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D4.1. Analyzing a video of a middle school inquiry unit on tessellations	list of materials
D4.2. Reading the story of a middle school inquiry unit on area	list of materials
D4.3. Observing the implementation of an inquiry unit	list of materials

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D4.1. Analyzing a video of a middle school inquiry unit on tessellations

List of materials available about "Analyzing a video of a middle school inquiry unit on tessellations":

• Logistics and scheduling information. (In-service program/ Methods course)
• Facilitator's plans:
  • for a session following the participants' own Tessellation inquiry experience (In-service program)
  • for participants who did not engage in the Tessellation inquiry experience (Methods course)
• Instructional materials:
  • VIDEO: "Investigating geometry through tessellations: A classroom experience" (Video #4)
  • Report on the tessellation experience featured in the video (available in hard copy ONLY in the booklet "Investigating tessellations to learn geometry: supporting materials for teachers")
• Participants' work: not available
• Participants' feedback (In-service program)

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D4.2. Reading the story of a middle school inquiry unit on area

List of materials available about the "Reading the story of a middle school inquiry unit on area":

• Logistics and scheduling information. (In-service program / Methods course)
• Facilitator's plans (In-service program/ Methods course)
• Instructional materials:
  • "The story of an implementation of the unit 'Understanding area through investigations'" (in the booklet entitled "Understanding area through investigations: Supporting materials for teachers")
  • text of reading assignment from the area story (In-service program /Methods course)
  • text of reading assignment for additional narrative reports of inquiry classroom experiences (Methods course)
• Participants' work:
  • spontaneous comments in participants' journals (Methods course)
• Participants' feedback (In-service program / Methods course)

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D4.3. Observing the implementation of an inquiry unit

List of materials available about "Observing the implementation of an illustrative inquiry unit":

• Logistics and scheduling information. (In-service program / Methods course)
• Facilitator's plans: not available
• Instructional materials:
  • description of participant observation expectations as part of the pre-service teachers field experiences (Methods course)
• Participants' work:
  • excerpt from a pre-service teacher report on an inquiry unit observed (Methods course)
  • examples pre-service teachers' reflections on the unit observed (Methods course)
• Participants' feedback: not available

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