EDUC 389 Blog Math Reflections

I enjoyed watching Sir Ken Robinson’s Ted Talk, and I think he makes some excellent points in the way the education system functions. In a world with standardized tests, we create people who function onContinue reading “Paradigm Shift”

Covid-19 has brought many changes to my life this past year; I have done online teaching with my toddler class, been a substitute, and an in-person teacher for toddlers. Teaching zoom toddler class is almostContinue reading “Education and Covid-19”

I watched a Math lesson for kindergarten from the Massachusetts DESE. This video showcases a kindergarten class learning about decomposition. It was a fascinating lesson, where the teacher used many different teaching and classroom managementContinue reading “Kindergarten Decomposition Lesson”

The phrases teaching “all students” and “every child” seem like different sides of the same coin. As teachers, we want all students to learn and feel confident with many subjects, but to have this philosophy;Continue reading “Teaching Equitably”

Assessments are something that all teachers must use to evaluate what students are learning. Summative assessments assess the cumulation of students learning; usually, these are completed after the instruction is finished. These assessments are greatContinue reading “Assessments”

“Abstraction is only a sort of trickery and deflection of the mind if it doesn’t constitute the crowning stage of a series of previously concrete actions. The real cause of failure in formal education isContinue reading “Abstraction vs. Concrete Actions”

Throughout my elementary and junior/high school learning, math has never been my strong subject, it always took me a little longer to get math concepts, but once I got it and practiced, I did well.Continue reading “Introduction to Math in the 21st Century”