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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Taught sixth- and seventh-grade mathematics in Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools from 1999–2005.

Resources created by Victoria Lunetta

Percent Problem Solving
Students apply their knowledge of fractions, decimals, and percents to understand the relationship amongst the three. Students will solve basic percent number problems using the percent proportion or other methods and play a game using a resource of the Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Permission has been granted to use the materials as part of the Interactivate Your Bored Math Students workshop. Students will also analyze and explain the results of their game by answering two exploration questions.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Mathematics)
By Victoria Lunetta.
Setting the tone
Building a student-centered classroom culture starts on the first day of the school year.
By Victoria Lunetta.
Winter Olympics: Inquiry into Statistics
Following the excitement of Olympic events, students are involved in an I-search http://www.avon.k12.in.us/hickory/pages/hickoryhome2.htm (click on Media Center then I-Search) activity that helps them develop question and search techniques. Their research provides them with data to enter into spreadsheets and display in graph format.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Carol Horne, Nancy Cowal, and Victoria Lunetta.