Should the teacher decide which method to present and ask students to use, or should the teacher present both models? Why?

1a. Create a lesson plan using either exponents, order of operations, or integers. Use the three-part lesson format with lesson goals, material, modifications, assessment, the before, during, and after phases of the lesson plan (pages 49-55, 76-77). Please make sure 2 references are used in your response.

2. Read the following article about Carmen Wilson, a Teacher of the Year in North Carolina.

Walbert, D. (2001). Not your mother’s math teacher, Retrieved March 7, 2020 from https://pdfslide.net/documents/not-your-mothers-math-teacher.html

What is your reaction to this article? What connections are there to this math course on middle school math and to the CCLS?

3. Consider different models you can use to introduce integer addition and subtraction. Should the teacher decide which method to present and ask students to use, or should the teacher present both models? Why? Do you or would you use the method the text suggests to introduce multiplication and division of integers (p. 484–485)? Why or why not?