This is a very helpful article to review before getting my first teaching job. This article informs teachers not only how to teach their students math, but also how to teach their students math effectively. The article informs the reader that the first thing that should be taught to students is to make sure they know how to think first, and always remember to think about your students age. Is this material you are teaching an appropriate level for the students. Is it below their age level or above their level? I will incorporate what this article says in my classroom by making sure I am not giving my students easy material that will bore them. I will give my students work that challenges them, but isn't impossible for them. I will create fun math games for my students and I will relate to them. I will make sure I am giving my class real life problems and show them that what they are learning is necessary. I will refer back to this article periodically so I can make sure I am teaching my students math effectively.
Saturday, February 22, 2014
5 Tips To Teaching Math Effectively
This is a very helpful article to review before getting my first teaching job. This article informs teachers not only how to teach their students math, but also how to teach their students math effectively. The article informs the reader that the first thing that should be taught to students is to make sure they know how to think first, and always remember to think about your students age. Is this material you are teaching an appropriate level for the students. Is it below their age level or above their level? I will incorporate what this article says in my classroom by making sure I am not giving my students easy material that will bore them. I will give my students work that challenges them, but isn't impossible for them. I will create fun math games for my students and I will relate to them. I will make sure I am giving my class real life problems and show them that what they are learning is necessary. I will refer back to this article periodically so I can make sure I am teaching my students math effectively.
Friday, February 21, 2014
My view: Ten myths about gifted students and programs for gifted
This is a great article to follow up on. I will check with myself often. "Am I treating my gifted students like this article?" This article is very interesting due to the fact that I never considered some of these things. Most teachers want to think gifted students are well behaved and are working up to their potential, these are all misconceptions. I will use this in my classroom when working with my gifted students. I will challenge them and I won't forget about them. Some teachers think that since some of their students are gifted, they won't have to teach them. They won't have to work one on one with them like the rest of the class. This is a huge misconception. I will make sure I have differentiation in my classroom. I never knew this, but when gift students are learning material they already know, they begin to get frustrated. I will change this by always having challenging stuff for them to work on. If I am teaching the class the lattice method, I will give them larger numbers to work with.
http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/14/ten-myths-about-gifted-students-and-programs-for-gifted/
Lattice Multiplication
Parents,
The beginning of next week, your child will be learning lattice multiplication. This is a really cool method to use when multiplying bigger numbers. I think the class will really have fun with this unit. Lattice multiplication is a lot easier than the regular way of multiplying big numbers. I wanted to give you a chance to overview the lattice method before your child brings it home to you. I even think you will find this as cool as I do!
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/times-tables/times-tables-lesson-lattice-multiplication-3.html
The beginning of next week, your child will be learning lattice multiplication. This is a really cool method to use when multiplying bigger numbers. I think the class will really have fun with this unit. Lattice multiplication is a lot easier than the regular way of multiplying big numbers. I wanted to give you a chance to overview the lattice method before your child brings it home to you. I even think you will find this as cool as I do!
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/times-tables/times-tables-lesson-lattice-multiplication-3.html
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