Things
I Do And Plan To Do……….
When
teaching math, I use direct instruction, hands on activities, computer
activities, group activities, and written assessments. I know a lot of students
find math to be boring. So I try to make things fun when they are learning.
Since I teach younger students we use a lot of manipulative to count, add or
subtract. Using visual objects that students can touch and regroup allow them
to see the problem that they are trying to figure out.
Things I Do Not Do………
While
reading the chapter, I saw several ways to help students break down math
problems. Students, especially young students think that when they are done
with an assignment, they have all the answers right. Most students do not check
their answers and just assume that even though they rushed through the
assessment it is perfect. In the text, there are several examples such as read
for understanding, paraphrase the problem, visualize by using a graph or diagram,
hypothesize the problem, estimate your answer by using prediction, compute the
math, and check your answer. All these steps are broken down and I do not teach
this to my students. I think if students know these steps at a young age they
would enjoy math because they would understand it better. If students take
these skills with them in high school and college math would not be such a
challenge.
Things I Need To Improve…………
I
need to work on helping students understand math on a deeper level. I want to
explain to students that this is a real world skill that you have to know and
math can be fun. I also want to work on teaching students helpful skills to
check their work and showing them how they can break down problems so they will
not be so intimidating. I know when I was in school I hated word problems and
they used to make me feel like it was so hard. After observing several
teachers, I have learned several tips to show students to understand word
problems. For example, if a problem says take away the students know it means
to subtract. Students can see the key word and highlight it or underline it so they
know this is a problem about subtraction. I think small tips can really help
students go a long way.
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