text of homework assignment for "What have I learned list" (Methods course)
  • text of reading assignments:
    • Area (In-service program / Methods course)
    • Tessellation (Methods course)
• Participants' work:
  • individual "what have I learned" reflective writing -- Area inquiry experience (Methods course)
  • class "what have I learned" list:
    • Area inquiry experience (Methods course)
    • Tessellation inquiry experience (Methods course)
  • newsprint recording participants' goals for an Area unit (In-service program / Methods course)
• Participants' feedback: (In-service program)

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D3.4. Reflecting on the teaching practices modeled in the experience

List of materials available about "Reflecting on the teaching practices modeled":

• Logistics and scheduling information. (In-service program / Methods course)
• Facilitator's plans:
  • plan for reflective session (In-service program / Methods course)
• Instructional materials:
  • text of preliminary homework assignment (In-service program / Methods course)
  • "Teaching practices for inquiry math teachers" (Borasi & Fonsi, 1998) - available in hard copy ONLY in the booklet "Suggested readings for the participants"
• Participants' work:
  • newsprint recording the list of teaching practices identified by the participants (In-service program / Methods course)
• Participants' feedback (In-service program / Methods course)

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