Math Part 2

It's unbelievable how much this year has influenced my perception of teaching math. So much has changed from the system of following math textbooks and assigning students pages of homework. I'm actually quite excited about all the fun ways to teach math: using manipulatives, drawing images, incorporating technology and games, working in groups. These are all concepts that I never experienced as a student... or even encountered during my placement last year! I've even learned about assessment strategies that can widely impact the success of your students. This post will outline the main ideas that have inspired me as a teacher candidate. Retrieved from  https://www.slideshare.net/ himanshukotnala99/maths-in-daily-life-54382866 Math is all around us, in nature and in everything we do. The problem is that we don't often recognize it. How many times have we heard (or even said it ourselves) "How does this relate to real life?" or "When will I ever ne

Retrieved from  https://futurelab.my/blog/wp-content/uploads/ 2018/03/shutterstock_158869706-666x800-666x675.jpg Lately we have been doing a lot of discussion about blended learning and incorporating  technology with lessons, so I wanted to talk about what this looks like in a math class. I'll admit, at first I was confused about blended learning and didn't really know what it meant. My initial uncertainty about the topic has inspired me to focus on blended learning in this post, in hopes of clearing the air for teacher candidates who will be expected to use it in their future teaching.    What is blended learning? This question is actually more complicated than it seems. Blended learning involves integrating technology and online learning with classroom learning. To clarify, this doesn't just mean using online math games during spare time in class. It goes a bit deeper than that and requires stronger connections between the online and in-class learning. The fo