Before we start…
 Log
on to a computer or smart phone
 Complete the survey:
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Go to http://www.salgsite.org/student
Fill in your Roosevelt email address
Enter the instrument number: 71303
Provide the instrument password: math2015
MATH 121:
College
Algebra
A New Twist on a common
class
The Flipped Classroom
Inverts traditional teaching methods:
Basic skills instruction online outside of the
classroom
 Applied problems inside the classroom
Instead of a lecture from the “sage on the stage”, a
flipped classroom involves in-class activities with the
instructor as the “guide on the side.”
 Students watch lectures at home at their own
pace to learn and practice basic concepts and
skills.
 Concept engagement and work on more
complex problems and applications takes place in
the classroom with the help of the instructor in an
active learning environment.
 At the end of chapter, Big Problems will apply and
synthesize skills and concepts from entire chapter.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy
Bloom's Taxonomy
is a hierarchy of
skills that reflects
growing
complexity and
ability to use
higher-order
thinking skills.
Why is it necessary?
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Using Bloom's higher levels --analyzing, evaluating
and creating --when questioning students during
Math, helps them become better problem solvers.
Asking students to explain their Math answers,
using words, drawings or diagrams and numbers
(equations), is an excellent way to assess if they
truly understand the concept taught.
Having students extend and explain a number
pattern engages them in higher level thinking skills,
too.
Having students come up with their own questions
about a lesson to help each other will also help
students to begin to ask better questions -questions to which they can explain the answers.
Let’s look at each level of
learning…
Syllabus
Let’s take a look at it (you should read it thoroughly
at home)
What to bring to class
 Outlines
and notes from the learning
guide and the skills homework
 Notebook
 Pen or pencil
 Folder (to keep your work organized)
 Graphing Calculator
 Printed class worksheets for that day’s
lesson, if wanted.
MyLabsPlus
 Let’s
take a look at our online
environment:
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Go to: http://roosevelt.mylabsplus.com
Log in using your Roosevelt ID and the
password: mathru (unless you changed it
for a previous class)
Find your course
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Go to your MATH 121 course link
If you have a new MyLabsPlus Access code
for MATH 121 keep it handy (the website will
ask you for it)
If you have used MyLabsPlus for MATH 121
before you don’t need to do anything
Otherwise click on “Pay Later” to get a
temporary code that will last for 14 days (you
need to buy a permanent code before this
time ends)
What to do before next class
 Learning
Guide and Skills HW for section
1.1 and 1.2 is due by next class time
(access on Homework page on MLP site)
 Take Pre-Quiz for Chapter 1. This quiz
covers the skills I expect you to have in
order to be successful in this class. You
may practice skills in Study Plan and
retake quiz to improve your grade. This is
due by the 3rd class meeting.
References
 Adapted
from: Bloom, B.S. (Ed.) (1956)
Taxonomy of educational objectives: The
classification of educational goals:
Handbook I, cognitive domain. New York ;
Toronto: Longmans, Green
 nrich.maths.org
 uwm.edu