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Fraction Progression
The Council of the Great City Schools, University of Arizona’s Institute for Mathematics and Education (IM&E), and Achieve collaborated on the development of an online professional development module to deepen understanding of the Fractions Progression - a critical focus in the Common Core State Standards. This online, interactive module is available free of charge to all users through Edmodo, and takes about 60 minutes to complete. The module features:- Brief video segments that explain fraction concepts
- Illustrative tasks associated with the progression
- Built in, interactive checks for understanding throughout the module
- Supporting material that can be downloaded and printed
IntroductionUnit 1—Meaning of Unit Fractions
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z_yLiwbEf0
Task 1 (Find 1):http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/169
Task 2 (Comparing Sums of Fractions):http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/831
Task 3 (Representing Half of Rectangle):http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/827
Unit 2—Equivalent Fractions
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRTeNZaaLMITask 1 (Fraction Equivalence):http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/154
Task 2 (Visual Fraction Equivalence):http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/743
Unit 3—Comparing FractionsVideo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm5DI_zlSD8
Task 1 (Ordering Fractions):http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/460
Unit 4—Addition of Fractions
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZblmRwktTo
Task 1 (Finding Common Denominators to Subtract) http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/859
Task 2 (Making 22 Seventeenths in Different Ways) http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/837
Task 3 (Writing a Mixed Number as an Equivalent Fraction) http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/835
Task 4 (Do These Add Up?):http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/481
Unit 5—Multiplication of Fractions (part 1)
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1QtzR-0_Dc
Task 1 (Running a Mile):http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/22
Unit 6: Multiplying Fractions, Part 2
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzkSAytyBFQ
Task 1 (Connor and Makayla Discuss Multiplication) 1):http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/321
Task 2 (Number Line Folding) http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/965Unit 7: Dividing FractionsVideo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co0qfzyu4qk
Task 1 (Dividing by One-Half): http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/12
Task 2 (How Much Pie?): http://illustrativemathematics.org/illustrations/858
