Math 12 Advanced:  Outcomes Portfolio Wiki Project

Due Dates:

• 23 Feb - Chose a partner and an outcome for the quadratics unit.  Create a page for your outcome, put your names on it (first names only), and create a link to the Quadratics page.
• 9 Mar - Finish the quadratics unit outcome you and your partner have chosen.
• 30 Mar - Select an outcome for the exponentials unit and create a page for it with your names on it.
• 27 Apr - Finish the exponentials unit outcome you and your partner have chosen.
• 18 May - Select an outcome for the circle geometry or probability unit and create a page for it with your names on it.
• 8 Jun - Finish your circle geometry or probability unit outcome.

Objective:  The grade 12 math curriculum contains a list of specific outcomes.  These specific curriculum outcomes identify what each student should know and what skills they should be able to perform at the conclusion of the course.  The provincial exam is a cumulative assessment of these curriculum outcomes.  The objective of this project is to create an electronic portfolio that clearly and concisely explains these outcomes and connects each outcome with one or more questions that could be used to assess understanding of the outcome.  By using a wiki located on the world wide web, students in the class can collaborate to develop these explanations and share the work that we do with these outcomes. 

Procedure:  The class will break up into pairs.  Each pair of students will stake their claim to an outcome for each chapter.  They will then work together to create a page on the wiki to explain their chosen outcome. 

Format:  The page should have the following sections.  Check out Mr. Lee's example page if you want to see what your page should look like when you're finished.  The page formatting should be neat and organized. 

• Outcome:  The first section will be the text of the outcome from the curriculum guide. 
• Originator:  The page that you and your partner create should include your first names (no last names please... it's a privacy issue.) as the originators of the page.  Your name on the page will stake your claim to the outcome.
• Explanation:  This section will be a clear and concise explanation of the outcome.  You should try to explain the outcome clearly enough that a student who missed class would be able to understand it. Your explanation and sample problem should include a picture, table or diagram relating to your outcome (Graphmatica is a great tool for creating graphs, but looks like you'll have to save them as a gif or a jpeg to upload them to the wiki).
• Sample Problem:  The last section will be a sample problem (...with a correct solution) that could be used to assess a student’s knowledge of this outcome.  All explanations and sample problems should be your unique creations and not “cut-and-pasted” from the textbook or the internet.  You should try to make your sample problem entertaining and creative.
• Links (optional):  You may wish to include links to other sites at the bottom of your page. These links might be additional resources or related material.

Plagiarism Warning:  Copy and Paste from the internet at your own peril!!!  Copying without permission from the author and without clearly citing your sources is called plagiarism and will severely affect your mark on this project. 

Marking:  This project is worth 5% of your term mark.  It will be marked for each major chapter that we complete.  The portfolio will be marked according to the rubric posted on the class web site.