During this 4 week course, students will be introduced to multiple Common Core and traditional strategies in fraction addition and subtraction. The goal of the course is to provide both a deep conceptual understanding of fractions, what they represent, their connection to decimals, and how they are use in the real world. Students will additionally practice using the traditional algorithm (step by step procedure) to solving computation problems. The class will strive, however, to provide an understanding of fractions far beyond just calculating and memorizing steps and procedures. Students will practice using vocabulary, properties, equations, story problems and puzzles to practice these concepts. 

The structure for each week in the course is as follows: 
-Each week, the teacher will provide 4 short instructional videos and 4 related practice worksheets introducing new concepts. These videos discuss various methods on how to solve problems. I will demonstrate and provide all the teaching information in the video that I normally would in a live class. The first two weeks will deal with fraction addition and the final two weeks fraction subtraction. 
-Students will view the video instruction, complete the assigned mini task worksheet, and submit them to the teacher for review before the end of the week. The teacher will review the student's practice and provide feedback on the accuracy of their work and will redirect any mistakes or confusion that takes place. 
-Students are allowed to post any questions they might have with the assignments in the classroom feed for teacher or classmate response and feedback at any time. 
-After completing the practice tasks, students will select a related project to create based on a menu of choices provided by the teacher. This student choice project will provide the student an opportunity to demonstrate his or her learning in a creative way and will serve as an assessment for that week. This project will also be submitted by the end of the week. It will be posted and shared with other members of the class to view.
-Students will view and comment on their peer's project and creative work involving fractions. Collaboration and comments on others work will be required.

This structure will continue for all 4 weeks of the course. Viewing and completing the 4 mini-lessons each week will take no more than 30  minutes per lesson or approximately two hours per week. The final project is expected to take between 30-60 minutes. Students should, therefore, expect to invest around 2.5-3 hours per week on this course. 

Background Information:
Students should have a strong knowledge of whole number multiplication and division prior to taking this course.  They should also have a general idea of the decimal place value names and a general understanding that each place value position is 10 times more or less then the one next to it.