Exit Slip: September 12, 2019
Today's class started with the most common inquiry,I believe all the prospective teachers might have, that is how much time we actually have with students and how to use that time efficiently to meet the needs of BC's new challenging curriculum. It was fun to work in groups and discuss different views and ideas on the best ways to use classroom time. Some of which included, working in class for resources, promoting inquiry based learning through use of technologies, visual aid for mental health, hands on activities to engage students, incorporating student's interests based strategies in teaching, etc. I think all of us are learning from different perspectives that will be helpful to deal with the diverse learners in our future classrooms.
Following that we watched, the Mathematics professor, Jo Boaler's video on student inquiry which is an eyeopener for all who are not only studying mathematics but also teaching mathematics. The video throws light on traditional, one dimensional and multidimensional mathematics, covering various myths and beliefs that goes around learning mathematics. I feel, the message that Math is not a gift and every child can excel in mathematics;provided persistence, learning from mistakes and encouragement, needs to be spread among our students. Carol Dweck's idea of fixed and growth mindset is also interesting.
Earlier I used to have no approach towards the research and surveys done on Student's different styles of learning, but now after getting more familiar with the role of curriculum in student's overall development motivates me to inquire more in the field, as why it is important to know that how students tackle different (math) problems and how multi dimensional strategies in teaching can be more stimulating and engaging. It is important to know for us as prospective teachers that the research also shows that students with inquiry based ( thinking about the big ideas) and reflective skills (making real world connections) are high achievers than others involved in narrow version of learning. Therefore, its our responsibility to nurture these skills in our own classrooms. Conrad Wolfram, the CEO of "Wolfram Alpha" also inspires everyone to look for broader perspectives in respect to math learning by stating that math is not just a calculation, but much greater than that.
All in all, it is essential to adapt different teaching styles for active learning which will be favorable with the needs of present day world.
Today's class started with the most common inquiry,I believe all the prospective teachers might have, that is how much time we actually have with students and how to use that time efficiently to meet the needs of BC's new challenging curriculum. It was fun to work in groups and discuss different views and ideas on the best ways to use classroom time. Some of which included, working in class for resources, promoting inquiry based learning through use of technologies, visual aid for mental health, hands on activities to engage students, incorporating student's interests based strategies in teaching, etc. I think all of us are learning from different perspectives that will be helpful to deal with the diverse learners in our future classrooms.
Following that we watched, the Mathematics professor, Jo Boaler's video on student inquiry which is an eyeopener for all who are not only studying mathematics but also teaching mathematics. The video throws light on traditional, one dimensional and multidimensional mathematics, covering various myths and beliefs that goes around learning mathematics. I feel, the message that Math is not a gift and every child can excel in mathematics;provided persistence, learning from mistakes and encouragement, needs to be spread among our students. Carol Dweck's idea of fixed and growth mindset is also interesting.
Earlier I used to have no approach towards the research and surveys done on Student's different styles of learning, but now after getting more familiar with the role of curriculum in student's overall development motivates me to inquire more in the field, as why it is important to know that how students tackle different (math) problems and how multi dimensional strategies in teaching can be more stimulating and engaging. It is important to know for us as prospective teachers that the research also shows that students with inquiry based ( thinking about the big ideas) and reflective skills (making real world connections) are high achievers than others involved in narrow version of learning. Therefore, its our responsibility to nurture these skills in our own classrooms. Conrad Wolfram, the CEO of "Wolfram Alpha" also inspires everyone to look for broader perspectives in respect to math learning by stating that math is not just a calculation, but much greater than that.
All in all, it is essential to adapt different teaching styles for active learning which will be favorable with the needs of present day world.
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