My Weekly Report & Reflection 11-12
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 21stcentury 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 seen this type of learning being done first hand, within my placement, and have found that the students are most definitely more engaged and wanting to learn. For example, in my grade 7 class, at St. Bernadette, students in science class were able to explore and learn on their own how to best create a water filtration device using all recyclable materials. This activity allowed students to have trial and error in their project, as they had to work in groups to find what materials worked best. In doing this, no two devices created were the same, all were unique in their own way. Some of these water filtration devices are displayed below.
(Malatesta, 2018)
(Malatesta, 2018)
(Malatesta, 2018)
(Malatesta, 2018)
How to Use Curriculum & Lesson Planning:
In addition, I have learned how to maneuver through the mathematics curriculum and use it to make effective three-part lesson plans (which we did for this week). Prior to this math course, I had never known how to use the Ontario mathematics curriculum. Therefore, learning how to do so will not only make my upcoming teaching block easier (as I will be teaching math), but it will allow me to only improve and gain more valuable knowledge through using this document. In addition, knowing how to use the Ontario mathematics curriculum will make for easier lesson planning, as I now know where to find the resources needed within my lesson, and make connections to the document.
Continued Learning:
Moreover, as a future math teacher, I will continue to learn how to teach my students in an engaging way. Whether it be games, online sites, collaboration, etc, I will do my best as an educator to learn new ways to teach my students. As, their education is most important, therefore in order to be fully committed to my students I must be willing to continue to learn myself. In order to do so, I can curate activities, lessons and so forth that I find online, attend PD days having to do with mathematics, work with colleagues, as well as ask my students how they would like to learn.
All in all, I feel that the tools at my fingertips will allow me to succeed in teaching mathematics at the junior/ intermediate levels.
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