2. Radical Functions
2.1 Radical Functions and Transformations
Class Notes
The McGraw-Hill Ryerson PreCalculus 12 Text is used as the Main Resource.
Assignments in the Powerpoint Lesson Plans refer to pages and questions in the PreCalculus 12 text.
2.1 Radical Functions and Transformations
Pedagogical Shifts: TRANSFORM, Moving from Traditional to Student-centered
Shifting from Summative to Formative Assessment
Students were given time to complete the formative assessment titled 2.1 Concept Review after the lesson was presented and homework was (supposed) to be completed. Instead of marking the answers with checks for correct answers and incorrect math circled, I wrote comments on the students' work. For concepts that the students did not answer or did not answer correctly, I wrote questions that would direct them to think about how to answer the question correctly.
I found it interesting that after I handed the formative assessment back to students, they came in to see me during lunch demanding extra help with the concepts that they did not understand. Their comments to me included... I know how to do the vertical stretch, but how do I write the horizontal stretch? or How is the question with the point (6, -14) different from the one above it?