Maria Malatesta - Math Blog

In learning about teaching mathematics at the junior intermediate level this term, I have made numerous connections to material taught in other courses. For instance, as educators today, we are taught how to teach 21 st century learners. In learning how to teach the students of our future, we as educators must master the art of engagement. In all lessons, it is our job to try our best to engage our students in the material we are teaching them. Group Collaboration: As well, we should make the switch to allow students the freedom to explore material on their own in groups, to collaborate to find the answers. Personally, Within the math course, we were given a lot of mathematical problems to solve as a group, and with collaboration among my peers, I was able to make sense of more of the tasks to be done. This class not only taught me how to teach math, but how to allow for group discussion, exploration and freedom within a classroom setting.  St. Bernadette Example: I have s...

Hello everyone! Thanks for visiting my mathematics for educator’s blog again! Through weeks 8 and 9 in mathematics class, I learned many valuable lessons that I can use in my future carer as a Junior/intermediate teacher. Furthermore, this week I will be explaining resources that I have used for units of mathematics involving geometry and spatial sense, as well as measurement. My mathematics class as well as myself explored and used resources that I would definitely implement within my future classroom.  Week 8: Geometry & Spatial Sense             Within the strand, geometry and spatial sense, in the mathematics curriculum, we focused on symmetry and line segments. For symmetry, we looked at geometric shapes, and drew the possible lines of symmetry on each shape, while rotating the shape 45 degrees to the right each time. An image of this is demonstrated below.   (Malatesta, 2018) I...

Hello everyone! thanks for visiting my mathematics for educator’s blog again! Through weeks 6 and 7 in mathematics class, I learned many valuable lessons that I can use in my future carer as a Junior/intermediate teacher.  Furthermore, this week I will be explaining resources that I have used for units of mathematics involving ratios, as well as patterning and algebra. My mathematics class explored and used resources that I would definitely implement within my future classroom.  Week 6: Ratios             Ratios are an important unit in mathematics. This is true, as ratios are used every day within life. For instance, if you are shopping at the grocery store and want to see which product provides you with the best bang for your buck.  This is one of the ways I would teach ratios within my classroom. As I feel as if everyday exemplars of mathematics material make learning ratios an easier and more ...