Paper 5 assignment

Artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT (2023) have stimulated significant debates in education, they can be springboards for ideas for both teachers and students. Do students view variables and equations as convenient generic representations of important patterns? Or as Ben Orlin (2018, p. 20) put it, do they believe "mathematical symbols don't symbolize; they just dance across the page in baffling choreography." Incorporating mathematical connections into instruction for even young students provides a glimpse of answers to the question, "When will I ever use this?"

Reflect on math and its relevance and real-world applications. Generate a research-based user guide for a relevant mathematics topic with the assistance of an artificial intelligence tool.

1.For a mathematical topic of your choice, research and select one or two state or national standards and one or two best practices that would benefit all students in learning about the topic. List the standards by number, name, and description. Summarize the best practices and cite research supporting them. How do standards and best practices serve as guides?

2.Use an artificial intelligence tool to generate ideas for a 'user guide' to relate your chosen mathematical topic to a particular career field (i.e., business, farming, construction, theater production). In a few sentences AI prompt, include the learning level of students, connections to standards, and the two best practices you've found. For example, a prompt might be (fill in bracketed text):

• Generate ideas for a user guide for teachers of [grade] students to incorporate applications from [career] into [mathematics topic] instruction. Address [list of specific concepts, terms, or relationships]. One standard to address is: [relevant state or national standard]. Include these best practices: [Best practice #1]; [Best practice #2].

If you are not satisfied with the results delivered by the tool or if the response is too vague, modify the prompt and generate a new response.

Once satisfied with the ideas generated, copy and paste the prompt and the results into a Word document as text or a screen capture. This will serve as an appendix for your user guide.

3.Reflect on the ideas, select the ones you like, and expand on them to present your user guide in the Word document from # 2. Include additional ideas of your own. Use any format you want, but provide specific instructional guidelines and potential resources.

Use language in your guide to emphasize the positive impact career connections and research-based best practices have on students.

Consider additional real-world applications, authentic learning, misconceptions, and mean-making in your guide.

4. Conclude with a closing of the overall process

Please provide 2-3 citations/reverences