Artifact for Standard 1: The competent teacher of mathematics communicates mathematical

content and concepts

Name of Artifact: Fraction Project Practice
Date: Spring 2014
Course: MTH130-003

Rationale: I have included this artifact on understanding the dynamics of working
collaboratively with others under Standard 1A. I feel the assignment belongs under this standard
because I was able to work with two other individuals before the bigger project. In doing so, I was
able to learn how they solved a problem I was unable to or had difficulty understanding the
reasoning behind it. For this assignment, I was able to extend my comprehension for fractions
because the others in my group provided different perspectives in solving the problems. I came to
understand that working with others not only aids in learning the solutions, but also how to
approach the problems through different perspectives. In my future teaching, I will strive to enrich
the lives of all my students and enhance the classroom climate through having my students work
in small groups for practice problems before a test or projects, so that they, too, can approach
problems differently if they do not understand it one certain way.