This document outlines a peer teaching project for a 4th grade math class at an international school in Brazil. Students will work in pairs to create 1-minute math lesson videos explaining concepts they have learned, such as addition, subtraction, and rounding. The goals are for students to demonstrate their understanding of concepts well enough to teach classmates, and for the videos to be a review resource. Students will select topics, plan and record their lessons, then upload them. They will improve their math teaching and technology skills over the course of producing multiple videos each month. The teacher will review lessons for accuracy before and after recording.

1. Mini Math Professor:
Turning Students into Teachers
A math teaching & review project for Year 4 students at the British International School of Brasilia

2. Lesson Goals: Peer Teaching & Learning
 Key Question:
 Do students understand math concepts well enough to reteach them to their classmates?

3. Class Overview
 This lesson is designed for a year 4 class (4th grade American educational system) at the British
International School of Brasilia (BSB)
 There are 8 students in this class
 1 student is a native English speaker, with limited skills in Portuguese
 3 students are classified as strong English speaking Brazilian students
 2 students are classified as moderate English speaking Brazilian students
 2 students are classified as weak English speaking Brazilian students

4. Class Groups
 Students will work in pairs for this activity, the initial pairs will be determined by the instructor and
will be selected to ensure at least on strong English speaker in each group
 Students will be required to collaborate in the making and editing of each video, decisions about
who will do what will be left up to the students will guidance from the teacher.
 Groups are not permanent and will likely change throughout the term at the determination of the
teacher and/or the request of the students

5. Overview of the Project
 In small groups or pairs, students will be required to produce 1 minute math videos that demonstrate
their understanding of key concepts learned in class
 These mini math lessons will be produced, recorded and uploaded by students onto the classroom
iPad. These lessons will be available for year 4 students to re-watch to aid in their learning.
 They will also be available to be viewed by parents, teachers, and potentially other classes
 This will function as an ongoing project with students preparing new presentations on math concepts
as they are learned
 Mini lessons may also take on a teaching rather than just review role, with students being given new
topics which they must learn and present as a teaching tool to the class
 Each group will be required to produce 2 -3 mini videos per month

6. Before the Lesson Begins:
Key Question: what have we learned in math
 As a class we will brainstorm all the math skills we have learned this term so far.
 Students will discuss what they remember from each of these aspects:
 Key concepts:
 Addition of 2 and 3 digit numbers
 Subtraction of 2 and 3 digit numbers
 Rounding by tens, hundreds and thousands
 Counting with Roman Numerals
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7. Project Steps:
 Students will be placed in their assigned groups and given 5 minutes to discuss what they remember
and what they might like to do as a review lesson
 Groups are then required to select a topic from the list generated from the class discussion and topics
will be confirmed and recorded by the teacher.
 Students are given a basic outline of what much appear in their video:
 A basic explanation on the concept
 An explanation of the steps in the process
 The presentation of one or more examples of the concept, using a mini whiteboard or other visual tools
 Both students must appear on camera and do some speaking however the division of this is up to the students
 iPad instructions will be given to individual groups
 Groups must confirm a time to do the recording and editing as

8. Sustained Inquiry
 This project has the potential to be ongoing as new concepts are learned throughout the year.
 Students may choose to extent these mini lessons to other areas of classroom learning
 Students are expected to improve their technical skills as well as their ability to summarize,
demonstrate and explain key concepts over time
 Students may be encouraged to research other schools or classes doing similar projects in order
to share or learn from others beyond the confines of their own school

9. Lesson Authenticity
 The skills addressed in these student mini lessons are directly related to math concepts being
learned in class.
 Students will be required to learn and demonstrate basic wireless technology skills to produce
their excerpts: recording, editing, uploading

10. Student Voice & Choice
 Students will have some control over the specific topics they chose to present
 Students will have considerable freedom as to the style and tone of their presentations

11. Critique and Revision
 Lessons plans must be reviewed by the teacher before and after recording to ensure accuracy
and quality
 Students will be required to review and edit their own work

12. Public Product
 Lessons will be available to be viewed online by classmates, parents and teachers, thus insuring
an authentic and important audience for students work