tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post3256886266162228768..comments2024-03-24T08:15:29.679-05:00Comments on misscalcul8: How To...Mathematical Mindsets: How Do I Start?miss.calcul8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post-3779977215731112342016-09-17T16:40:07.709-05:002016-09-17T16:40:07.709-05:001. Ask students to think visually first
2. Ask stu...1. Ask students to think visually first<br />2. Ask students for the different ways they see and solve problems<br />3. Ask students to look for patterns, similarities, and differences<br />4. In every math conversation, ask students to reason, to explain why they chose particular methods and why they made sense.<br />5. To take student thinking deeper say, "You may know a rule for solving this question, but the rule doesn't matter today, I want you to make sense of your answer, to explain why your solution makes sense."<br />6. Teachers can encourage students to use intuition with any math problem simply by asking them what they think would work, before they are taught a method.<br />7. Tell students, "I am not concerned about you finishing math problems quickly; what I really like to see is an interesting representation of ideas, or a creative method or solution."<br /><br />Those would be my top 7 that I feel like I have done a good job with so far this year and have made a difference.<br /><br />It's also really easy to not give homework. =) But I never did homework so I can't really speak to what reward it may have on students who are used to it.miss.calcul8https://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post-28265330430872299172016-09-14T21:43:54.834-05:002016-09-14T21:43:54.834-05:00Hi Elissa,
I loved reading this post as I had nev...Hi Elissa,<br /><br />I loved reading this post as I had never heard of this book before, but now, as a pre-service teacher I am looking forward to reading it! I think all of those things you have listed are so crucial and so important to implement within a classroom to allow students to be curious and unleash their full mathematical potential, whatever that may be. You have listed so many things that am sure have proven to be effective – however from your perspective, could you narrow some down in terms of maybe what gives you the highest level of reward? I would love to implement each and everyone within my classroom, however I know that as a first year teacher, I am sure I will struggle with that. I would love to hear more about how these changes have positively effected your students learning and classroom environment. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266240024277080142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post-47664687272123974952016-08-05T16:20:50.123-05:002016-08-05T16:20:50.123-05:00I would say all the ones under easy that start wit...I would say all the ones under easy that start with the word 'Ask'. Those are all manageable since it only involves me substituting what I would normally do for better questions. I plan on making a list to hang near my SMART board so I can focus on asking those questions in particular.miss.calcul8https://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post-59471669825036220952016-08-05T16:19:13.104-05:002016-08-05T16:19:13.104-05:00I hope it helps you write out your own ideas! :)I hope it helps you write out your own ideas! :)miss.calcul8https://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post-78226393020801797362016-08-04T11:28:54.030-05:002016-08-04T11:28:54.030-05:00I agree with Sara. I haven't read Mathematica...I agree with Sara. I haven't read Mathematical Mindsets yet, but it's on my list. However, reading your reflections has been helpful until I get a chance to read the book myself. Your easy list here seems overwhelming to me. Based on what you've read, are there 3-5 things that you think would make the biggest impact?druinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363634340959613461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post-13662722544642929212016-08-04T09:53:19.877-05:002016-08-04T09:53:19.877-05:00This is a very helpful summary of the book "M...This is a very helpful summary of the book "Mathematical Mindsets" by Jo Boaler. I have been reading it this summer and have found so many ideas that I want to try in my classroom, but it does seem a bit overwhelming. Where do I start? Thank you for taking the time to write out your ideas to help answer that question.<br /><a href="http://mathtothe7thpower.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Math to the 7th Power</a>Sara Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094001489304937386noreply@blogger.com