The resource that I downloaded was a performance task that asked students to compare fractions using pizza. The resource had a lot of information including a worksheet for the students and even a rubric. I find this very helpful and think its something I can share with my colleagues. As teachers, we are always looking for new ways to make math relatable to the students. This performance task is structured very similar to how it would be structured on the state test. Therefore, it can be used in many ways. We can have our students do it independently or with partners. If I were to do this in my class, I would go over, in detail, how they would be graded with the provided rubric and inform the students of the similarity between this and the state test. Hopefully, with more performance tasks found in the digital library, my students will become more used to looking at math this way and therefore more prepared for the state test.
