This lesson study is the culmination of work begun during a series of workshops in January and February, 2020. You can register for those sessions and/or this lesson study here.
Teaching with coherence in mind means recognizing the ways in which new learning builds off previous understandings. In a coherence cycle, participants are invited to develop their own understanding of content and pedagogy around a particular mathematical topic, through the lens of coherence.
This coherence cycle invites participants to explore the progression of fraction understandings that students experience via the Common Core. What are fractional units, and why are they important? What’s the connection between fractions of geometric shapes and fractions on the number line? During this lesson study, teachers will collaboratively investigate these questions. A lesson observation will be the focal point as we discuss ways educators can structure their practice with coherence in mind.