Choose a few classrooms to observe. Try to observe a variety of math courses in a variety of grade levels (preferably high school, possibly middle school if your schedule does not permit observation of high school lessons), taught by a variety of teachers. Every class is different, and every teacher has a different teaching style, so it would be best to observe different practices.

You may either choose schools/classes from the following list, or make your own arrangements. However, any of your own arrangements have to be pre-approved by your instructor. So if you choose to make your own arrangements, please let your instructor know as soon as possible which school(s) you would like to observe classes in.

• Hoover High School
  This school is very enthusiastic about working with us, and you are very welcome to observe a variety of classes there. Best days are Tuesday through Thursday, and the schedule is as follows:
  

  Tuesday Period 1: 7:50-9:28 Period 3: 9:55-11:33

  Wednesday Period 2: 7:50-9:28 Period 4: 9:55-11:33 Period 6: 12:15-1:53

  Thursday Period 1: 7:50-8:43 Period 2: 8:50-9:43 Period 3: 10:10-11:03 Period 4: 11:10-12:03

  Let your instructor know if you would like to attend lessons at Hoover High, and the instructor will email the school contact person and find out the room number for you. Plan to arrive about 15-20 minutes before the class. Park anywhere in the visitor spaces, go to the office and pick up a visitor badge before you go to the lesson. Return the visitor badge before you leave. Here is the school map.
• University High School
  Here is the list of classes that you can choose from:
  

  Algebra 2 7:55-8:50 (Michelle) 9:00-9:53 (Nada) 10:00-10:55 (Michelle) 11:00-11:55 (Daniel, after 2/15) 1:00-1:55 (Michelle)

  Geometry 9:00-9:53 (Daniel, after 2/15) 10:00-10:55 (Daniel, after 2/15) 1:00-1:55 (Daniel, after 2/15) 2:00-2:55 (Daniel, after 2/15)

  Pre-Calculus (only Tuesday - Friday) approx. 11:00-11:55 (Nada) approx. 1:00-1:55 (Nada) approx. 2:00-2:55 (Nada)

  Email the teacher and ask them which days would work for observing their class (Michelle Sanbongi: michellesanbongi@cvip.net; Nada Bennett: nbennett@csufresno.edu; Daniel Jones: danieljones@csufresno.edu) Please copy to your instructor every time you send an email to a teacher.
• McLane High School
  To be determined

Upon completion, you must turn in:

• time sheet (template here - this semester, there is no form that the teacher has to sign, just make sure to record (on the time sheet) the teachers' names),
• your notes (handwritten),
• your reflections: describe the concepts taught, including definitions given, theorems stated and/or proved, and procedures/algorithms described; were the definitions and statements and/or proofs rigorous? Could they be given more rigorously? If so, how? If not, why not (i.e. what additional knowledge would be needed that is not covered in high school)? Were the procedures/algorithms explained (i.e. explained why they would work, under which conditions they would work, etc.)? Which questions did the students ask? In particular, did they ask to clarify any concepts/theorems/procedures? Which of the teacher's answers or examples were most helpful to the students? Feel free to include any of your thoughts or comments or suggestions. While our main focus is on the content, comments on any teaching styles observed are welcome too. A good detailed paper is expected to be at least 2 pages long (for each lesson observed).

I suggest that you wait with this assignment until you have observed a few lessons and we discuss your observations in class. You will be working in small groups (2-4 students), and a teacher in the school of your choice, on designing a lesson. If the teacher is OK with you teaching or co-teaching a lesson, plan to do that. If not, you will teach your lesson to your instructor. (Schedule an appointment with your instructor.)

Upon completion, you must turn in:

• time sheet (template here; record group meetings but not individual preparation time); Note: you will probably spend 3-4 hours total on group preparation, of which at least 1 or 2 hours will be meetings with the teacher, possibly 1 or more hours meeting with the instructor, and approximately 1 hour of the actual lesson. If the school/teacher do not let you teach the lesson, try to at least observe it when the teacher teaches it. This observation time may be then counted in this section.
• your lesson plan.
• evaluation filled out by you (top part) and the teacher (bottom part).
• peer evaluation filled out by you for each group member.
• peer evaluations filled out by your group members will be submitted by your group members directly to the instructor.

Grading: Your lesson plan will be evaluated by the instructor. Your group members and the teacher will also evaluate your work. If you do teach/co-teach the lesson, let your instructor know as soon as you have the date and time. If schedule permits, the instructor will attend the lesson.

Below are a few opportunities: math teams/clubs that are interested in working with us, and CSUF Math Field Day practice sessions. Choose any that you would like to lead/help with. You should team up with other people in our class, and work in small groups (of 2-4 people), or just let me know which days would work best for you and we will see who else wants to work on those days.

• Hoover High School Math League - room 41 (see school map)
  Choose any dates from the following list:
  Wednesday 3/18, 2-3:30 - Bases other than 10   (Agustin, Monalyn, Luke, Cathy) Materials
  Thursday 3/19, 2:45-3:38 - Bases other than 10   (Agustin, Monalyn, Michelle, Cathy)
  Wednesday 3/25, 2-3:30 - Coordinate geometry   (Luke, Cathy, Jose, Cormac) Materials
  Thursday 3/26, 2:45-3:38 - Coordinate geometry   (Michelle, Cormac, Evan)
  Wednesday 4/1, 2-3:30 - Proportional reasoning, ratios and rates   (Luke, Deborah, Michelle) Materials
  Thursday 4/2, 2:45-3:38 - Proportional reasoning, ratios and rates   (Michelle)
  Wednesday 4/15, 2-3:30 - Counting and probability   (Luke, Michelle, Erika, Evan) Materials
  Thursday 4/16, 2:45-3:38 - Counting and probability   (Candice, Erika, Evan, Cormac)
• University High School Math Team
  Tuesday 3/24, 12:15-12:50 ??? (date to be confirmed)
• McLane High School Math Club
  Fridays 11-11:40  
• Math Field Day Preparation Sessions
  1. Saturday 2/28, 10-12   (Stephen, Jose, Brad, Kwan)
     • MCL 161, High schools: Counting/probability; Pythagorean theorem, Area, and Volume. Problems and solutions
  2. Saturday 3/21, 10-12
     • MCL 161, High schools: Equations and inequalities involving radicals, exponents, and logs; Complex numbers and roots of polynomials (Stephen, Deborah, Candice) Problems and solutions
     • MCL 121, Middle schools: Various topics (Brad, Kwan), contact Dr. Agnes Tuska (agnest@csufresno.edu)
• Math Field Day
  Saturday 4/18, time to be determined, however, only up to 2 hours will count for this part of field experience (Stephen, Jose, Brad, Kwan, Erika, Cathy, more helpers welcome)

If you would like to work with any other school/math club, let your instructor know as soon as possible. Any of your own arrangements have to be pre-approved by the instructor.

The instructor will attend and observe some of your meetings. So let your instructor know as soon as you have your schedule.

Upon completion, you must turn in:

• time sheet (template here),
• activities/problem collection/photocopies of any materials used/etc,
• reflections/thoughts/suggestion for improvement,
• evaluation filled out by you (top part) and the teacher (bottom part).
• peer evaluation filled out by you for each group member.
• peer evaluations filled out by your group members will be submitted by your group members directly to the instructor.

Grading: Your activities/materials and reflections will be evaluated by your instructor. Your performance will be evaluated by the teacher (if applicable), group members, and instructor.

• Complete additional hours leading/helping with extracurricular activities (i.e. in excess of 5 hours in that setting and in excess of 20 hours total of field experience). You will get 1 point (1% of your grade) for each additional hour.
• Volunteer additional hours to Math Field Day. You will get 1 point for each two additional hours.